Diary of Anne Frank Vocabulary #1.0
1. acquiesce – to give in; to comply
2. adroit – skillful, adept
3. appease – to pacify (use pacifier as example)
4. autocrat – a person with unlimited influence and authority (usu. negative connotation)
5. blithe – lighthearted; joyful; cheerful
6. blunder – to make a mistake out of carelessness
7. boisterous – rowdy, rough, and stormy
8. bolt – to move suddenly
9. bustle – to hurry busily
10. capitulate – to surrender; to yield
11. clandestine – secret
12. conceit – excessively high opinion of one’s own worth or ability
Give the correct vocabulary word for each definition below. Then find those vocabulary words in the puzzle
above.
1. to give in; to comply
2. skillful, adept
acquiesce
adroit
3. lighthearted; joyful; cheerful
4. rowdy, rough
boisterous
5. to surrender; to yield
6. secret
blithe
capitulate
clandestine
7. excessively high opinion of one’s own worth or ability
conceit
Diary of Anne Frank Vocab #1.0
Name: _____________________________
Choose the correct word to complete each sentence. Words will be used only once! Points will be deducted for a misspelled
word.
blunder
conceit
blithe
clandestine
adroit
appease
autocrat
acquiesce
bolt
bustle
capitulate
boisterous
1.
Molly had a _______________ meeting with her boyfriend late at night so that no one would find out.
2.
Michael knows that if he kicks and screams and throws a fit, his mother will _______________ and give him what he wants
just to stop his bad behavior.
3.
Sometimes Jared _______________(s) in his writing and he has to catch the mistake during the editing and revising
process.
4.
The
_______________ English class caused the substitute teacher much trouble and was sure to get a lecture from their
teacher on how to behave properly.
5.
Adolf Hitler is often considered a(n) _______________
because all of his followers did exactly what he said without
questioning whether it was the right thing to do or not.
6.
Often during the holidays people _______________ about, rushing from one store to the next in search of the perfect gift.
7.
Latavion was _______________ with a football and always passed with precision and ease, directly into the receiver’s
hands.
8.
Carlotta talks about how great she is at everything, making her _______________ obvious and annoying to everyone who
has to listen to her.
Diary of Anne Frank Vocab #1.0
Name: _____________________________
Choose the correct word to complete each sentence. Words will be used only once! Points will be deducted for a misspelled
word.
blunder
conceit
blithe
clandestine
adroit
appease
autocrat
acquiesce
bolt
bustle
capitulate
boisterous
1.
Molly had a _______________ meeting with her boyfriend late at night so that no one would find out.
2.
Michael knows that if he kicks and screams and throws a fit, his mother will _______________ and give him what he wants
just to stop his bad behavior.
3.
Sometimes Jared _______________(s) in his writing and he has to catch the mistake during the editing and revising
process.
4.
The
_______________ English class caused the substitute teacher much trouble and was sure to get a lecture from their
teacher on how to behave properly.
5.
Adolf Hitler is often considered a(n) _______________
because all of his followers did exactly what he said without
questioning whether it was the right thing to do or not.
6.
Often during the holidays people _______________ about, rushing from one store to the next in search of the perfect gift.
7.
Latavion was _______________ with a football and always passed with precision and ease, directly into the receiver’s
hands.
8.
Carlotta talks about how great she is at everything, making her _______________ obvious and annoying to everyone who
has to listen to her.
9.
Matt had begged for a dirt bike for three years. Finally, to _______________ him, Matt’s dad bought Matt a used dirt bike.
10.
When the gang of four robbers saw the mass of twenty-five police men, they _______________ (ed), and held up their hands
in surrender.
11.
The _______________ child always smiled and laughed, reminding everyone how cheerful young children can be.
12.
When Carla realized the police were determined to arrest her, she quickly _______________(ed) from the room and ran
outside to her car.
