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MyView Unit 5 Week 3 (Vocabulary and Word Study)

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Directions: Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.


Melissa’s cat was her true comrade.

a)

companion

b)

competitor

c)

nuisance

d)

invader

2.

Directions: Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.


It was custom in some places to ring a bell to start the school day.

a)

up to a group of adults

b)

an accepted way of doing things

c)

considered somewhat unusual

d)

against certain local regulations

3.

Directions: Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.


Many people were coaxed into petting my dog.

a)

forced

b)

persuaded

c)

shamed

d)

tricked

4.

Directions: Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.


The emergency worker quickly revived the man who had fainted.

a)

avoided for a while

b)

called with a loud voice

c)

knelt beside and talked to

d)

knelt beside and talked to

5.

Directions: Read the question. Then choose the best answer.


Which word is a synonym for heed in the sentence below? Heed my advice and make sure to do your homework.

a)

Ask about

b)

Listen to

c)

Ignore totally

d)

Wonder about

6.

Directions: Choose the word that has the same number of syllables as each boldfaced word below.


elaborate

a)

centennial

b)

discipline

c)

music

d)

acrobatic

7.

Directions: Choose the word that has the same number of syllables as each boldfaced word below.


sequential

a)

acrobatic

b)

enlistment

c)

interconnected

d)

occasional

8.

Directions: Choose the word that has the same number of syllables as each boldfaced word below.


intermediate

a)

actuality

b)

amateur

c)

independent

d)

punctuation

9.

Directions: Choose the word that has the same number of syllables as each boldfaced word below.


encouragement

a)

academically

b)

eventually

c)

mathematics

d)

subsequent

10.

Directions: Read the question. Then choose the best answer.


The syllables that make up the word continually are —

a)

con/tin/u/ally

b)

con/tinu/ally

c)

co/nt/in/ua/l/ly

d)

con/tin/u/al/ly