Meaning of Words and Phrases

Which words have a positive connotation? Choose multiple answers.

• curious

• pre-owned car

• nag

• lazy

• confident

A ____________ is a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as the original word. 

• homophone

• antonym

• synonym

• paraphrase

When I paraphrase phrases, I must find the ___________ for each word of the phrase. 

• paraphrase

• antonym

• homonym

• synonym

A phrase is a small group of __________ grouped together to mean something. 

• words

• phrases

• synonyms 

• descriptions

Paraphrase the phrase by putting it into your own words: defeat our opponent

• defeat our opponent

• win your opponent

• beat our rivals

• win our enemies

Paraphrase the phrase by putting it into your own words: the steamy night

• the starry evening

• the hot evening

• the steamy night

• the smelly evening

Paraphrase the phrase by putting it into your own words: beside my father

• next to my dad

• along my father 

• beside the man

• beside my father

Paraphrase the phrase by putting it into your own words: something unexpected

• something expected

• something unexpected

• something unpredicted

• something deliberate

Paraphrase the phrase by putting it into your own words: harmless to pets

• nontoxic to animals

• harmful to animals

• damaging to dogs

• painless to pets

Paraphrase the phrase by putting it into your own words: a wonderful aroma

• a terrible stench

• an odor wonderful

• a wonderful aroma

• a pleasant scent