5th Grade Reading Skills

Synonyms

100

Hot, scorching, burning, blistering, heated

What are 3 synonyms for the word sweltering?

200

Generous, kind, caring, loving, adoring

What are 3 synonyms for the word thoughtful?

300

Bare, vacant, clear, devoid, hollow

What are 3 synonyms for the word empty?

Antonyms

100

Words that have the same or similar definitions.

What is an antonym?

Homographs

100

A dash, a little bit.

What is the meaning of the word "sprinkle" as it is used in the sentence? Just add a sprinkle of salt to the sauce or it will become salty.

Affixes

100

Work

What does the root word "oper" mean in the word cooperate?

200

See

What is the meaning of the root word in the word "invisible"?

300

Things that are old and from the past.

What does a paleontologist study?

400

Somnus meaning sleep.

What is the root in the word "insomnia"?

500

Animals

What does a zoologist study?