Vocabulary Development for 1st Graders: Building a Strong Vocabulary Foundation

Question 1

Which word means the opposite of 'happy'?

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Sad

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Excited

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Angry

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Tired

Question 2

Which word means to make something smaller?

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Shrink

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Enlarge

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Expand

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Stretch

Question 3

Which word has a similar meaning to 'tiny'?

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Small

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Big

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Blue

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Excited

Question 4

Which word means the opposite of 'benevolent'?

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cruel

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kind

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generous

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helpful

Question 5

The words 'magnify' and 'magnificent' share the same root word. What does the word 'magnify' mean?

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Make larger

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Make smaller

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Change color

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Make something disappear

Question 6

What sound does a happy cat make?

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Purr

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Buzz

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Splash

Question 7

In the sentence 'The weather was very changeable, going from sunny to rainy in a flash,' what does the word 'changeable' mean?

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Changing often

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Always the same

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Difficult to change

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Very cold

Question 8

The word 'kindness' ends with the suffix '-ness'. What type of word is 'kindness'?

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Noun

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Verb

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Adjective

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Adverb

Question 9

In the sentence 'We went to the bank to deposit money', what does 'bank' mean?

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A place to keep money

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A place to sit in a park

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A place to swim

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A place to play basketball

Question 10

Which word means the same as 'small'?

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Tiny

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Large

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Heavy

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Tall

Question 11

The word 'unhappy' starts with the prefix 'un-'. What does this prefix usually mean?

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Not

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Very

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Happy

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Sad

Question 12

In the sentence 'The weather forecast predicts a fair day', what does 'fair' mean?

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Partly sunny, with a chance of rain

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Not fair, as in unfair

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Very hot, like a summer fair

Question 13

In the sentence 'The children received a generous gift and they were so happy,' what does the word 'generous' most likely mean?

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Giving freely or a lot

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Small

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Happy

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Expensive

Question 14

What does the saying 'raining cats and dogs' usually mean?

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A very heavy rain

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A light rain

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Rain with actual cats and dogs in it

Question 15

Which sentence compares two things using the words 'like' or 'as'?

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The sky was blue like the ocean.

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The sun was shining brightly.

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The wind was blowing gently.

Question 16

In the sentence, 'I need to find a match for my lost sock,' what does 'match' mean?

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Something that is the same or very similar

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A person who is similar in ability or quality

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A type of sporting event

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A tool used to start a fire

Question 17

The word 'disagree' starts with the prefix 'dis-'. What does the prefix 'dis-' most likely mean in this word?

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Not

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Again

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Very

Question 18

The word 'chronology' comes from the Greek word 'chronos', which means 'time'. What do you think 'chronology' means?

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The order of events in history

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The study of insects

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A story about ancient Greece

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A type of musical instrument

Question 19

The word 'unhappy' has the prefix 'un-' and the root word 'happy'. What does 'unhappy' mean?

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Not happy

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Very happy

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A little bit happy

Question 20

Which word is the opposite of 'sad'?

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Joyful

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Sad

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Angry

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Tired

Question 21

What does the word part "-ful" mean in the word "cheerful"?

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Full of

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Without

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Not

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Very

Question 22

Which word means the opposite of 'big'?

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Small

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Tall

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Heavy

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Fast

Question 23

What does the word part "ped" mean?

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Foot

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Hand

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Head

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Body

Question 24

What is the main reason we use a dictionary?

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To find the meaning of words

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To tell stories

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To teach math problems

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To play games

Question 25

Which word is a person, place, or thing?

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Book

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Run

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Quickly

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Happy

Question 26

What does the word part "un-" mean in the word "unhappy"?

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Not

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Very

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Again

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Quickly

Question 27

What is the meaning of the word giggle?

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To laugh quietly

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To make a loud noise

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To jump up and down

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To run very fast

Question 28

Which word means the same as 'small'?

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Tiny

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Big

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Tall

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Fast

Question 29

What does the prefix 'un-' mean?

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Not

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Very

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Again

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Well

Question 30

What is the root word of 'kindness'?

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Kind

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Nice

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Happy

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Love

Question 31

Which word is the opposite of 'hot'?

