What’s the Word?
Students are given the definition or clue and must respond in the form of a question:
What is ___?
Students are given the definition or clue and must respond in the form of a question:
What is ___?
This word means to climb to the top or to reach the highest point after building up.
What is culminate?
Read the sentence.
After months of practice, the team’s hard work will ______ in a championship game.
Which word best completes the sentence?
What is culminate?
To formally begin something important or official
What is inaugurate?
Which word does not fit?
plausible • believable • reasonable • impossible
What is impossible?
Which word is an antonym for plausible? (Opposite)
A. believable
B. reasonable
C. logical
D. impossible
What is D. impossible?
This word describes someone who will believe almost anything and is easily tricked.
What is gullible?
Read the sentence.
Based on the evidence in the text, the explanation seems logical and supported by facts.
Which word best describes the explanation?
What is plausible?
Believable based on facts or logic
What is plausible?
Which word does not fit?
inaugurate • launch • start • conclude
What is conclude?
Which word is an antonym for inaugurate? (Opposite)
A. launch
B. introduce
C. begin
D. conclude
What is D. conclude?
This word means something that is boring, repetitive, or takes a very long time.
What is tedious?
Read the sentence.
Completing the same worksheet every day made the assignment feel long and dull.
Which word best describes the assignment?
What is tedious?
To reach the highest point after gradual progress
What is culminate?
Which word does not fit?
tedious • boring • repetitive • exciting
What is exciting?
Which word is a synonym for tedious? (Same)
A. exciting
B. brief
C. repetitive
D. surprising
What is C. repetitive?
This word means a new beginning or to officially start something.
What is inaugurate?
Read the sentence.
The author describes the character as someone who believes every rumor without questioning it.
Which word best describes the character?
What is gullible?
So boring or repetitive that it feels exhausting
What is tedious?
Which word does not fit?
gullible • trusting • naïve • skeptical
What is skeptical?
(skeptical means not easily convinced: unsure, doubtful, questioning things)
Which word is an antonym for gullible? (Opposite)
A. trusting
B. naïve
C. skeptical
D. careless
What is C. skeptical?
This word means possible, reasonable, or believable.
What is plausible?
Read the sentence.
The principal spoke at the assembly to officially begin the new school year.
Which word best describes the action taken by the principal?
What is inaugurate?
Too trusting or easily fooled
What is gullible?
Which word does not fit?
culminate • finish • peak • begin
What is begin?
Which word is a synonym for culminate? (Same)
A. begin
B. peak
C. delay
D. avoid
What is B. peak?