Vocabulary Toolbox
Words that have the same or similar meanings are called……?
What are synonyms?
This synonym for upgrade means to make something better (7 letters)
What is improve?
This means not informal but not fully formal or proper
What is semiformal?
An important city or where lawmakers meet
What is Capital/Capitol
To list all the steps or mark around something (5 letters)
What is trace?
These affixes of a word start at the beginning of a root word.
What are prefixes?
This synonym for mix means to put two things together to make one thing (7 letters)
What is combine?
This word refers to something occurring between two or more countries
What is international?
The head of an organization or a belief someone lives by
What is principal/principle?
To tell what you think might happen next (7 letters)
What is predict?
Words that sound the same but have different meanings.
What are homophones?
This synonym for categorize means to place items into different groups by characteristics (4 letters)
What is sort?
These words means to predict what will happen next or in the future. (Pick at least one)
What is forecast or foreshadow?
To not include something or to agree to receive something
What is except/accept?
To give the short version of a story (9 letters)
What is summarize?
Words that have opposite meanings are called ………?
What are antonyms?
This synonym for arrange means to place things in a certain order (8 letters)
What is organize?
This word means to interrupt someone else’s conversation
What is interject?
It could be the suggestion or offering a suggestion
What is advise/advice?
To back up facts with details or to help hold something (7 letters)
What is support?
These affixes of a word are found at the ending of a root word
What are suffixes?
This synonym for enlarge means to make something more larger or more complete (6 letters)
What is deepen?
This word means it happen twice a year or every six months.
What is semiannual?
To toss something, go from one side to the other or to be careful and detailed
What is throw/through/thorough?
To tell about how something happened (7 letters)
What is explain?