Word Analysis

Read this sentence.

His filthy shoes had left footprints all over the carpet.

Which words mean the opposite of filthy?

• colorful

• clean

• large

• spotless

• messy

Mark two answers. Joy is to sorrow as dumb is to _______.

• intelligent

• sad

• excited

• wise

Which of the following are NOT synonyms?

• shiny, bright

• cold, freezing

• useful, valuable

• hair, hare

True or False. Detest and love are antonyms.

• True

• False

Knew is to new as deer is to __________.

• old

• dere

• dear

• know

The fast runner won the race. Which of the following synonyms could replace the word fast?

• slow

• quiet

• swift

• happy

What is a synonym?

• two words that sound the same

• two words that mean the opposite

• two words that sound the same but have different meanings

• two words that have similar meanings

Which of the following words are homophones?

• lost, found

• blue,blew

• useful, valuable

• gentle, hard

Which word fits best in this sentence?

Sometimes it's hard to pay _______ in school.

• attend

• attension

• attendant

• attention

Which word fits best in this sentence?

Their _______ got the best of them and they peaked in the closet.

• curious

• curiosity

• curiousion

• Curious George