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Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins

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1.

Read the sentence: Imagine you are in Africa. Suddenly, a group of spots streaks past you..

What two words are synonyms for streaks?

a)

slowly

b)

move

c)

crawls

d)

goes

2.

How should the word cheetah be divided?

a)

ch-eetah

b)

chee-tah

c)

che-etah

d)

cheeta-h

3.

Which word uses the suffix -ly, the same way it is used in suddenly?

a)

sly

b)

susly

c)

fly

d)

quietly

4.

What 3 words are antonyms for blend?

a)

hide

b)

prey

c)

camouflage

d)

disguise

5.

How should the word basketball be divided?

a)

ba-sket-ball

b)

bask-ketball

c)

bas-ket-ball

d)

basket-ball

6.

What word is a synonym for groaned?

Marcus groaned to himself as he pushed forward.

a)

laughed

b)

cried

c)

money

d)

moaned

7.

How should the word direction be divided?

a)

direc-tion

b)

di-rec-tion

c)

dir-etc-tion

d)

di-rection

8.

Choose the two synonyms for argument.

Congress had a bitter argument over what the national symbol should be.

a)

play.

b)

sing

c)

fight

d)

quarrel

9.

Which word uses the suffix -able the same way as it is used in respectable?

The eagle is a respectable bird that would stand strong when challenged.

a)

table

b)

comfortable

c)

stable

d)

discomfort

10.

What is a homophone for the word one.

a)

once

b)

won

c)

done

d)

bone

11.

What are two synonyms for the word searched?

a)

losing

b)

finding

c)

discover

d)

looking

12.

How many syllables are in the word runaway?

a)

0

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

13.

What is another word that has the same meaning as mope?

Find somewhere to mope.

a)

find

b)

shout

c)

laugh

d)

cry