Wordly Wise Grade 5 Lesson 9Online version Wordly Wise Grade 5 Lesson 9 by Anthony L 1 Find a SYNONYM for each underlined word. My subscription will [terminate] at the end of the month. a begin b change c end d increase 2 Find a SYNONYM for each underlined word. Home prices are [soaring]. a decreasing b rising c dropping d changing 3 Find a SYNONYM for each underlined word. I have a [significant ] reason for asking you here. a secret b personal c embarassing d important 4 Find a SYNONYM for each underlined word. The [heroic] dog dragged the duckling to safety. a huge b weary c brave d strong 5 Find a SYNONYM for each underlined word. The [experiment] showed that Dr. Yuan was correct. a test b report c article d committee 6 Find a SYNONYM for each underlined word. We all saw through Nikki's [flimsy] excuse. a rude b feeble c believable d embarassing 7 Find an ANTONYM for each underlined word. John came up with an [absurd] plan. a detailed b foolish c ingenious d simple 8 Find an ANTONYM for each underlined word. Uncle Ike [lumbered] into the room. a stamped b ran c glided d waddled 9 Find an ANTONYM for each underlined word. The [spectators] left the field. a crowd b players c fans d pigeons 10 Find an ANTONYM for each underlined word. Gerald's stunt kite was [soaring]. a falling b sailing c rising d bobbing 11 Find an ANTONYM for each underlined word. Federico felt [dense] because he hadn't done his homework. a interested b clever c bored d sleepy 12 An unwieldy suitcase is a unmarked. b sturdy. c satisfactory. d hard to handle. 13 A mimic is someone who a is shorter than usual. b is involved in the government. c imitatates the actions of others. d is under the age of 21. 14 Maya suspended the hammock in the back yard. What does suspended mean in this sentence? a wove b sat on c broke d hung 15 Which of the following is a true accomplishment? a taking a bath b trying out for a play c playing the piano well d going shopping 16 The rain forest was dense. This means that a no one lived in it. b its trees grew close together. c it was humid. d it was being destroyed. 17 To experiment with sound waves is to a design tests to discover more about sound waves. b play a musical instrument. c read about sound waves. d show sound waves with diagrams. 18 When you ascent a flight of stairs, you are a going up. b coming down. c taking an elevator. d building a fight of stairs. 19 Classes might be suspended because a the community has voted for longer school days. b an important state official was visiting. c a heavy snowfall has closed the roads. d someone was fooling around in class. 20 At the zoo, Bernard mimicked the penguins. This mean that he a liked the penguins best. b tried to attract the penguins. c copied the behavior of the penguins. d disliked the penguins. 21 You can accomplish many things if you a are forgetful. b live in a major city. c join a committee. d make a strong effort. 22 The school replaced the flimsy tables and chairs in the cafeteria. What does flimsy means in this sentence? a poorly made b covered with fabric c pale green d sturdily built 23 What can lumber be used for? a to season dishes b to paint pictures c to build houses d to power lamps 24 A dense fog a is difficult to see through. b causes heavy rain. c is a light fog. d causes cold weather. 25 Paula was suspended from the girls lacross team. This means that a she didn't make the team this year. b she is off the team for now. c her teammates disklike her. d she got a cheer from her teammates. 26 Marco experimented with his hair. He a brushed it more often than usual. b put a blue streak in it. c bought a new bottle of shampoo. d complained about it to his friends. 27 The roofers made heroic efforts to put on the new roof during the storm. This means that the roofers a were seldom on time. b were fun to watch as they worked. c failed to get the job done on time. d worked especially hard to get the job done. 28 Brandon mimicked Mr. James. He was sent to the principal's office because a he talked back to Mr. James. b he refused to answer Mr. James. c he made fun of Mr. James by imitating him. d he annoyed Mr. James by fooling around. 29 Ryan didn't quite appreciate the significance of his graduation. His graduation was a a terrible experience to get through. b a tiresome activity. c an important day in his life. d a warning of worse things to come.
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