Vocabulary Worksheets

Choose one of the "ject" words to complete the sentence.

1. My VCR will not ____________eject_______ my tape.

2. The pen became a__________projectile_____________ when it was thrown across the room.

3. A diabetic may have to _________inject______ insulin with a needle.

4. Do you really know they will get married, or is that just _______subjective__________?

5. The school will automatically _______reject___________ your application if you don't pay the fee first.

Complete these sentences with the "tele" word. Be sure to mix these sentences with words learned in previous lessons.

1.There will be a video__teleconference____ and people from all over the world will be joining.

2. The army sent the soldier's wife a ______telegram_____ when he was killed in action.

3. The reporter took a picture of the actress from half a mile away with a __telephoto__ camera.

4. Some people think talking on the ____telephone___ while you are driving should be against the law.

5. The robot on Mars uses ______telemetry_______ to send information about the land and atmosphere to scientists on Earth.

6. When people have known each other for a long time, they can sometimes know what the other is thinking or feeling without a word spoken -- it's like __telepathy_____________.

7. We used a ____telemeter_______________ to figure out how far we were from the ground.

8. There is a huge ______telescope___ in New Mexico that is used to look at far distant stars.

Complete these sentences with the "pre" word. Be sure to mix these sentences with words learned in previous lessons.

1. I like to take a __________________preprandial___________________ walk to work up my appetite for dinner.

2. I don't like it when the networks ______________preempt___________ my favorite TV shows because of sports.

3. One of the jobs of the meteorologist on the news is to __________predict__________ tomorrow's weather.

4. Just as a ______________precaution__________ , I always lock the car doors when I am driving.

5. Which of these coats do you ________________prefer_______ to wear tonight?

6. I don't think Mike heard a word I said because he was so ____preoccupied__________ about his sick sister.

7. We got to the concert at the symphony hall just in time -- we barely sat down before the conductor started the ________________prelude_______________

Complete the sentences with the "un" word. Be sure to mix these sentences with words learned in previous lessons.

1. _________________unemployment_________ was a big problem in the Great Depression as many businesses shut down and people lost their jobs.

2. After a three week battle, the fort gave an ____________unconditional________________ surrender and was taken over.

3. When are you going to _unveil__ your new painting?

4 I must have been ____________unconscious_____________ during the whole movie -- I don't remember any of it!

5.The crowd at the game got so _____________unruly____________________ that the game was stopped until they settled down.

6.If you are _____________uncertain_________ about which book to read, I will help you decide.

7. It's a good thing your dishes and furniture are ______________unbreakable____________ , with so many unruly children in the house!

8. Many people say you should _______________unplug________ your computer in a thunderstorm so that lightning doesn't harm it.

9. It's just _______unthinkable________ that he would order roast beef -- he is a vegetarian!

10. It is hard to read or hear about the _____________unconscionable____________ crimes that some people have committed.

11. It's unthinkable that my neat brother would ever let his house get _______________untidy_____________ .

12. He is the most _______________unselfish_______ person I know - he would give everything he has away.

Complete these sentences with the ex - word. Be sure to mix these sentences with words learned in previous lessons.

1. You had better be sure that volcano is _______extinct________ before you move near it!

2. I knew the car had a problem by the way it was ___________exuding__________ oil.

3.You will have to __exclude____ the names of the people in your report because they do not want people to know who they are.

4.We gave the food and water to the hurricane victims until our supplies were__exhausted__.

5.How can I ____________express____________ how much I love the mountains?

6. I thought that having 500 pairs of shoes was a bit ___________excessive____________

7. If we have too many shirts to sell here, we can always ________export___________them to other countries.

8. We decided to ____________expand____________ the book from two chapters to ten.

9. There are no beetles the size of cars because the ___________exoskeleton__________ of beetles would make their bodies too heavy to move, or would crush their insides.

10. The fire department requires ________________exit_________________ signs in public buildings so people can find their way out.

11. The science teacher was planning to ______________explode_____________ a test tube in the lab today, so we all wore goggles and got ready to duck.