Woders Unit 4 Week 5 Vocabulary Quiz

The word "triumph" means a great victory or success. Which sentence uses the word "triumph" correctly?

• The cat's triumph was to sleep all day.

• Winning the championship was a triumph for the team.

• The triumph of the tree was to grow tall.

Which word best fits the sentence: "The bird was _______ in the air, not moving forward or backward."

• dangling

• hovering

• triumph

In poetry, a group of lines forming a unit is called a _______.

• stanza

• repetition

• connotation

The word "attain" means to achieve or reach something. Which of the following sentences uses "attain" correctly?

• She tried to attain the book from the top shelf.

• The dog attained the ball by barking.

• He attained his goal of reading 20 books this year.

Which word best completes the sentence: "The _______ of the word 'home' is a place where one lives, but its _______ can be warmth and family."

• denotation, connotation

• connotation, denotation

• repetition, stanza

If a sentence has a _______ modifier, it means the modifier is not clearly connected to the word it is supposed to describe.

• hovering

• dangling

• triumph

Which word best fits the sentence: "The poet used _______ to emphasize the main idea by repeating the same phrase."

• repetition

• stanza

• attain

The _______ of a word is its literal meaning, while the _______ includes the feelings or ideas that the word suggests.

• repetition, stanza

• connotation, denotation

• denotation, connotation

Do you think ______ going to be late for school?

• theyre

• their

• they're

• there

Bring an umbrella if ______ raining

• its

• it's

• is