Double meanie
Find one word that means both:
strike something with force
and
success, well-liked
hit
How are a crayon and a marker the same?
You color with them.
You can hold them in your hand.
They both come in a lot of different colors.
What is a synonym for tune?
song
Troy rarely misses a football game. However, Friday's game was one he ___.
missed
Each woman tried on several pairs - brown, black, casual, and formal. Finally, they each decided on a pair. The women were trying on ______.
shoes
Find one word that means both:
paper sheet (in reading materials)
and
alert, call, notify
page
How are scissors and a knife the same?
Possible answers:
They are sharp.
They cut.
You hold them in your hand.
What is a synonym for powerful?
strong
Lana is going to peel a banana. She gave me the banana she ___.
peeled
The organ was playing. A woman in a white dress and veil walked down the center ailse. She was joined at the front by a man in a tuxedo. The man and woman were getting ____.
married
Find one word that means both:
got a part, included in
and
hard casing to prevent movement
cast
How are a suitcase and purse different?
Possible answers:
Some people carry a purse everyday.
You typically only take a suitcase on a trip or when you are moving.
Suitcases are much bigger than a purse and hold more stuff.
What is a synonym for tardy?
late
Marcie drinks her milk. Dan already ____ his milk.
drank
Olive went to the freezer and got two cubes. When she put them in the glass, her juice spilled over the sides. Olive's glass was too ___.
full
Find one word that means both:
so-so or appropriate, even
and
carnival, festival
fair
How are a splinter and a needle the same?
Possible answers:
They are both sharp.
They both can stick your finger.
They are both usually skinny or thin.
What is a synonym for purchase?
buy
The kids like to run. They all _____ in the race yesterday.
ran
Children must be at least four feet tall to ride the roller coaster at the park. Even standing on tiptoes, Amy's head didn't quite touch the mark. Amy couldn't ride because she was too ___.
short
Find one word that means both:
fruit spread, jelly
and
get something stuck, caught in
jam
How are a creek and a river different?
Possible answers:
Creeks are smaller than rivers.
Rivers have more tributaries feeding into them than creeks do.
What is a synonym for aroma?
smell
I can go to the movie. Last night, we _____ to the late movie.
went
On a bright, sunny afternoon, Alex was ready to build a big sand castle on the beach. As he walked barefoot on the sand, he began to shout and cry in pain and ran quickly to the water's edge. The bottom of his feet had turned bright red. The sand was too ___.
hot