WorksheetsWord Origins and Choices
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 12mins
Read the following sentence:
The baby was very clever. It already knew how to crawl into a room without making a sound.
How would the meaning of the sentence change if the author used "cunning" instead of the word "clever"?
The baby would seem sneakier
The baby would seem cuter
The baby would seem stupider
The baby would seem louder
Read the following passage:
"He's very influential in the clowning community," she whispered to her friend, pointing to the tall man in loose pants and rainbow suspenders striding across the room. "He's a great artist. Balloon animals have never been the same."
How does the author intend the word "influential" to be taken in this passage?
positive
negative
neutral
extremely negative
Read the following sentence:
The hedgehog was ecstatic-- She had found a hole to burrow into, and she was happily settled beneath the ground, excited to sleep the day away.
Based on the context clues, what is the denotation of the word "ecstatic" in the passage?
overly intelligent
greatly impressed
extremely happy
often late
unicorn
latin for one horn
greek for one horn
norman for one horn
gaffe or mistake
From French
From Scothish
Form Russian
cup
French
German
Latin
What does the word autograph mean in the sentence below?
Lacy waited in line for the singer to autograph her picture.
paint
sell
sign
take
What does the word automatic mean in the sentence below?
An automatic car wash opened on the corner.
self-powered
wind-powered
hand-powered
human-powered
What does the word telescope mean in the sentence below?
Rick studied the world through his telescope.
a device for looking at small things
a device for looking at shiny things
a device for looking at moving things
a device for looking at things far away
Read the sentence below. The word dinky has a ________ connotation.
My mom only let me eat a dinky scoop of ice cream.
positive
negative
Read the sentence below. What is the denotation of the word superior?
My old computer kept running out of batteries. My new one is superior.
better
positive
worse
negative
Read the sentences. What is the difference between the words mortified and embarrassed?
a. Sam was mortified when he was called to come up onstage during the assembly.
b. Sam was embarrassed when he was called to come up onstage during the assembly.
"mortified" is an antonym of "embarrassed"
"mortified" is more intense and has a more negative connotation than "embarrassed"
"Embarrassed" is more intense and has a more negative connotation than "mortified"
"mortified" and "embarrassed" have different denotations
