Definitions
Seeing the dog, the cat made a hasty run up the tree. which is NOT a synonym for the word HASTY?
slowly, rapid, speedy, hurried.
Slowly
What is a Thesaurus used for?
it's finds words that are used in place of other words and makes essay's more interesting
Stereo, Telegraph, Oval, Telephone
Oval, Stereo, Telegraph, Telephone
What is the difference between:
(flu and flew)
flu-a virus that makes us sick
flew-past tense of fly
Goverment
Government
Eugene's fear of dogs escalated when he saw one run towards him.
What does escalated mean?
To go up, or Increase
This word is used to form a theory about a subject without firm evidence
What is Speculate
Heard, Hurd, Gigantic, Ice burg, Hurdle,
Gigantic, Heard, Hurd, Hurdle, Ice burg
WEIGHT, WAIT.
The nurse told me to ________ here until she could check my ________
wait, weight
Language
Correct
Which is an antonym for the word brief?
short, small, tiny or long
(hint, Antonyms are words with opposite meanings)
Long
Recap, review, digest or sum up are a few different words to use in replace for this word.
What is summarize
Different, Create, Cylinder, Zodiac
Create, Cylinder, Different, Zodiac
TAIL, TALE:
We heard the ______about the dog with the log ______.
tale and tail
Asessmint
Assessment
My mom likes to counsel me on how I should spend my money. What does counsel mean?
to give advice, to lie to, disagree with
To give advice
What is the difference between a dictionary and thesaurus?
Dictionary shows how a word should be spelled and gives a small definition.
A thesaurus compiles words which have the same sense of meaning and can be replaced by each other.
Clean, City, Carry, and Children
carry, children, city, clean
STEEL, STEAL
The old man said he was going to _______ a piece of _______ from his neighbors yard.
steal, steel
Mathimatical
Mathematical
She was the recipient of a brand new car. What does Recipient mean?
To give something away, To receive or be awarded something, To sell something?
To receive or be awarded something
A word that joins two parts of a sentence, such as and, but, & or?
What is a conjunction
File, Established, Establishment, Redial
Established, Establishment, File, Redial
What is the difference between:
(by, and buy)
by- to go past, or when someone that performed an action: the fire truck blew right by our school
buy- means to purchase something: I had enough money to buy my favorite game
Acknoledge
Acknowledge