College-prep vocabulary: set 4 match-up: matching worksheet for Grade 12, page 1 preview

Matching worksheet · English

College-prep vocabulary: set 4 match-up · Grade 12

Match 8 pairs about college-prep vocabulary. Practices recall and connecting ideas.

Grade 12 · ages 17 to 18
Easy
10 to 15 minutes
1 page
Free

Goes with the game Vocabulary Quest.

The answer key is a separate page for grown-ups. Sign in to download it.

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The two columns to match

Directions: Draw a line from each item on the left to the one it matches on the right.

Left column: hackneyed · mitigate · obdurate · ostentatious · garrulous · clandestine · austere · anachronism
Right column (in a different order):
out of its time
overused
secret
severely plain
showy
stubbornly unyielding
talkative
to lessen

What your child practices

Your child practices recall and connecting ideas. The skill is “Vocabulary in context”: use context to determine word meaning.

Grades and ages: Grade 12, ages 17 to 18
Time: About 10 to 15 minutes
Subject: English
Level: Easy for Grade 12
Answer key: Yes, for grown-ups who sign in
Printing: 1 page, US Letter or A4, low-ink option
Updated: October 15, 2026

How to use it

Try the first question together so the format is clear. Then let your child work through the rest, showing their thinking on the page. It is one of the easier sheets for Grade 12, good as a warm-up or a first look at the skill.

An answer key comes with it as a separate page that grown-ups download after signing in.

Tip for grown-ups: Match the pairs your child is sure of first, then work out the rest from what is left.

Done on paper? A grown-up can record it on the child's page in PlayOwl; downloading alone doesn't count as finished.