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Cold

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Warm

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Sunny

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Rainy

Question 32

What does the phrase 'raining cats and dogs' mean?

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It is raining very hard

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It is sunny outside

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It is windy

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It is snowing

Question 33

What does the phrase 'over the moon' mean?

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Very happy

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Very sad

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Very angry

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Very scared

Question 34

Which word means 'very happy'?

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joyful

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sad

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excited

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bored

Question 35

Which word has the root word 'aqua', meaning 'water'?

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aquarium

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cat

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run

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jump

Question 36

Read the sentence: 'The teacher smiled broadly.' What does 'broadly' mean?

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widely

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sadly

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angrily

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happily

Question 37

Which of the following words means the opposite of 'short'?

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long

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tall

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small

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wide

Question 38

What is the meaning of the word 'enthusiasm'?

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excitement

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sadness

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anger

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fear

Question 39

Which word has the suffix '-ful', which means 'full of'?

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joyful

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beautiful

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excited

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angry

Question 40

Read the sentence: 'The students were very attentive.' What does 'attentive' mean?

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focused

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distracted

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loud

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sleepy

Question 41

Which of the following words is a synonym for 'fast'?

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quick

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slow

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lazy

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boring

Question 42

The word 'unhappy' is made up of the prefix 'un-' and the root word 'happy.' What does the prefix 'un-' mean?

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Not

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Very

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Re-

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Pre-

Question 43

Read the word 'quickly.' Which suffix is added to the root word 'quick' to create this adverb?

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-ly

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-ful

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-less

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-ment

Question 44

Which of these words means 'small'?

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Tiny

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Large

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Tall

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Heavy

Question 45

Read the sentence: 'The big red ball bounced across the playground.' The word 'big' is an adjective that describes the ball. Which of these words is an adjective?

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Red

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Run

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Quickly

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Play

Question 46

Which of these words means the opposite of 'hot'?

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Cold

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Warm

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Cool

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Boiling

Question 47

Read the sentence: 'The students listened carefully to the teacher.' Which of these words means 'carefully'?

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Carefully

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Loudly

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Slowly

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Happily

Question 48

The word 'unfold' is made up of the prefix 'un-' and the root word 'fold.' What does the word 'unfold' mean?

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To open something

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To fold something up

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To break something

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To hide something

Question 49

Which of these words is a noun?

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Dog

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Jump

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Quickly

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Play

Question 50

Which of these words means 'very happy'?

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Joyful

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Sad

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Angry

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Scared

Question 51

Which word means the opposite of 'happy'?

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sad

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excited

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angry

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tired

Question 52

Which word does NOT mean the same as 'big'?

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tiny

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huge

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large

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colossal

Question 53

What does the prefix 'un-' usually mean?

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without

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back

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opposite

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good

Question 54

Which word has the suffix '-ful'?

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helpful

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fun

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loud

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sweet

Question 55

Choose the best word to complete the sentence: 'The dog wagged its _________ excitedly.'

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tail

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head

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ears

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eyes

Question 56

Select the word that rhymes with 'hat':

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fat

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bet

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sit

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run

Question 57

Which word is an example of a compound word?

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popcorn

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dog

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butterfly

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blue

Question 58

Read the sentence: 'The artwork had beautiful, vibrant colors.' What does the word 'vibrant' mean? Use the context to figure it out. Then, write a sentence using 'vibrant' to describe a person.

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full of life and energy; The vibrant colors made the artwork come to life.

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dull and boring; The person was vibrant and full of life.

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dark and gloomy; The person's face was vibrant with joy.

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loud and noisy; The person was vibrant and talkative.

Question 59

Which sentence uses the word 'spark' to describe something other than what it really is?

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The child brought happiness to her parents' hearts.

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The spark ignited the fire.

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I need to buy a new spark plug for my car.

Question 60

What word has a similar meaning to 'large'?

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Big

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Small

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Cold

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Red

Question 61

The prefix 're-' means:

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again

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not

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very

Question 62

Which word means the same as 'pretty'?

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lovely

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ugly

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dark

Question 63

The word 'run' is an example of a:

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verb

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noun

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adjective

Question 64

The word 'amazing' means:

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unbelievable

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believable

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average