Vocabulary
It is important to show veterans our gratitude. We should salute and thank them for their service.
What does gratitude mean?
A. Appreciation
B. Blessing
C. Apology
D. Gift
A. Appreciation
Buddy, the big, yellow dog, jumped eagerly into the van.
Which word is a synonym for jumped?
A. Ran
B. Hopped
C. Slid
D. Skipped
B. Hopped
Which words sound the same as the word "buy" but have different meanings? Choose all that apply.
a. busy
b. by
c. bye
d. bay
B. By
C. Bye
If Benny wanted to use a music textbook to find the definition of clarinet, where would he look?
A. Table of Contents
B. Glossary
C. Thesaurus
D. Index
B. Glossary
Which three words use the suffix -ing in the same way as the word knocking?
String
Creating
Flying
Asking
Bring
Creating, Flying, and Asking
Read this sentence and dictionary entry.
Long, long ago, a young man and his wife lived in a shabby little house.
Which meaning of shabby is used in the sentence?
shabby adj.
1. Worn or faded
2. Despicable
3. Mean
4. Unworthy
1. Worn or Faded
Which two words are synonyms for the word glide as it is used in the lines below.
I'd compete in a race on a sled pulled by dogs and glide speedily over the ice.
Trip, Slide, Walk, Skate, Land
It was the dog Michael had seen at the animal shelter the week before.
Which word sounds like seen but is spelled in a different way and has a different meaning?
a. sean
b. scene
c. sheen
d. cene
b. scene
I zoom through my assignments
Which word could best replace zoom?
a. wonder
b. rush
c. drag
d. drive
b. rush
In which two words does -less mean the same as it does in harmless?
Speechless
Lesson
Useless
Blessing
Bless
Speechless and Useless
We took part in the Spring Migration Bird Count. This count is made across the country on the second Saturday in May. It tracks birds as they fly north for the summer months.
Select the meaning of tracks as it is used in the sentence above.
Track2. The rails a train travels along
3. To follow movements of people or animals
4. Marks left on the ground by the feet of animals or people
A song or piece of music on a CD or tape
3. To follow movements of people or animals
Read this sentence.
Dad smiled. "Who do you think taught me about all of that?"
Which words are antonyms of smiled?
laughed, smirked, frowned, glared, grinned
Which word sounds like rained but is spelled in a different way and has a different meaning?
a. reigned
b. raised
c. ruined
d. raid
a. reigned
Which word reference resource could be used to find the meaning of the word familiar?
a. Atlas
b. Thesaurus
c. Dictionary
D. Encyclopedia
C. Dictionary
Which of the following words use the same prefix as used in the word unclosed?
Union, Underwater, Unpaid, Unfollow, Unaware, Undo
Unpaid, Unfollow, Unaware, and Undo
Do you have a lot of beach pictures around that aren't being used? Here is an interesting, original craft you can do to bring pictures to life.
In the sentence above, the word original means...
A. Colorful
B. First
C. Unique
D. Borrowed
C. Unique
Which of the following words are synonyms of rotate?
Stay, Turn, Twirl, Twist, Jump, Sit, Lay
Turn Twirl and Twist
Which word sounds like hole but is spelled in a different way and has a different meaning?
a. hold
b. hollow
c. whole
d. whoa
c. whole
b. atlas
c. Thesaurus
d. Dictionary
c. Thesaurus
If the prefix un- was removed from the word unusual, what would be the new definition of the word?
A. Special
B. Ordinary
C. Different
D. Rare
B. Ordinary
Read the following sentence.
A torrential downpour began to drench the men.
As it is used in the sentence, the word torrential means--
A. falling in small amounts
B. the act of twisting and turning
C. pouring in great amounts
D. something that is very hot
C. Pouring in great amounts
Which word is an antonym of crowded?
a. Wide
b. Dangerous
c. Empty
d. Busy
C. Empty
Which pair of words makes the sentence correct?
a. to, their
b. too, there
c. to, they're
d. too, their
A. to, their
Sprinkle in 4 pinches of glitter.
Read the dictionary entry. Which definition of sprinkle is used above?
sprinkle
1. A small amount of something
2. Tiny sugar shapes
3. To scatter or pour small amounts over
4. To rain very lightly
3. To scatter or pour small amounts over
Angrily, Silly, Jelly, Beautifully, Supply, Easily
Angrily, Beautifully, Easily