Volcano Wakes Up! Vocabulary

Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word. 1. The lava from the volcano flowed along the ground.

• solid earth

• melted rock

• icy water

Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word. The workers began construction on the bridge to repair the damage from the storm. The word construction means:

• driving

• pushing

• building

Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word. The dark cinder of the fire is glowing in the fireplace. The word cinder means:

• baking bread

• burning coal

• growing plant

We climbed to the top of the volcano to see the crater. Using context clues, you can determine the word crater means:

(a)  

• hole at the top
• cloud of ash

• hissing steam

Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word. Because a tree had fallen across the road, the road was closed, so we took a detour. The word detour means:

(a)  

• different route
• same road

• long break

Choose the correct way to divide the underlined word into syllables.

• sub/tract

• subt/ract

• subtr/act

Directions: Read each sentence and look at the underlined VCCCV word. Choose the correct way to divide the underlined word into syllables.

The chipmunks made an extra entrance to their den.

• e/xtra

• ex/tra

• extr/a

The correct way to divide farther into syllables is (a)   .

• fa/rther
• far/ther
• farth/er

Choose the correct way to divide the underlined word into syllables. I worked on the project with a partner.

​ (a)  

• par/tner
• part/ner
• partn/er

Carlos improved by practicing basketball everyday. The correct way to divide the underlined word into syllables is (a)  

• im/proved
• imp/roved
• impr/oved