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Anabelle paints pictures using VIVID colors, you can see them very well. She thinks these kind of colors make her pictures look so cheerful and happy. What is VIVID?
What is very bright?
She turned her biggest FOE into her best friend. What is a synonym for FOE?
What is a enemy?
Taylor is very loud, but his sister, Allison is reserved. ??What is an antonym for RESERVED?
What is very loud? (it means being quiet)
The Native American gave the wounded soldier some cardamom seeds—the herb cured the hurt man. What does the word CURED mean?
What is to heal?
Lawson jumped over his lazy dog and walked to the kitchen. Lawson was starving. He thought about eating an apple. Dinner was still hours away. He was really RAVENOUS, so a snack would help. What does the word RAVENOUS mean?
What is hungry?
After school, Mike likes to jump rope. He jumps for an hour and COLLAPSES in his bed because he is too tired. The word collapses in his paragraph means.....
What is falls down?
Belinda is CAUTIOUS when she crosses the street. She doesn't want to get hit by a car. What is a synonym for CAUTIOUS?
What is careful
The cashier was polite, unlike the customer, who was quite CURT to her: What is an antonym for CURT?
What is polite (it means being rude)
For our school field trip, we took an excursion to the Children’s Museum. It wasn't a long trip and it wasn't very far away. What does the word excursion mean?
What is short journey?
Carlos GRINNED at his new puppy. The puppy was so happy all the time. He always made Carlos feel ELATED. Carlos could never be mad at him. What does the word ELATED mean?
What is happy?
Long ago when dinosaurs decomposed, they were broken down into smaller pieces and often became fossils. What does the word DECOMPOSED mean?
What is broken down into smaller pieces?
My grandma RETIRED from the school district. She now watches her favorite shows every afternoon. What is a synonym for RETIRED?
What is stop working?
Dominic’s father said the map was simple, but when Dominic looked at it, he saw it was actually quite COMPLEX. What is an antonym for COMPLEX?
What is simple? (it means being complicated)
Jane saw a doll at the grocery store. She wanted her dad to buy it for her but he would not, he said they only have money for things they need, like food. A doll is not a NECESSITY. What does NECESSITY mean?
What is something that you need to survive. (the doll is just a 'want')
Dana drove around the track RAPIDLY. The other drivers could not keep up with her. She ended up winning the race. What does the word RAPIDLY mean?
What is quickly?
Campbell reached for another piece of pizza, but his mom said he'd had enough. She said Campbell already ate a SUFFICIENT amount of pizza. What does the word SUFFICIENT mean?
What is enough?
The CRUEL girl took her sister's money. What is a synonym for CRUEL?
What is mean?
Chen’s parents taught him that it was always better to tell the truth rather than a FALSEHOOD. An antonym for FALSEHOOD is:
What is the truth? (it means a lie)
Madeline is a very SLENDER woman. Her clothes are very small. She enjoys running and eating healthy food. To be slender means to be......
What is skinny?
The city was silent. The only noise in the early morning was the patter of raindrops outside. It was a dark and rainy Saturday. People stayed inside and listened to the rain as it tapped on their windows. The sad kids waited for the rain to stop. They wanted to play outside. What does the word PATTER mean?
What is a tapping sound?
Dinosaurs went EXTINCT about 65 million years ago. What does the word EXTINCT mean?
What is ....doesn't exist anymore, died out,
Jeff cannot find his glasses anywhere. He is afraid he might have thrown them away while he was cleaning his room.He begun to RUMMAGE through the garbage hoping he will find them. What is a synonym for RUMMAGE?
What is search
It was difficult to CONCEAL the surprise party from her parents. She wanted to tell them so badly! What is an antonym for CONCEAL?
What is not hide/put in the open? (it means to hide)
The rabbit is a swift animal. It can run away from bigger animals. It is really hard to catch. To be swift means to be.......
What is fast?
Ruth felt gloomy because of the rain outside. She wanted to go outside and play with her friends, but she could not. Playing inside by herself was boring. She did not have anything to do. The word gloomy means to be......
What is sad or depressed?