WorksheetsShades of Meaning
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Trey was _______ when he heard they would not be going to the zoo.
a)
disappointed
b)
annoyed
c)
resentful
d)
angry
2.
Even though he had practiced quite a bit, Jacob McCrosky was ________ before his piano recital.
a)
terrified
b)
nervous
c)
panicked
d)
frightened
3.
Eva ________ toward the finish line.
a)
jogged
b)
scurried
c)
raced
d)
rushed
4.
Jacob Million cooked a __________ breakfast this morning.
a)
terrific
b)
good
c)
delicious
d)
fantastic
5.
Steven was ___________ when the packaged arrived two days early.
a)
surprised
b)
shocked
c)
amazed
d)
stunned
6.
Mrs. Stine drank her Mountain Dew slowly, taking only small _________.
a)
gulps
b)
sips
c)
drinks
d)
swallows
7.
Lani was _________ when she discovered that her brother had ruined her science project.
a)
annoyed
b)
cross
c)
mad
d)
furious
8.
Jalil stared across the ________ desert and wondered how anyone could cross it.
a)
large
b)
vast
c)
towering
d)
oversized
9.
Taylor was __________ after hiking ten miles up the mountain.
a)
exhausted
b)
drowsy
c)
weary
d)
d. tired
10.
Keke _______ the door lightly so she would not wake the baby.
a)
pounded
b)
rapped
c)
tapped
d)
thumped
11.
Paris could not take her eyes off the _______ ballet dancers as they glided across the stage.
a)
graceful
b)
lovely
c)
talented
d)
pretty
12.
Connor _______ his spelling homework on time.
a)
ended
b)
finished
c)
terminated
d)
concluded
13.
Brady was soaked to the skin after he got caught in the _________.
a)
sprinkle
b)
drizzle
c)
rain
d)
downpour
14.
Dylan and Quintin
_______ on the phone for nearly an hour.
_______ on the phone for nearly an hour.
a)
chatted
b)
conversed
c)
spoke
d)
murmured
15.
Savanna ________ a tall tower out of blocks.
a)
made
b)
created
c)
manufactured
d)
built
16.
Ava was _______ when she realized her shirt was on inside-out.
a)
humiliated
b)
ashamed
c)
embarrassed
d)
unhappy
17.
Cage _______ in his dirty shirt into the laundry basket.
a)
tossed
b)
hurled
c)
pitched
d)
flung
18.
Abby spent the morning cleaning her _______ bedroom.
a)
unorganized
b)
filthy
c)
messy
d)
dirty
19.
Austin was ________ when he found out about the trip to Disneyland!
a)
overjoyed
b)
glad
c)
contented
d)
pleased
20.
Caleb is ________ with insects of all kinds.
a)
pleased
b)
mesmerized
c)
charmed
d)
fascinated
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