Antonyms
sharp
dull
pass
*route through the top of a mountain
*to move past someone/thing
*elapse/go by
*transfer
*be successful in (exam, test, course)
act of throwing, kicking, hitting an object in sports
*approve or put into effect (law)
*pronounce (judgement)
*expel from the body (kidney stone)
*forgo one's turn or offered opportunity
an action word
a verb
A book used for classroom assignments and reading is called a ______.
Abraham Lincoln
president that abolished slavery, president during the civil war
most
least
do/due
*perform an action
*owing a debt
a word that describes a noun
adjective
The collection of all of the words you know is called your ______.
vocabulary
Amelia Earhart
first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean; disappeared on her flight around the world
bitter
sweet
heard/herd
*a sound perceived by the ear
*a group of hoofed animals/livestock kept together
a word that describes a verb
adverb
A short paper that informs or persuades is called an _______.
essay
Neil Armstrong
first man on the moon
hurt
heal
pause
*a temporary stop or interruption
*animal foot that has claws/nails
writing about a real person or an event that actually took place fit's into this category
nonfiction
A section in the back of a book that defines all relevant terms used in the text is called a _______.
glossary
Czar Nicholas II
last czar of Russia
conserve
waste
stake
*strong wood/metal post with a point at one end
*sum of money/valuable item gambled
*high-quality beef cut into slices
a written record of the exact words of a conversation between people or characters
dialogue
the opening part of a letter is called the _______.
salutation/greeting
Marie Curie
physicist, worked on radioactivity, won 2 Nobel prizes in 2 different fields (physics and chemistry)