Cranberry Halloween Spelling/Vocabulary Quiz

The word, "ancient," means:

• to turn around, spin, or rotate rapidly

• to make a harsh, shrill cry or sound

• really old/of great age

• to murmur or mutter or complain

The correct spelling of the word that is a red berry used to make sauce, jelly, and juice is​ ​ ​

• carnbarry
• crownbery
• cranberry
• Craunbary

(a)   is the edible, pulpy, smooth berry or fruit that grows in clusters.

Which of the following is the correct spelling of the word that means to speak with excessive pride; bragging?

• booted

• boasted

• boated

• basted

A passageway is which of the following:

• a way for passing into, through, or out of something

• a box used to store money

• to speak in hushed or quiet tones

• to complain

If a sound is repeated by sound waves from a wall or mountain, we say that it:

(a)  

A room used for storage of food that is partly underground is called a ​ (a)  

• grape
• cellar
• screech

To utter a deep sound of anger or hostility

• growling

• bragging

• whirled

• whispered

Which of the following words is an antonym (OPPOSITE) of the word, "yelled?"

• scuttled

• scattered

• whirled

• whispered

The following word means the bristly hairs that grow around the mouth of certain animals like a cat:

(a)