Antonyms
What is the antonym of the word joyful
angry, mad, upset, moody, ect....
What is the synonym of the word joyful?
Happy, excited, elated, ect...
Morning is to breakfast as evening is to _____
dinner or supper
The artist had used VIVID colors in the painting, which made it stand out in the otherwise drab room.
bright
If the story is written by someone IN the story, what is the point of view?
first person
What is the antonym of the word shy?
Bold, outgoing
What is the synonym of the word "locate"?
Find
Purchase is to keep as borrow is to _____
return
The children pleaded with their mother for an ice cream cone.....What does "pleaded" mean?
Begged
Idioms- What does "Hold your Horses" mean???
What is the antonym of the word plenty?
not enough, needing more
What is the synonym of the word attentive?
listen, focused
Baseball is to ball as hockey is to _______________________________ .
puck
Susie could smell the AROMA of freshly baking bread as soon as she walked into the kitchen. What does AROMA mean?
Smell
What is an example of an onomatopoeia?
bam, whoosh, buzz, ect
What is the antonym of seldom?
often, frequently
There are many leisure activities that your teachers enjoy, like fishing or walking with our families but something things are not leisure activities like grading papers or writing lesson plans. What does Leisure mean?
relaxing or calming
pig is to piglet as goose is to_______
gosling
The meadow was full of wildflowers. There were not many large plants, and tress were SPARSE. What does SPARSE mean?
Not many, few
what is the message that is in the story or what the story is about (think BIG picture)
Theme
What is the antonym of Prosperity?
Adversity, struggling
Even though Paul was excited about the project, he wanted the other kids to think he was cool, so he answered the teacher's question in a NONCHALANT tone. What would be a synonym for NONCHALANT?
relaxed, not expressive, calm/cool
Snake is to reptile as frog is to
amphibian
After Lily left home for college, her dad tried to sell the computer games she had played when she was little. However, he soon discovered they were OBSOLETE. The word OBSOLETE means:
Old, out dated, not recent/up to date
"finding friends for fun Fridays featuring food for fish" is an example of what kind of figurative language?
Alliteration