Exploring vocabulary - Muschla Gary R. 2012

A famous author
Descriptive words, III

Lemony Snicket is the author of the books in A Series of Unfortunate Events. What is Lemony Snicket’s real name?

To answer the question, complete each sentence with the correct word. Choose your answers from the words after each sentence. Write the letter of each answer in the space above its sentence number at the bottom of the page. Some letters are provided.

1. The _____ stillness in the air made us think a storm was brewing.

L. frantic

I. peculiar

O. splendid

2. I was certain I found an _____ arrowhead.

D. ancient

W. enough

T. energetic

3. More people than expected came to the party, but we had _____ food.

N. scarce

S. humble

R. enough

4. Our teacher is always _____ with her time and willing to help us.

I. energetic

E. generous

A. splendid

5. The _____ sounds in the old house frightened me.

S. scarce

M. ancient

H. mysterious

6. Babysitting the _____ child was exhausting.

L. energetic

O. humble

R. generous

7. The circus performers put on a _____ show.

R. humble

N. scarce

L. splendid

8. Fresh food and water were _____ the day after the destructive storm.

R. mysterious

D. scarce

W. generous

9. Even though he has great wealth, Mr. Jones lives in a _____ house.

A. humble

E. generous

O. frantic

10. Having overslept, I was _____ that I would miss the bus.

L. scarce

N. frantic

S. energetic