Shades of Meaning

It had been storming all day, so by the time I got home I was _____. Which word below best completes this sentence?

• damp

• wet

• soaked

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

Complete the sentence by choosing the word with the strongest meaning.

Max felt _____ when mud splashed on his poster.

• worried

• upset

• unhappy

• furious

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

Mrs. Stine drank her Mountain Dew slowly, taking only small _________.

• gulps
• sips
• drinks
• swallows

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Taylor was __________ after hiking ten miles up the mountain. 

• exhausted
• sleepy

• tired

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

Which word means to run the fastest?

• skip

• jog

• bolt

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.RF.K.3C

Which word means the MOST hot?

• lukewarm

• boiling

• warm

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

Tammy was thrilled when the puppy jumped in her lap.

What word is most like thrilled in this sentence?

• screamed

• amused

• delighted

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4A

CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

Which words have the same shades of meaning as scared?

• drowsy

  exhausted

• terrified

  nervous

• shocked

  amazed

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4A

CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

Which words have the same shades of meaning as doubt?

• drowsy

  exhausted

• suspect

  mistrust

• shocked

  amazed

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4A

CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

Which words have the same shades of meaning as surprised?

• terrified

  nervous

• suspect

  mistrust

• shocked

  amazed

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4A

CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C