5th Grade Vocab Unit 5

Between the stars lies the _________ medium, a region of sparse matter.

• alternative

• interstellar

• constellation

• contrary

They did a good job on the dress __________.

• alteration

• contrast

• alternative

• stellar

The _______ confused her.

• constellation

• contrast

• alteration

• contradiction

The ___________ Ursa Major contains the stars of the Big Dipper.

• altruism

• constellation

• interstellar

• contrary

He developed an _________ design for the new engine.

• stellar

• alteration

• contradiction

• alternative

He was in every way a __________ to the other students.

• contrary

• altruism

• contrast

• constellation

contrary means

• the result of changing something

• a fact or condition opposite with another

• the configuration of stars

• compare or appraise in respect to differences

interstellar means

• taking place, or traveling among the stars

• different from the usual

• of or relating to the stars

• a statement that implies both truth and falsity

Alter- means

• against

• star

• people

• other

Contra- means

• look

• star

• against

• together