Mastering 5th Grade Vocabulary

What does the word 'benevolent' mean?

• Selfish and greedy; showing hostility.

• Indifferent and apathetic; lacking concern.

• Deceitful and manipulative; showing malice.

• Kind and charitable; showing goodwill.

Choose the synonym for 'happy': joyful, sad, angry.

• discontent

• miserable

• joyful

• frustrated

What is the antonym of 'difficult'?

• complex

• arduous

• easy

• challenging

Use the word 'enormous' in a sentence.

• The enormous cat slept on the windowsill.

• She bought an enormous book about history.

• The enormous elephant wandered through the savannah.

• The enormous car was parked in the garage.

What does the prefix 'un-' mean in the word 'unhappy'?

• very happy

• neutral feeling

• somewhat sad

• not happy

Identify the suffix in the word 'carefully'.

• -ly

• -fullying

• -fully

• -care

What is a word that means the same as 'quick'?

• slow

• lazy

• fast

• delayed

Use 'predict' in a sentence that shows its meaning.

• I predict that I will eat lunch at noon.

• The weather forecast predicts sunny skies.

• I predict that it will rain tomorrow based on the weather forecast.

• I predict that my team will win the game.

What does the word 'ancient' refer to?

• Very old or belonging to the distant past.

• A term used for modern artifacts.

• Belonging to the recent past.

• Referring to something that is temporary.

Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: The cat was very _______ (playful, playfulness, played).

• playfulness

• playful

• play

• playing