Homophones
Shades of Meaning
Vocabulary
Antonyms/Synonyms
Root Words/ Affixes
100

At camp, I made many _____ friends who enjoy music as much as I do.

Which word belongs in the blank?

  1. new

  2. gnu

  3. knew

 new

100

Have you ever seen a blobfish? Many people consider this strange-looking sea creature, who lives off the coasts of Australia and Tasmania, to be rather ugly. But you'll have to decide for yourself.


What is another word related to ugly that has a much stronger meaning?

  1. unattractive

  2. plain

  3. gross

  4. unpleasant

gross

100

With her writing, Nancy wanted to sway the readers to buy milk.


What does the word sway mean in the previous sentence?

  1. convince

  2. decide

  3. swing

  4. stop

convince

100

A Beaver will gnaw on a log.

Which word means the same as gnaw in the sentence above?

  1. chew

  2. stand

  3. crawl

chew

100

The trip had been tough. Night arrived. Bao needed rest.

What does restful mean?

  1. no rest

  2. with rest

  3. rest again

with rest

200

Last year, _____ were twelve people on the team.

Which word makes the sentence correct?

  1. they're

  2. their

  3. there

 

there

200

"I have so much homework that I will never be able to play today," Paul _____.


Which word fits in the blank to show that Paul is not happy about all of the homework?

  1. said

  2. moaned

  3. answered

  4. stated

moaned

200

Juan could bank on help from Fred.


What does bank mean in this sentence?

  1. a place to keep money

  2. the side of a river

  3. to be able to count on

  4. a plastic pig with a slot in the top

to be able to count on

200

Emma was delighted to help her teacher pass out the papers. She really enjoyed helping.


Find the word that can take the place of delighted and not change the meaning of the sentence.

  1. angry

  2. annoyed

  3. pleased

  4. tired

pleased

200

To which of the following words can you add "-ous" to make a real word?

  1. humor

  2. sleepy

  3. funny

  4. glad

humor

300

Lani loves to pet her dog's fur.

What does pet mean in the sentence? 

  1. to pat softly

  2. an animal at home

  3. a spoiled child

to pat softly

300

Which word has the strongest meaning?

  1. cool

  2. icy

  3. cold

  4. frigid

icy

300

Tokala likes arithmetic. Most of the problems are easy for her to do.

What is arithmetic?


  1. spelling

  2. math

  3. reading

math

300

Amanda worked in her room. Katie played ball in the yard.


Which two words are antonyms?

  1. the, her

  2. worked, played

  3. in, the

  4. worked, room

worked, played

300

The word incomplete means _____.

  1. complete again

  2. unable to complete

  3. complete already

  4. not complete

not complete

400

Rachel's parents plant many rows of corn on _____ farm.

Which word makes the sentence correct?


  1. they're

  2. their

  3. there

their

400

"Ask Jason your question again," said Mom. "It appears that he didn't hear you."


In this sentence, the word appears means _____.

  1. happens

  2. seems

  3. comes


seems

400

you intend to clean your room before going outside to play in the snow?

What does intend mean?

  1. to plan to do

  2. to need to do

  3. to refuse to do

to plan to do

400

Choose a word that is the opposite of the underlined word

The plane left on time.

  1. happened

  2. arrived

  3. flew

  4. departed

departed

400

Please _____ his shoelaces and _____ them correctly.


Choose the words that will correctly complete the sentence above.

  1. discover, recover

  2. retie, untie

  3. uncover, discover

  4. untie, retie

untie, retie

500

n which answer choice does the word break mean the same as in the sentence below?


The break will last ten minutes.

  1. Please don't break the toy.

  2. Did the tree branch break?

  3. Break the ice off the car.

  4. She will take a break from her work.

She will take a break from her work.

500

We planned our trip with care. Nothing was left to _____.

Which word best completes the sentence?

  1. chance

  2. risk

  3. danger

chance

500

Afternoon on a Hill

1     I will be the gladdest thing

2     Under the sun!

3     I will touch a hundred flowers

4     And not pick one.

5     I will look at cliffs and clouds

6     With quiet eyes,

7     Watch the wind bow down the grass,

8     And the grass rise.

9     And when lights begin to show

10     Up from the town,

11     I will mark which must be mine,

12     And then start down!

What does the speaker mean by the line “I will mark which must be mine”?

  1. The speaker will find her house in town.

  2. The speaker will paint the lights in town.

  3. The speaker will point to the lights in town.

  4. The speaker will take aim at the lights in town.

The speaker will find her house in town.

500

The road was too narrow to pass the slower driver.

Which means the opposite of narrow?

  1. steep

  2. wide

  3. long

wide

500

All of these share the same root word except _____.

  1. react

  2. action

  3. fact

  4. actor

fact

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