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Word Choice

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following words would serve as the best replacement for the underlined word in the sentence below?


The salsa was hot.

a)

delicious

b)

spicy

c)

sweltering

d)

sweating

2.

A better word for "put" could be answer choices

a)

quandray

b)

place

c)

rush

d)

heartache

3.

Which of the following words would serve as the best replacement for the underlined word in the sentence below?


It is important that we take cover immediately if we hear the tornado siren.

a)

recommended

b)

critical

c)

dangerous

d)

suggested

4.

What sentence is wordy?

a)

Collin does a lot of homework every night.

b)

Collin does so much homework every single night.

5.
Which sentence is wordy?
a)
The lion was super scary and so big.
b)
The lion was scary and huge. 
6.

Which of the following words would serve as the best replacement for the underlined word in the sentence below?


For some odd reason, my three-year-old cousin, Brady, is scared of clowns.

a)

worried

b)

fearless

c)

suspicious

d)

terrified

7.

Let's _________ hamburgers this evening.

a)

do

b)

make

8.

She is in so _____ trouble.

a)

many

b)

much

9.

Mark asked Julia to read him the _________ of olive oil called for in the recipe.

a)

number

b)

amount

10.

Sheets of rain poured my brother at the bus stop - it was too late to go back for his umbrella.

a)

NO CHANGE

b)

drenched

c)

absorbed

d)

watered

11.

The parent said that the kids could have ice cream.

Choose a more descriptive word that means the same thing as the word in the sentence:

a)

thought

b)

announced

c)

whispered

d)

felt

12.

On Friday I went to a baby shower for my aunt.


Choose a more descriptive word that means the same thing as the word in the sentence:

a)

made it to

b)

attended

c)

stopped by

d)

planned

13.

Which of the following words would serve as the best replacement for the underlined word in the sentence below?


When she finally saw her ring, she started to cry.

a)

pointed to

b)

gawked at

c)

peeked at

d)

spotted

14.

Which of the following words would serve as the best replacement for the underlined word in the sentence below?


Lewis tried to look at Jenny's test, but the teacher saw his wandering eyes.

a)

watch

b)

glance at

c)

glare at

d)

see

15.
"_______ the oddest person I know."
a)
Your
b)
You're