Vocabulary Building: Practice Questions with Answers

Curriculum: Vocabulary BuildingGrades: 2–4Questions: 12Mode: Practice

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1. Which word means the same as "happy"?

tired
angry
glad
sad

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Answer: C. glad
"Glad" means feeling happy, so it is a synonym (a word with the same meaning) for "happy".

2. Which word means the opposite of "hot"?

cold
sunny
spicy
warm

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Answer: A. cold
"Cold" is an antonym (a word with the opposite meaning) of "hot" because it describes something not warm at all.

3. Which word means the same as "small"?

wide
huge
little
tall

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Answer: C. little
"Little" means small in size, so it is a synonym for "small".

4. Which word means the opposite of "up"?

above
high
down
top

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Answer: C. down
"Down" is the opposite direction of "up", making it an antonym.

5. Which word means the same as "smart"?

sleepy
slow
silly
clever

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Answer: D. clever
"Clever" means being able to learn and think well, just like "smart".

6. Which word means the opposite of "loud"?

big
fast
noisy
quiet

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Answer: D. quiet
"Quiet" means making very little sound, which is the opposite of "loud".

7. Which word means the same as "begin"?

start
stop
finish
end

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Answer: A. start
"Start" means to begin doing something, so it is a synonym for "begin".

8. A word that means the opposite of another word is called what?

sentence
rhyme
synonym
antonym

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Answer: D. antonym
An "antonym" is the special name for a word that means the opposite of another word.

9. Which word means the same as "shout"?

whisper
walk
yell
sleep

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Answer: C. yell
"Yell" means to say something loudly, just like "shout".

10. Which word means the opposite of "open"?

full
empty
wide
closed

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Answer: D. closed
"Closed" is the opposite of "open" because it means something is shut.

11. A word that means almost the same as another word is called what?

question
antonym
synonym
letter

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Answer: C. synonym
A "synonym" is the special name for a word that means almost the same thing as another word.

12. Which word means the same as "tiny"?

little
tall
huge
giant

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Answer: A. little
"Little" describes something very small, just like "tiny".

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