Vocabulary / Just 17 Syllables

Which word contains the Latin root meaning sound?  

• discolor

• absolutely

• audible

• large

Which word contains the Greek root meaning life?  

• abolish

• biomass

• future

• pretest

Which word is related to hearing and seeing?  

• rediscover

• audiovisual

• baseball

• music

All of these words have something to do with a landform that is rising. Which word best describes the steepest of these landforms?  

• cliff

• slope

• mountain

• bluff

Which word contains the Latin root meaning break?  

• budgeting

• playground

• parachute

• disruptive

What is the meaning of the word melancholy in this sentence? 

His melancholy vanished when he made friends at camp.  

• curiosity

• sadness

• tiredness

• fear

The word pondered means

• to think about things carefully

• rhyming words

• to walk fast in the park

• break up in small parts

Which answer is the widest kind of road?

• lane

• avenue

• expressway

• street

  Which word makes sense in this sentence? 

 The ____________ ordered that a beautiful park be built.

• criminal

• shogun

• husky

• refugee

A section of a poem or song is a

• verse

• prompt

• sentence

• poem