vocabulary

Can you measure the circumference of this circle? The root-word circum means:

• Size

• Around

• Area

• Smooth

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Chronology is the study of _______.

• Time

• Colors

• Animals

• Water

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Scary movies usually have a corpse that comes alive to attack the character. A corpse is a:

• Creepy creature

• Frankenstein

• Dead body

• None of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

Being a mother is a domestic job. The root-word dom means:

• Home

• Place

• Careful

• Serious

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

My raspberry jam is kept in a glass container. The root-word tain means:

• Bottle

• Hard

• Colorful

• Hold

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

He was a true____ math and at the same time a virtuoso storyteller.

• pseudo

• super

• contra

• poly

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is another word for 'Precarious'?

• Secure

• Exalted

• Uncertain

• Important

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Britain's most generous philanthropists are giving away a smaller proportion of their wealth than last year. The root-word phil means:

• positive

• love

• sacred

• happy

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Pick out the word that is most nearly the same in meaning as the word in capitals.

REPEAL

• to play back

• undress

• say again

• withdraw

Answer explanation

The word repeal means:

to revoke or withdraw formally or officially

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Alice prepared several ____dishes for her vegetarian friends.

• zuccinni

• zuchinni

• zuccini

• zucchini

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F