WorksheetsEvaluating Word Choice
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
Sane is not the best word choice in the previous sentence. Which of the following would be a more effective word to use in this sentence?
"I hate you." said the kid furiously.
"The night was dark and scary."
Replace funny because it is BORING, BORING, BORING. BORING, I SAY.
Which would be a more effective word than sane?
Amusing
Bouncy
Cheerful
Which of the following words would serve as the best replacement for the underlined word in the sentence below?
The salsa was hot.
delicious
spicy
sweltering
sweating
Which of the following words would serve as the best replacement for the underlined word in the sentence below?
She walked through the mall, looking for the perfect burgundy necklace to match her blouse.
strolled
dashed
zipped
sprinted
Which of the following words would serve as the best replacement for the underlined word in the sentence below?
Mom spent six hours looking through the leaves for her lost wedding ring.
gazing
watching
searching
finding
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.
pointed to
gawked at
peeked at
spotted
Which of the following words would serve as the best replacement for the underlined word in the sentence below?
John looked at Matt. "You can't possible outrun me."
sneered at
gazed at
peered at
spied on
Which of the following words would serve as the best replacement for the underlined word in the sentence below?
The girls quietly laughed from their nearby hiding spot as they watched their dad take a big gulp of his "lemonade".
oversized
tall
gigantic
immense
Which of the following words would serve as the best replacement for the underlined word in the sentence below?
The girls quietly laughed from their nearby hiding spot as they watched their dad take a big gulp of his "lemonade".
snorted
giggled
guffawed
chortled
The lion escaped from the zoo and the little girl _______.
Talked
Hollered
Wailed
Shrieked
Smartphone can be a great learning_________ but you need to think of how to use it effectively.
A. benefit
B. choice
C. invention
D. tool
People often use the natural world as inspiration to design and invent new_________.
A. producers
B. produces
C. productions
D. products
