Word Sounds
Which word has the same vowel sound as snow?
a) now
b) slow
c) saw
d) sun
b) slow
Find the word that has the prefix, and only the prefix, italicized.
a) preview
b) caring
c) excited
d) stopped
a) preview
The sun was very bright, so I put on my sunglasses.
What does bright mean?
a) large
b) shiny
c) full of light
d) sparkly
b) shiny or c) full of light
Choose the word that means the opposite of happy.
a) glad
b) joyful
c) sad
d) silly
c) sad
Choose the meaning of bark in this sentence:
“The dog will bark loudly.”
a) tree covering
b) a sound a dog makes
c) a type of food
d) a toy
b) a sound a dog makes
Which word has a different beginning sound?
a) ship
b) shop
c) chair
d) shell
c) chair
Choose the word with a suffix that means “full of.”
a) careless
b) hopeful
c) redo
d) dislike
b) hopeful
“The baby began to wail loudly.”
What does wail mean?
a) laugh
b) cry loudly
c) sleep
d) whisper
b) cry loudly
Circle the word that means the OPPOSITE of the italicized word.
tight grip
a) strong
b) firm
c) loose
d) secure
c) loose
Choose the meaning of bark in this sentence:
“The bark of the tree is rough.”
a) a sound
b) a leaf
c) tree covering
d) a branch
c) tree covering
Which word has a long i sound?
a) sit
b) hit
c) kite
d) lip
c) kite
Which word has a prefix that means “not”?
a) unhappy
b) running
c) played
d) farmer
a) unhappy
“The road was slippery after the rain.”
What does slippery mean?
A) rough
B) hard
C) easy to slide on
D) dry
C) easy to slide on
Which two words are synonyms?
a) hot / cold
b) fast / quick
c) big / small
d) up / down
b) fast / quick
Choose the correct meaning of bat:
“He used a bat to hit the ball.”
a) animal
b) tool for baseball
c) food
d) place
b) tool for baseball
Which word has the same ending sound as judge?
a) cage
b) duck
c) jump
d) cat
a) cage
Which word has a prefix that means “not”?
a) unhappy
b) running
c) played
d) farmer
a) unhappy
“She was starving after skipping lunch.”
What does starving mean?
a) full
b) very hungry
c) sleepy
d) bored
b) very hungry
Which word is an antonym for strong?
a) tough
b) powerful
c) weak
d) brave
c) weak
Choose the correct meaning of bat:
“A bat flew in the night sky.”
a) tool
b) bird
c) animal
d) toy
c) animal
Which word has the same vowel sound as throw?
a) move
b) so
c) cow
b) so
Which word is broken correctly?
a) un + happy + ness
b) unh + appy + ness
c) un + happ + yness
d) un + hap + pyness
a) un + happy + ness
I got a book at the library about ___1____. Their long necks help them reach high in the trees, and their legs are very ___2___.
1. 2.
a) snakes a) strong
b) bears b) short
c) giraffes c) fast
d) lions d) tall
1 = c) giraffes
2 = d) tall
Choose the best synonym for enormous.
a) tiny
b) huge
c) little
d) short
b) huge
Choose the word that correctly completes both sentences.
The teacher placed the shiny ________ on the table for everyone to see. I _________ to the decision because it seems unfair.
a) thing
b) support
c) object
d) idea
c) object