Spelling Vocabulary List 5

What does pessimistic mean?

• sanguine

• negative

• optimistic

• hopeful

Answer explanation

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

How do you spell the word that means feeling negatively or hopelessly?

Answer explanation

pess/im/is/tic

OR

pess/imis/tic

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does loathe mean?

• love

• despise

• like

• dislike

Answer explanation

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

How do you spell the word that means extreme hatred or dislike?

Answer explanation

loa/the

loa is like boa constrictor

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

What does ingenious mean?

• anxious

• an astute genie

• uncreative

• clever

Answer explanation

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

How do you spell the word that means clever?

Answer explanation

in/gen/ious

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

What does impertinent mean? Check all the answers that are correct.

• disrespectful

• polite

• impudent (rude)

• insolent

Answer explanation

The cat is quite impertinent to the dog!

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

How do you spell the word that means insolent, rude, impudent?

Answer explanation

im/per/tin/ent (Elephants need Twinkies!)

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

What is the difference between its and it's?

• Its is possessive, and it's means it is.

• It's is possessive, and its means it is.

Answer explanation

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

How do you spell the possessive of it?

Answer explanation

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1B

CCSS.L.3.1B