Vocabulary Practice

Which one of the words below means USELESS?

• evade

• impact

• futile

• envy

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What word means "to hate"

• loathe

• slaughter

• gasp

• rotund

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which of these pairs of words are synonyms (mean the same thing)

• gasp

  envy

• rotund

  portly

• husky

  putrid

• fathom

  pathetic

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

What part of speech is the underlined word?

I gasped when I heard that I got the part in the play!

• adjective

• noun

• verb

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

What part of speech is the underlined word?

She had a huge impact on my career, and I will miss her when she's gone.

• adjective

• noun

• verb

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

For reasons I couldn’t fathom, they were all out of uniform jerseys.

What does fathom mean in this sentence?

• fail

• build

• understand

• go

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

The jersey was the putrid color of canned English peas. 

What does putrid mean in this sentence?

• pretty

• funny

• sweet

• disgusting

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The coach felt no sympathy for the player who never came to practice.

• compassion

• disapproval

• happiness

• hatred

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does "inevitable" mean in this sentence?

Her election was inevitable; she was an amazing candidate!

• never going to happen

• sloppy

• unable to be avoided

• good

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

What part of speech is the underlined word?

Oz has a sweet disposition; he smiles at everyone and has a huge belly laugh!

• adjective

• noun

• verb

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D