Matching Synonyms and Antonyms

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Diana dives off the diving board at the deep end of the pool. Her younger sister plays in the shallow water at the opposite end.

• plays

• shallow

• opposite

• pool

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Timothy thought the chapter on agriculture

was difficult to understand. Reading the words was easy, but he couldn't understand how could cereal be a crop.

• reading

• agiculture

• easy

• cereal

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Sidney was fortunate to get a seat on the flight to Boston. Julie was one of the unlucky ones who got stuck at the airport.

• unlucky

• stuck

• airport

• flight

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If I fail this time, I'll try again. I'm confident I can succeed.

• time

• try

• confident

• succeed

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Objects will float if they're less dense than the liquid they're in. However, when an object is more dense than the liquid, it will sink.

• dense

• liquid

• object

• sink

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Athens is one of the world's most ancient cities.

Though it is famous for its historical museums, the city is also home to many new theaters,

art galleries, and music halls.

• famous

• historical

• new

• art

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^{Does speaking in front of the class make you feel anxious?}

^{If so, take a deep breath and try to stay calm.}

• speaking

• deep

• calm

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_{Belle's teeth were quite crooked when she was a child. She wore braces in high school, and now her teeth are straight.}

• teeth

• child

• school

• straight

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Patrick was ashamed that he had scored so low on his last

test. He studied harder for his next test and

received a grade he was proud of.

• scored

• low

• studied

• proud

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^{As a young boy, Keith had an imaginary friend named Burger.}

^{He insisted that Burger was real but invisible.}

• young

• imaginary

• invisible

• insisted