Vocabulary Level 1
Define the word: shabby
worn or faded from use or wear, dressed in worn-out clothes, not fair or generous.
Synonyms: ragged, run down, mean, wretched, unkind,
Antonyms: elegant, grand, lavish, generous, kind.
Define: Discard
to get rid of or throw away, something cast off or thrown away.
Synonyms: to dump, dispose of, or eliminate
Antonyms: to save, keep, retain.
Find the simple subject in the following sentence:
The teacher asked the class to copy out their spelling words four times.
What is: teacher
Find the simple predicate in the following sentence:
The class walked down the street to the bowling alley.
What is: walked
How many brothers and sisters does Ms. Paige have?
what is: two sisters
Define the word: volunteer
a person who chooses to join or do a service, someone who gives time or effort without pay.
Synonyms: to enlist,
Antonyms: an employee, draftee
Define: jagged
with a rough or sharp edge, irregular or harsh.
Synonyms: ragged, serrated, uneven, rugged.
Antonyms: smooth, even, regular.
Define a common noun
What is: a person, place or thing
Define a proper nound
What is: a specific person, place or thing that requires a capital letter.
What colour eyes does Ms. Paige have?
what is: blue
Define: Thorough
carried out to completion, complete in every detail, extremely careful or exact.
Synonyms: exhaustive, extensive, total, full
Antonyms: incomplete, partial, limited, unfinished, cursory, inadequate.
Define: babble
to talk foolishly or too much, to make meaningless sounds, to make a gurgling noise
Synonyms: to chatter, jabber, prattle, gab.
Antonyms: drivel, nonsense, murmur.
Contractions with pronouns. Complete the following three pronoun contractions:
1. they are
2. you had
3. I will
What is:
1. they're
2. you'd
3. I,ll
Find the possessive noun in the following sentence:
The dog's collar was pink and sparkly.
What is: dog's
What ice cream would Ms. Paige prefer, strawberry, chocolate, or vanilla?
What is: chocolate
Define: frantic
very excited or upset, marked by fast, wild, or nervous action
Synonyms: desperate, frenzied, distracted
Antonyms: calm, careful, orderly
Define: feeble
having little strength or force, without energy or authority.
Synonyms: week, frail.
Antonyms: strong, energetic.
Find the action verb in the following sentence:
The birds flew quickly through the sky.
What is: flew
Find the adjective(s) in the following sentence:
It was a hot day, and the children all wore their new bathing suits down to the rushing river.
What is: hot, new, rushing.
Find the helping verb in the following sentence:
The teacher will answer all of our questions.
What is: will
Define: Abstract
having to do with an idea or quality rather than an object, hard to understand. in art, with little likeness to real people or things.
Synonyms: conceptual, theoretical, obscure
Antonyms: real, concrete, realistic.
Define: quake
to shake or move back and forth, to tremble
Synonyms: to shudder, shiver, vibrate, quaver
Antonyms: a tremor, a shock
Complete the following three irregular verbs in the past tense:
1. bring
2. eat
3. give
1. brought
2. eaten
3. given
Adverbs: find the adverb in the sentence:
The girl skipped quickly down the path.
What is: quickly
What is the name of the town that Ms. Paige comes from?
What is: Victoria or Nanaimo