Vocabulary

Context Clues

100

"HARSH"

Her "harsh" words about my project made me sad.

Cruel, Unkind, Mean

200

"REMORSE"

After I cheated on my test I felt "remorse".

Guilty, Regret, Shame

300

"LETHARGIC"

Even though I slept well, I still felt "lethargic"..

Tired, Lazy, Sluggish

400

"ILLEGIBLE"

My writing was "illegible" so I had to rewrite my paper.

Hard to read, Scribbled

500

"SWELTERING"

I was "sweltering" on the soccer field.

Sticky, Muggy, Hot

Homonyms(words spelled the same with different meanings)

100

Bark

*Noise a dog makes

*The outside of a tree trunk

200

Trunk

*The body of a tree

*Part of a car

300

Ring

*Noise a phone or bell makes

*Piece of jewelry wore on the hand

400

Bat

*Piece of equipment used in baseball

*Flying nighttime mammal

500

Rock

*To move back and forth

*Stone, boulder

Synonyms(Words that mean the same)

100

Bad

Horrible, Awful, Not Good, Terrible, Nasty, Poor

200

Big

Huge, Gigantic, Large, Massive

300

Cold

Chilly, Freezing, Frigid, Bitter, Icy

400

Pretty

Beautiful, Gorgeous, Attractive, Lovely

500

Smart

Intelligent, Clever, Bright, Sharp

Antonyms(Opposite words)

100

After

Before, Previously

200

Start

Finish, End, Complete

300

Shallow

Deep, Full

400

Old

Modern, New, Recent, Young

500

Sharp

Dull, Bright, Blunt

Homophones(words that sound the same but have different spelling and meaning)

100

Bare / Bear

*Bare - naked, nothing on it

*Bear - Wild animal that walks on all four legs, can climb trees, can be black, white, brown, 

200

Hole / Whole

* Hole - opening, hollowed out place, burrow

*Whole - Complete, Full, 

300

Bolder / Boulder

*Bolder - Brave, courageous, fearless

*Boulder - Large rock or large stone

400

Ate / Eight

* Ate - Past tense of eat

*Eight - Number after 7 and before 9

500

Hear / Here

* Hear - To listen with your ears

*Here - Place where you are