Vocabulary Synonyms Quiz

The spectators filled the stadium as the band marched onto the field. Choose the word or group of words that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

• empty seats

• baseball players

• band members

• people watching

During World War II, internment camps held Japanese Americans. Choose the word or group of words that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

• farm

• uniform

• confinement

• education

The lot next to our old school looked desolate without the playground equipment we used to play on. Choose the word or group of words that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

• empty and sad

• fresh and clean

• crowded and muddy

• overgrown and messy

The traffic was diverted because of road construction. Choose the word or group of words that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

• created a traffic jam

• made the road smooth

• caused to speed up

• changed the direction of

Which word is a synonym for descent in the sentence below? Many people of Haitian descent live in cities across America.

• small island

• different location

• friendly traveler

• family background

Directions: Choose the definition that best describes the underlined word in each sentence. My sister admitted she misspoke when she promised we would have no yard work to do.

• said the wrong thing

• talked too loudly or softly

• spent too much time talking

• spoke very clearly

Directions: Choose the definition that best describes the underlined word in each sentence. We tried to encourage our little brother to speak up when he felt we were not listening to him.

• to lose courage

• to forget courage

• to provide courage

• to refuse courage

Directions: Choose the definition that best describes the underlined word in each sentence. Mario was building a wall of shells that would encircle his sandcastle.

• to change a circle

• to lose a circle nearby

• to make a circle around

• to think about a circle

Directions: Choose the definition that best describes the underlined word in each sentence. It became clear after we put together the chair that we misunderstood the directions.

• understood exactly

• did not understand

• created an understanding

• helped each other understand

Directions: Read the question. Then choose the best answer. Which word can be changed to mean cause to be bigger if you add the prefix en– to it?

• grow

• swell

• large

• heavy