Synonyms Quiz

The farmer added compost to produce a loamy soil for her crops. Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

• poor in quality

• good for growing

• thick and claylike

• dry and very rocky

I can barely tolerate my brother’s cooking. Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

• give into

• put up with

• completely finish

• highly recommend

The puppy wriggled as it tried to lick my face! Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

• crawled

• slept

• tiptoed

• twisted

The living quarters at the old lighthouse were small. Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

• changes

• lamps

• rooms

• tents

Which word group is a synonym for tingled in the sentence below? The back of my head tingled when I heard that I had won the school art competition.

• ached with pain

• shook with fright

• spun with confusion

• prickled with excitement

Directions: Choose the suffix that can be added to the base word to make the stated meaning. real + ____ = someone who knows what is real

• -ist

• -ize

• -ence

• -ance

Match the base words with the correct suffix to form the stated meaning.

• perform + _____ = the act of performing

• -ance

• art + _____ = a person who practices art

• -ence

• final + _____ = become or make final

• -ist

• exist + _____ = the state of existing

• -ize

Directions: Fill in the blank with the correct suffix to make the stated meaning. Violin + (a)   someone who plays the violin.

• -ist
• -ize
• -ence
• -ance

Directions: Choose the suffix that can be added to the base word to make the stated meaning. accept + ______ = the act of accepting

• -ist

• -ance

• -able

• -ize

Directions: Fill in the blank. Tim and I (a)   the words to the poem together.

• flounder
• forget
• memorize
• cheats