Synonyms and Antonyms
"Your best effort on this test is critical to your teacher understanding what you already know and what you will need help on."
Which word is a synonym for critical as it is used in the sentence above?
A. Important
B. Difficult
C. Responsible
D. Kind
A. Important
"Your best effort is critical/important to your teacher understanding what you already know and what you need help on."
Which word uses the correct homophone?
A. You should eat all of your lunch instead of letting it go to waist.
B. My father slammed on the breaks of the car in traffic.
C. I wasted all my minutes at recess playing tag.
D. The car's brakes had to be replaced by the mechanic.
D. The car's brakes had to be replaced by the mechanic.
In which word is -er use the same as it is in quicker?
A. hamburger
B. water
C. leftover
D. smarter
D. smarter
Steve stayed up all night studying for his test about the weather. The next day when his mother asked about how he did, he said his hard work paid off. How did Steve do on his test?
A. He failed the test.
B. He hasn't taken the test yet.
C. Not enough information
D. He passed the test.
D. He passed the test.
Mrs. Richardson is an important figure at Newtown Elementary.
Which definition of figure is used in this sentence?
A. shape, outline, or form
B. picture or diagram
C. a person thought of in a certain way
D. a number
C. a person thought of in a certain way
Emily was overjoyed when her mother told her they would be going to Disney World for vacation.
Which word is a synonym for overjoyed as it is used in the sentence above?
A. Worried
B. Concerned
C. Excited
D. Upset
C. Excited
Emily was overjoyed/excited when her mother told her they would be going to Disney World for vacation.
Which sentence uses the correct form of the homophone?
A. There car is parked in the driveway.
B. They're is a green soccer ball outside.
C. My mom had to drive my friends to their home after school.
D. Why is they're a school bus outside the window?
C. My mom had to drive my friends to their home after school.
In which word is -ly use the same as it is in sadly?
A. slowly
B. lying
C. fly
D. belly
A. slowly
Alyssa overslept because her alarm did not go off. She was late to school, and missed her test.
What is the cause in the sentence?
A. She was late to school.
B. Her alarm did not ring.
C. She missed her test.
D. She overslept.
B. Her alarm did not ring.
Somebody might get a taste for buffalo wings and decide to take a bite.
Which definition of might is used in this sentence?
A. could or possibly
B. power
C. physical strength
D. energy
A. could or possibly
Which one of the following pairs of words are antonyms?
A. envious, jealous
B. gloomy, cheerful
C. excited, ecstatic
D. angry, irate
B. gloomy, cheerful
I did not know _______ the answer was ________, but I knew I tried my best.
A. weather, write
B. whether, write
C. whether, right
D. weather, right
C. whether, right
In which word is pre- use the same as it is in preschool?
A. press
B. preheat
C. spree
D. pregnant
B. preheat
Mikayla ran out of milk for her cereal, so she went to the store. She went in to the store, grabbed her milk, and walked to the cashier. She reached into her purse to get her money, and realized she had left her wallet at home!
Which statement is the first problem that Mikayla faced?
A. She went to the store.
B. She left her wallet at home.
C. She was out of milk.
D. She wanted cereal.
C. She was out of milk.
The swimming pool is close to the soccer fields.
Which definition of close is used in this sentence?
A. end
B. to shut
C. near
D. stuffy
C. near
My mom explained to me that I needed to tidy my room if I wanted to go to my cousin's to play.
Complete the chart.
Synonym Antonym
??? Tidy Messy
A. Sleep in
B. Dirty
C. Share
D. Clean
D. Clean
My mom explained to me that I needed to tidy/clean my room if I wanted to go to my cousin's to play.
The family had a vacation and didn't want to come home.
A. hole, great
B. whole, great
C. hole, grate
D. whole, grate
B. whole, great
In which word is un- use the same as it is in uncertain?
A. under
B. university
C. unfamiliar
D. uncle
C. unfamiliar
The stench from the skunk was so gross that I gagged.
The sentence appeals to the reader's sense of:
A. Smell
B. Taste
C. Touch
D. Sight
E. Hearing
A. Smell
At least 75 kinds of marine angelfish populate the earth's oceans.
Which definition of marine is used in this sentence?
A. soldier
B. saltwater
C. blue-colored
B. saltwater
I misplaced my homework and had to sit out at recess to finish it.
Complete the chart.
Synonym Antonym
??? Misplaced Found
A. Lost
B. Finished
C. Completed
D. Turned In
A. Lost
I misplaced (lost) my homework and had to sit out at recess to finish it.
The recipe said to use cups of to make cupcakes.
A. too, flour
B. two, flower
C. too, flower
D. two, flour
D. two, flour
In which word is -ed use the same as it is in jumped?
A. bed
B. education
C. edit
D. colored
D. colored
Which sentence is an opinion?
A. Strawberries are a type of fruit.
B. Watermelon is a delicious and hydrating fruit.
C. Apples grow on trees.
D. Orange juice is made from oranges.
B. Watermelon is a delicious and hydrating fruit.
He and his cousin Bridget had been playing Monopoly for three hours straight.
Which definition of straight is used in this sentence?
A. without curves
B. placed in a line
C. open and honest
D. without stopping
D. without stopping