Vocabulary Practice with all of the Words from The Dragonslayers

astride astonishment prevailed gallant
stalking trudged destined garish
befuddled

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Match each word with its definition.

1.  ______  destined a.  determined beforehand, going to happen, fated
2.  ______  trudged b.  offensively or distressingly bright, flashy, gaudy
3.  ______  garish c.  to walk or march steadily and usually laboriously, walk with heavy steps, stomped
4.  ______  befuddled d.  to use persuasion successfully, triumph, succeed, overcome, win
5.  ______  astride e.   in amazement or wonder, bewilderment, surprised, shocked
6.  ______  astonishment f.  to go through (an area) in search of prey or quarry , hunt
7.  ______  prevailed g. to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink, confused
8.  ______  gallant h.  with a leg on each side
9.  ______  stalk i.  nobly or selflessly determined, courageous, fearless, brave, heroic

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Using the words below, write two synonyms for each vocabulary word.

meant

amazement

confused

flashy

knightly

puzzled

tromped

won

marched

predecided

succeeded

chasing

showy

hunting

courageous

surprise

 

 
10.  astonishment 11.  prevailed 12.  gallant 13.  stalking
amazement      
       

 

14.  trudged 15.  destined 16.  garish 17.  befuddled
       
       

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Fill in the blanks using one of the vocabulary words using one of the following words.

astride astonishment prevailed gallant
stalking trudged destined garish
befuddled      
18.  The hunter began _______________ the lion two days ago.
19.  The hikers _____________ up the steep mountain.
20.  The lion tamer _______________ in teaching the lion to jump through the ring of fire.
21.  The __________________ decorations looked like the discos of the 70's.
22.  Bill became __________________ when he took the pain medication.
23.  Sally was _________________ to be a doctor since both her parents had been doctors.
24.  The ___________ knight fought the battle to win the queen's praise. 
25.  The princess would not ride side-saddle. She preferred to ride _______________ .
26.  The crew _________________ through the woods on their way to find the dragon.
27.  The crowd cheered in ____________________ as the bi-plane turned a triple loop.
28.  The teacher ______________ in getting all of her students to learn the multiplication tables.
 

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Answer Key

  1. a

  2. c

  3. b

  4. g

  5. h

  6. e

  7. d

  8. i

  9. f

10.  astonishment 11.  prevailed 12.  gallant 13.  stalking
amazement  won  knightly  chasing
 amazement  succeeded  courageous  hunting
14.  trudged 15.  destined 16.  garish 17.  befuddled
tromped predetermined flashy confused
plodded predecided showy bewildered
  1. stalking
  2. trudged
  3. prevailed
  4. garish
  5. befuddled
  6. destined
  7. gallant
  8. astride
  9. trudged
  10. astonishment
  11. prevailed