WorksheetsWordly Wise Book 6 Lesson 16
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
Find a SYNONYM for each underlined word. Inside the cave, they were struck with awe.
terror
anxiety
joy
wonder
Find a SYNONYM for each underlined word. People’s memories often deceive them.
assist
trick
confuse
rescue
Find a SYNONYM for each underlined word. We reinforced the posts holding up the dock.
replaced
attached
strengthened
rotated
Find a SYNONYM for each underlined word. The sound of rain on the roof lulls me.
soothes
disturbs
interests
distracts
Find a SYNONYM for each underlined word. The two runners collided.
crashed
competed
blundered
tied
Find an ANTONYM for the underlined word. The steps down the cliff are treacherous.
lofty
secure
dangerous
crumbling
We reacted strongly to her stern words. Find an ANTONYM for the underlined word.
somber
kind
idle
terse
We’ll just have to improvise our dance. Find an ANTONYM for the underlined word.
rehearse
produce
introduce
revise
Christina had a placid smile on her face. Find an ANTONYM for the underlined word.
affectionate
lofty
nervous
extraordinary
Losing one’s job can be a catastrophe. Find an ANTONYM for the underlined word.
disaster
benefit
defeat
education
A treacherous soldier gave away their plan. Find an ANTONYM for the underlined word.
stingy
foolish
sinister
loyal
A typical consequence for breaking a rule is
payment.
a better grade.
punishment.
fame and glory.
What is a loom used for?
to sweep floors
to weave fabric
to tie up a boat
to mislead someone
An awesome sight is likely to
make you run away.
cause you to laugh.
fill you with wonder and amazement.
make you scornful.
The lion’s lazy movements are deceptive. They
mislead us into thinking it is too sluggish to move.
tell us that the lion is about to nap.
show how lions usually move.
have meaning for other lions.
Campers can use garbage bags to improvise rain capes. To improvise is to
invent a new product.
put something into storage.
pack something into something else.
come up with a makeshift solution that will meet your needs.
Speeding drivers are responsible for many traffic fatalities. Fatalities are
crashes.
injuries.
traffic fines.
deaths.
The captain expected reinforcements to arrive by ship. Reinforcements are
supplies needed to feed an army.
weapons used by an army.
extra people sent to provide help.
the soldiers of an enemy army.
A situation that has priority is
one that is difficult to deal with.
at the top of a list of things to take care of.
something that occurred before anything else did.
one that must be kept secret.
The error was of no consequence. This means that
the error was not an error after all.
no one admitted to making the error.
no one important had made the error.
the error was unimportant.
Lull is to storm as
pause is to traffic.
shadow is to shade.
silence is to peace.
cloud is to rain.
Since the due date loomed, I started my report. Loomed means
passed.
came frighteningly nearer.
was postponed.
was set at last.
What is MOST likely to awe someone?
watching a bad horror movie
missing a bus
watching a tightrope walker
taking a warm bath
Where can a stern be found?
in front of a car
at a fish market
in the middle of a boat
at the rear of a ship
Which of the following is a deception?
claiming that you did a job that you didn’t do
taking a break from writing an essay
spending long hours on the computer
forgetting to do an errand
Predicament is to solution as
trouble is to woe.
leisure is to rest.
bankrupt is to poor.
question is to answer.
A collision is likely to result when
two people enter a plot against another.
someone forgets to fill a car’s gas tank.
two trucks speed toward one another.
two veteran skaters put on a show.
A dark figure that looms out of the fog is most likely to
seem familiar.
seem sinister.
make you smile.
blunder into you.
