Wonders Vocab Unit 5 Week 2

What is a synonym for topple?

• rise

• ascend

• collapse

My teammates scoffed at the idea that we needed to work on our batting average. In this sentence, does the word scoffed mean:

• to laugh at the idea

• to agree with the idea

Which word is an antonym for wither?

• shrivel

• decay

• flourish

The final settlement was built after the pioneers felt they had traveled far enough west. Settlement is what part of speech?

• noun

• verb

• pronoun

Complete the sentence with one of your vocabulary words.

We saw the driver jump off the diving board and go ___________ down in the water below.

What would cause something to shrivel? Give a specific example.

What are 2 things that a prospector would be excited to find?

Which word has the same part of speech as territories?

• scoffed

• prospector

• withered