Spelling Practice
Pay close attention to the spelling of your vocabulary words. If the word is spelled correctly, simply write CORRECT in the blank. If
the word is spelled incorrectly, write the correct spelling on the blank.
1. acquise
7. boystrus
2. adroyt
8. bolt
3. apeas
9. bussle
4. autocrat
10. capitchulate
5. blithe
11. cladestin
6. blunder
12. conseat
9.
Matt had begged for a dirt bike for three years. Finally, to _______________ him, Matt’s dad bought Matt a used dirt bike.
10.
When the gang of four robbers saw the mass of twenty-five police men, they _______________ (ed), and held up their hands
in surrender.
11.
The _______________ child always smiled and laughed, reminding everyone how cheerful young children can be.
12.
When Carla realized the police were determined to arrest her, she quickly _______________(ed) from the room and ran
outside to her car.
Spelling Practice
Pay close attention to the spelling of your vocabulary words. If the word is spelled correctly, simply write CORRECT in the blank. If
the word is spelled incorrectly, write the correct spelling on the blank.
1. acquise
7. boystrus
2. adroyt
8. bolt
3. apeas
9. bussle
4. autocrat
10. capitchulate
5. blithe
11. cladestin
6. blunder
12. conseat
Diary of Anne Frank Vocabulary Quiz #1.0
Write the definition for the vocabulary word.
1. acquiesce
2. conceit
3. autocrat
4. blithe
5. capitulate
6. boisterous
Use the vocabulary words in original sentences, using
context clues to show your understanding of the meaning.
7. bolt
8. bustle
9. blunder
10. clandestine
11. adroit
12. appease
Diary of Anne Frank Vocab #1.0 Practice
Name: _____________________________
Sentences: Choose the correct word to complete each sentence. Words will be used only once! Points will be deducted for a
misspelled word. blunder
conceit
blithe
clandestine
adroit
appease
autocrat
acquiesce
bolt
bustle
capitulate
boisterous
1.
Molly had a _______________ meeting with her boyfriend late at night so that no one would find out.
2.
Michael knows that if he kicks and screams and throws a fit, his mother will _______________ and give him what he wants
just to stop his bad behavior.
3.
Sometimes Jared _______________ in his writing and he has to catch the mistake during the editing and revising process.
4.
The
_______________ English class caused the substitute teacher much trouble and was sure to get a lecture from their
teacher on how to behave properly.
5.
Adolf Hitler is often considered a(n) _______________
because all of his followers did exactly what he said without
questioning whether it was the right thing to do or not.
6.
Often during the holidays people _______________ about, rushing from one store to the next in search of the perfect gift.
7.
Latavion was _______________ with a football and always passed with precision and ease, directly into the receiver’s
hands.
8.
Carlotta talks about how great she is at everything, making her _______________ obvious and annoying to everyone who
has to listen to her.
9.
Matt had begged for a dirt bike for three years. Finally, to _______________ him, Matt’s dad bought Matt a used dirt bike.
10.
When the gang of four robbers saw the mass of twenty-five police men, they _______________ (ed), and held up their hands
in surrender.
11.
The _______________ child always smiled and laughed, reminding everyone how cheerful young children can be.
12.
When Carla realized the police were determined to arrest her, she quickly _______________(ed) from the room and ran
outside to her car.
Matching Definitions: Give the correct vocabulary word for each definition below.
1.
to give in; to comply
2.
skillful, adept
3.
lighthearted; joyful; cheerful
4.
rowdy, rough
5.
to surrender; to yield
6.
secret
Spelling Practice: Pay close attention to the spelling of your vocabulary words. If the word is spelled correctly, simply write
CORRECT in the blank. If the word is spelled incorrectly, write the correct spelling on the blank.
1. acquise
7. boystrus
2. adroyt
8. bolt
3. apeas
9. bussle
4. autocrat
10. capitchulate
5. blithe
11. cladestin
6. blunder
12. conseat