Shades of Meaning

Which word shows that someone is very very upset?

• angry

• disappointed

• devastated

• sad

Which word shows that you are the most worn out?

• tired

• exhausted

• lazy

• crazy

Complete the sentence: I ______ ice cream so much that I could eat it every day!

• like

• love

• tolerate

• hate

Which word shows that someone is really hungry?

• hungry

• full

• starving

• stuffed

Which word best shows that someone is the most mad?

• furious

• angry

• happy

• excited

Complete the sentence: The movie was ______, but I liked the book much better.

• good

• amazing

• incredible

• boring

The children pleaded with their mother for an ice cream cone. Pleaded means they

• walked

• called

• asked

• begged

The tragic ending to the story made the woman cry. What does the word tragic mean?

• very sad

• very long

• impossible

• silly

Which word shows that something is the biggest?

• huge

• gigantic

• big

• adequate

Which word best shows that something tastes extremely good?

• delicious

• disgusting

• good

• pleasant