Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
Vocabulary 3
Vocabulary 4
Parts of Speech
100
Which word best replaces the bold phrase?
The storm finally began to calm down.
A. trek
B. abate
C. sham
D. estimate
B. abate
100
Which word means “fair and not taking sides”?
A. industrious
B. impartial
C. irrelevant
D. agent
B. impartial
100
Which word means “a long, difficult journey”?
A. trek
B. sham
C. authority
D. precise
A. trek
100
Which word means “fake or not genuine”?
A. epidemic
B. sham
C. industrious
D. infuriate
B. sham
100
Replace the bold phrase with a Wordly Wise adjective that means the same thing:
The judge remained fair and neutral throughout the trial.
→ ______________________
impartial
200
Replace the bold phrase with a vocabulary word:
The charity discovered the fundraiser was completely dishonest.
→ ______________________
sham
200
Replace the bold phrase:
The teacher asked students to make a rough guess about how long the project would take.
→ ______________________
estimate
200
Replace the bold phrase:
The officer had the legal power to close the road.
→ ______________________
authority
200
Replace the bold phrase:
The student’s tapping began to make everyone extremely angry.
→ ______________________
infuriate
200
Replace the bold phrase with a Wordly Wise vocabulary word that means the opposite of the bold phrase:
The noise began to grow louder and stronger as the storm approached.
abate
300
Rewrite using precise:
The measurement must be extremely exact. → __________________________________________
The measurement must be precise.
300
Rewrite using acknowledge:
She refused to admit she made a mistake. → __________________________________________
She refused to acknowledge her mistake.
300
Rewrite using industrious:
The group worked hard all afternoon. → __________________________________________
The group was industrious all afternoon.
300
Rewrite using infuriate:
The constant interruptions began to make everyone furious. → __________________________________________
The constant interruptions began to infuriate everyone.
300
In the sentence below, what part of speech is the Wordly Wise term industrious, and which word is its antonym?
The volunteers were incredibly industrious during the cleanup effort.
A. adjective — “lazy”
B. noun — “worker”
C. verb — “rush”
D. adjective — “angry”
A. adjective — “lazy”
400
Write the vocabulary word that best matches the image.
→ ______________________
Trek
400
Explain how an epidemic could devastate a community.
(must use both words correctly.)
*Show boards*
400
Write a sentence using acknowledge that shows someone admitting responsibility.
*Show boards*
400
Write a sentence using agent that does NOT refer to a spy.
*Show boards
400
In the sentence below, what part of speech is the Wordly Wise term, and which synonym best matches it?
The noise finally began to abate after the storm passed.
A. noun — “disaster”
B. verb — “lessen”
C. adjective — “quiet”
D. adverb — “slowly”
B — verb, “lessen”
500
Replace the bold phrase with a Wordly Wise vocabulary word that expresses the opposite meaning AND keeps the sentence grammatically correct:
Instead of trying to keep people in their homes, the city issued notices requiring them to leave.
→ Instead of trying to keep people in their homes, the city chose to ______________________ them.
evict
500
Which Wordly Wise word is the antonym of the bold phrase in this sentence?
The illness affected only a small number of people in one neighborhood.
A. sham
B. epidemic
C. impartial
D. industrious
B. epidemic
500
Replace the bold phrase with a Wordly Wise term that expresses the opposite meaning:
The workers were criticized for being lazy and unmotivated during the project.
→ ______________________
industrious