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Basic Vocab and Vocab Concepts

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A synonym is a word that...

a)

means the same as another word

b)

means the opposite of another word

2.

A word that means the opposite of another word is an...

a)

asteroid

b)

antonym

c)

argyle

d)

argument

3.

A synonym for big is...

a)

small

b)

tiny

c)

huge

d)

miniscule

4.

An antonym for happy is...

a)

upset

b)

overjoyed

c)

ecstatic

d)

delighted

5.

The Days of the Week are...

a)

Sunday, Monday,

Tuesday, Wednesday,

Thursday, Friday,

Saturday

b)

School days or home days

c)

January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

d)

The 1st-31st

6.

A year is...

a)

too long

b)

January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

c)

22 months

d)

7 days

7.

Some words have multiple meanings. For example, bark is the noise that dogs make and the outside part of a tree.

Pick the multiple meaning word below.

a)

ring

e.g., The bells ring.

She is wearing a ring.

b)

the

e.g., The cat swam.

The cat sat.

c)

me

e.g., She looked at me.

He looked at me.

8.

Prefixes are...

a)

people in Harry Potter

b)

stuck up

c)

a group of letters that are added to the beginning of words to change their meaning

9.

The prefix un-means not.

The prefix re- means again.

Pick the right prefix to complete this story.

She was not happy.

She was...

a)

re-happy

b)

un-happy

10.

Select the correct prefix to complete this story.

He had to do his homework again.

He had to ___ his homework.

a)

re-do

b)

un-do

11.

Suffixes are...

a)

a group of letters that are added to the end of words to change their meaning.

b)

A part of the royal family from England.

c)

people who are not very nice.

12.

The suffix -ful means with.

The suffix -less means without.

Pick the correct suffix to finish this story.

His painting was full of color.

His painting was ___.

a)

color-ful

b)

color-less

13.

Pick the right suffix to finish the story.

Without fear, the knight battled the dragon.

The ___knight battled the dragon.

a)

fear-ful

b)

fear-less

14.

The suffix -ment changes some verbs into nouns (e.g., pay+ment=payment).

The suffix -ness turns some adjectives into nouns (e.g., quiet + ness=quietness).

Pick the right suffix to finish this story.

They agreed to build the best snowman ever.

They were in...

a)

agree-ment

b)

agree-ness

15.

He was very kind to her.

He showed her _____.

a)

kind-ment

b)

kind-ness

16.

Compound words are made of two words that are joined together to make one word, like door + bell=doorbell.

Pick the compound word below.

a)

blue+berry=blueberry

b)

cow+look=cowlook

c)

star+train=startrain

d)

rain+letter=rainletter

17.

Remember synonyms are words with similar meanings. Antonyms are words with the opposite meanings.

Identify if these words are synonyms or antonyms.

easy|hard

a)

Synonyms

b)

Antonyms

18.

Some words have similar meanings but are stronger than others.

Pick the strongest synonym.

George is upset. Greg is heartbroken.

Who is more sad?

a)

George

b)

Greg

19.

Homophones are words that sound the same but are spelled differently and have different meanings.

Pick a homophone below.

a)

sail (The sail on the ship blew in the wind).

sale (Everything is for sale in the store.)

b)

tree (a plant that grows)

shriek (a loud noise)

20.

Multiple meaning words are words that have the same spelling and usually sound alike but have different meanings. (Also called homonyms).

What is the multiple meaning word in this sentence?

She left through the door on the left.

a)

she

b)

left

c)

through

d)

door