Vocabulary: The Aces Phone

What does the word void mean in the sentence below?

  The spacecraft exited the planet’s orbit and vanished into the black void.

• deep pit
• empty space
• mysterious place
• forgotten area

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

What does the word clustered mean in the sentence below?

  The young children clustered around the baby animals in the petting zoo.

• gathered into a bunch
• separated from a group
• grew up together
• walked in a circle

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What does the word doleful mean in the sentence below?

Susan gave her departing friend a doleful look.

• threatening
• mournful
• spirited
• cheerful

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does the word clamor mean in the sentence below?

 Noah tried to read despite the clamor of the children and barking dogs on the playground.

• loud noises
• playful sounds
• fighting
• demands

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

What does the word coaxed mean in the sentence below?

 After getting the large dog out of the house, Reed coaxed the frightened puppy out from underneath the table.

• ordered
• chased
• trapped
• persuaded

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.2.4E

What does the word deactivate mean in the sentence below?
The workers had to deactivate the security system before they could repair it.

• make not active
• make more active
• make completely active
• make active beforehand

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3A

What does the word transport mean in the sentence below?
The moving van will transport all of the Smiths’ belongings to their new home in Colorado.

• throw away
• banish from a place
• accompany someone
• move from one place to another

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

What does the word decode mean in the sentence below?
Paul was determined to decode the secret message written in numbers and symbols.

• rewrite
• complicate
• make sense of
• deliver to someone

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

What does the word transfer mean in the sentence below?
Holly’s family will move to Chicago because her mom received a job transfer.

• advancement
• college degree
• relocation
• order to do something

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

What does the word defrost mean in the sentence below?
It took Alice ten minutes to defrost the windshield of her car on that icy morning.

• charge up
• cool down
• cause frost
• remove frost

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B