Worksheets#7 Napoli's Vocabulary Test
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
SYNONYM =
Opposite in word form.
Similar in word form.
A character that helps another.
A character that is against another.
Example of SYNONYM
mother = dad
mother = parent
mother = daddy
mother = aunt
Example of SYNONYM
father = mom
father = parent
father = mommy
father = uncle
Example of SYNONYM
polite = disrespectful
polite = ill mannered
polite = respectful
polite = rude
Example of SYNONYM
rude = respectful
rude = polite
rude = disrespectful
rude = well mannered
ANTONYM =
Similar in word form.
A character that helps another.
Opposite in word form.
A character that is against another.
Example of ANTONYM
mother = mommy
mother = parent
mother = father
mother = mom
Example of ANTONYM
father = dad
father = parent
father = daddy
father = mother
Example of ANTONYM
polite = rude
polite = respectful
polite = well mannered
polite = nice
Example of ANTONYM
rude = disrespectful
rude = ill mannered
rude = misbehaved
rude = polite
PROTAGONIST =
Similar in word form.
Opposite in word form.
A character that helps another.
A character that is against another.
Example of PROTAGONIST
The criminal stole from the people.
The girl helped her grandmother cross the street.
The boy kicked his grandmother as they crossed the street.
The villain broke into the store and stole some things.
ANTAGONIST =
Similar in word form.
Opposite in word form.
A character that helps another.
A character that is against another.
Example of ANTAGONIST
The teenager helped the little lost child find their parent.
The teenager carried in the things from the car into the house for their mother.
The teenager yelled and hit another student at school.
The teenager helped the new student find their way around school.
SINGULAR
Example of SINGULAR
fathers
dads
father
mothers
PLURAL
Example of PLURAL
father
dad
fathers
daddy
PRESENT TENSE
Already happened.
Happening now.
Two or more.
One.
Example of PRESENT TENSE
spoke
talked
working
worked
Example of PAST TENSE
speaking
speak
working
Worked
PAST TENSE
Already happened.
Happening now.
Two or more.
One.
PREFIX
Example of PREFIX
Ending of a word.
re, un, in
Middle of a word.
ing, ed, s, es
SUFFIX
Example of SUFFIX
Beginning of a word.
re, un, in
Middle of a word.
ing, ed. s, es
HOMONYM
Example of HOMONYM
re, un, in
call, talk, work
ate versus eight
ing, ed, s, es
IDIOM
Example of IDIOM
Laughter is the music of the soul.
He/She is free as a bird.
They played the devil's advocate.
She/He is busy as a bee.
SIMILE
Sounds the same, but has a different meaning.
Compare two unlike things as the same. No "as" or "like."
Compare two unlike things as the same. Has "as" or "like."
Using a word in a different way.
Example of SIMILE
No more monkey business.
He/She is a couch potato
She/He is busy as a bee.
You bit off more than you could chew.
METAPHOR
Example of METAPHOR
You're burning your bridges
She/He is quiet as a mouse
Time is money
You're adding fuel to the fire.
Example of ANALOGY
They are poor as dirt
Your brain is a computer
Glove is to Hand as Sock is to Foot
One -vs- Won
ANALOGY
SARCASM =
Adding "yes" to the end of what said
Adding "okay" to the end of what said.
Adding "Not" to the end of what said.
Adding "whatever" to the end of what said.
IRONY/IRONIC =
The opposite result of what is expected (usually in a very negative way).
The opposite result of what is expected (usually in a humorous way).
The opposite result of what is expected (usually
The opposite result of what is expected (usually
Example of IRONY or IRONIC
A person who is run over by a car by the store.
A person who is run over by a truck near the park.
A person who is waiting for the bus at the bus stop.
A person who needs medical help is run over by the ambulance sent to help them.
SABOTAGE =
To ruin or destroy something by accident.
To deliberately try to fix or create something.
To pretend to help or develop something.
To deliberately ruin or destroy something.
