WorksheetsDictionary skills Quizizz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 41mins
Using context clues, select the word that has the same meaning as the bold word.
I was intrigued by the book and wanted to learn more.
Interested
Angered
Bored
Exhausted
Using context clues, select the word that has the same meaning as the bold word.
I felt a little apprehensive the first time I traveled alone.
Tired
Worried
Confident
Thrilled
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2
3
4
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2
3
4
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Refer to the dictionary entry in the photo: Which sentence correctly uses the SECOND definition of rebound?
My grades rebounded after I stayed after school for tutoring.
The game turned on a great rebound.
The softball rebounded off the catcher's mit and hit the batter in the eye.
Every great player must be able to recover a rebound.
The main difference between a dictionary and a thesaurus is:
There is no difference.
The dictionary tells me the part of speech but the thesaurus uses the word in a sentence.
The dictionary gives me the word's definition and the thesaurus gives me synonyms for that word.
pixie, pizza, place, pit
tree, rock, queen, plate
east
eat
easy
eaves
moisture, mole, mold, molt
bud, budge, browse, bubble
Question: Which page would you find the word grind?
Using the dictionary, write the first definition of the word “sanguine”.
optimistic
reddish
flushed
happy
Using the dictionary, find the second definition of the word “devote”.
having strong loyalty
to set apart for a special use
to center the attention or activies of
dedicated to
Using the dictionary, write the third definition of the word “incompetent”.
lacking the qualities necessary
not legally qualified
inadequate to or unsuitable for a purpose
8th grade students
Lisa lives in a pastoral setting.
Using the definition and synonyms of pastoral in the dictionary, you know that Lisa lives in a ____________ setting.
colorful
city
frightening
country
Refer to the dictionary entry in the photo: What part of speech is the word import?
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
The fence was constructed along the boundary of the farm and was built to be stable for years.
Which definition best defines how the word STABLE is used in the sentence above?
a building in which domestic animals are sheltered and fed
steady, reliable, sturdy
a group of people (such as athletes, writers, or performers) under one management
the racehorses of one owner
