Chapter 15 Vocabulary and Spelling

As the supply of drinking water began to dwindle, the survivors knew they would soon be very thirsty. Choose a synonym for dwindle.

• shrink

• grow

• overheat

• cool

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

The difference between the first- and second-place finishers was minuscule; we felt they both deserved to win. Choose an antonym for minuscule.

• tiny

• gigantic

• noticeable

• unfair

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

My brother is a Chicago Bulls fanatic; in fact, he wears only clothes that are red and black! Choose a word or phrase that means the same thing as fanatic.

• player

• expert

• follower

• devoted fan

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Whenever she climbed to the top of the lighthouse, she suffered from vertigo. Choose a phrase that means about the same as vertigo.

• nausea

• laughter

• fear

• dizziness

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

The settlers built makeshift huts to live in until they could build cabins. Choose a word that is not a synonym of makeshift.

• substitute

• ugly

• crude

• temporary

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Children between the ages of nine and twelve often suffer from preadolescent problems. Choose a meaning for the prefix pre-.

• after

• first

• before

• below

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CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Unfortunately, because the measurements were imprecise, the parts of the bird feeder didn’t fit together very well. Choose an antonym for imprecise.

• confusing

• metric

• inaccurate

• exact

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

The astronomer used techniques of photometry to study the sun and stars. Choose the meaning of the root photo.

• light

• distant

• closed

• sound

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Sandra knew she had chosen most of the right answers on the test. Choose a homophone for right.

• right

• write

• wrong

• correct

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CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

After the raiders savagely destroyed the village, the angry survivors promised retribution. Choose a synonym for retribution.

• revenge

• reawakening

• renewal

• rebuilding

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A