VA SOL 3.4 a & b homophones, synonyms, antonyms

Which of the following are antonyms?

• rudeness and darkness

• happiness and freshness

• sturdiness and weakness

• bitterness and weakness

Which of the following is the base word of direction?

• dire

• direc

• tion

• direct

Which of the following is the base word of treatment?

• treatment

• trea

• ment

• treat

Which form of like best completes the sentence.

I like Mr. Brown. He has a _______ smile when he speaks to our class.

• likely

• likeable

• likeness

• liking

Choose the word that is a homophone.

The strong man rowed the long boat.

• strong

• rowed

• long

• boat

Choose the word that can be pronounced in another way.

Today is science class we learned pencil lead comes from the earth.

• science

• class

• lead

• earth

Choose the word that can be pronounce in another way.

If you forget to wind the clock, it stops working.

• forget

• wind

• clock

• stops

Read the sentence.

Luke wanted an apple, but he had to have a _______ instead.

Which word best completes the sentence?

• pear

• pair

• pare

• payer

Read the sentence.

Mom had to repaint the front door.

In the sentence, what does the prefix re- mean in the word repaint?

• again

• before

• not

• two

Read the sentence.

Maria was very kind to the new girl in class.

Which word is a synonym for kind has it is used in the sentence?

• funny

• careful

• comfortable

• friendly