Vocabulary and Meanings: Enhance Your English Vocabulary

Question 1

What is the meaning of the word 'affluent'?

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Wealthy

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Poor

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Intelligent

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Beautiful

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a synonym for 'joyful'?

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Sad

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Happy

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Merry

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Delighted

Question 3

In the sentence 'The boy was talkative and spoke without stopping', what does 'talkative' mean?

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Talkative

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Quiet

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Rude

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Intelligent

Question 4

What is the prefix in the word 'unhappy'?

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un

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in

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dis

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re

Question 5

What does the idiom 'kick the bucket' mean?

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To die

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To win a race

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To get into trouble

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To be successful

Question 6

Which of the following is a formal word for 'said'?

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Declared

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Uttered

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Asked

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Informed

Question 7

Which of the following words means 'to move quickly and lightly like a bird or animal'?

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Dart

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Saunter

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Amble

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Stroll

Question 8

Fill in the blank: The teacher's _______ was very easy to understand.

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Explanation

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Instruction

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Exposition

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Narration

Question 9

Which of the following words has a similar meaning to 'tiny'?

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Diminutive

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Gigantic

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Expansive

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Immense

Question 10

What does the idiom 'spill the beans' mean?

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To reveal a secret

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To create a mess

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To be dishonest

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To be clumsy

Question 11

Which of the following words describes something that is extremely cold?

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Frigid

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Lukewarm

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Tepid

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Balmy

Question 12

What is the most suitable word to replace the underlined word in the sentence: 'The students were very _______ with their teacher.'?

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Happy

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Sad

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Angry

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Tired

Question 13

What does the prefix 'dis-' in the word 'disappear' mean?

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Not

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Very

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Opposite

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Well

Question 14

Which word means the opposite of 'sad'?

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Joyful

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Depressed

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Content

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Elated

Question 15

What is the synonym of 'nice'?

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Kind

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Malicious

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Charitable

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Generous

Question 16

Which word has a positive feeling?

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Splendid

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Diabolical

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Malignant

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Odious

Question 17

Choose the sentence that uses the word 'abrogate' correctly.

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The government canceled the treaty with great fanfare.

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The team gave up their victory because of a scoring mistake.

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The students ignored the teacher's request for quiet.

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The company ended its employees' contracts without warning.

Question 18

What does the phrase 'to hit the nail on the head' mean?

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To be very accurate

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To make a mistake

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To be very lucky

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To be very foolish

Question 19

From which word is 'unforgettable' made?

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Forget

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Remember

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Able

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Know

Question 20

Which part of a word is added at the end to change its meaning?

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Suffix

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Prefix

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Infix

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Root

Question 21

What do we call the study of the history and origins of words?

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Etymology

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Morphology

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Semantics

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Phonetics

Question 22

Which word means to leave a place quietly and without being noticed?

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Sneak

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Depart

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Escape

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Flee

Question 23

Which word in this group is the opposite of 'happy'?

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Angry

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Happy

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Cheerful

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Joyful

Question 24

Which of the following words has a positive meaning?

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Magnificent

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Awful

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Terrible

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Dreadful

Question 25

What is the meaning of the expression 'to hit the books'?

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To start studying hard

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To get into a fight

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To read a lot

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To become a librarian

Question 26

Which word in the sentence 'The dog barked loudly at the mailman.' describes how the dog barked?

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Adverb

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Noun

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Verb

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Adjective

Question 27

Which part of the word 'happiness' means 'state of being'?

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-ness

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-ful

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-ly

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-ment

Question 28

Which word is the base word from which other words are formed?

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Happy

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Unhappy

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Happiness

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Happily

Question 29

What kind of word is 'quickly'?

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adverb

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noun

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verb

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adjective

Question 30

Which word means the opposite of 'happy'?

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sad

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joyful

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cheerful

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excited

Question 31

Which of these words is used in formal writing?

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discourse

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chat

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converse

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talk

Question 32

What does the word 'supercilious' mean?

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arrogant

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kind

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intelligent

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funny

Question 33

Why do we use context clues when reading?

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to guess the meaning of unknown words

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to understand the main idea of a text

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to identify the author's tone

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to learn new grammar rules

Question 34

What is the opposite of being overjoyed?

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Sad

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Happy

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Excited

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Angry

Question 35

Which word describes something that is very small?

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Microscopic

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Enormous

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Immense

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Colossal

Question 36

Which of these pairs of words have the same sound but different spellings?

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Bear/Bare

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Cat/Dog

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Read/Write

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Blue/Green

Question 37

What is the part of the word 'unhappy' that changes its meaning?

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Un-

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Re-

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Pre-

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In-

Question 38

Which word means the same as 'cheerful'?

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Joyful

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Sad

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Angry

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Depressed

Question 39

Which of these words is the basic form from which other words are made?

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Walk

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Unhappy

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Misunderstand

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Beautiful

Question 40

What is the ending part of the word 'kindness' that changes its meaning?

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-Ness

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-Ment

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-Ion

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-Ful

Question 41

What part of speech is the underlined word in: 'The students were very __excited__ about the field trip.'?

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Adjective

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Noun

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Verb

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Adverb

Question 42

What part of the word 'unhappy' changes its meaning?

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Un-

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In-

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Im-

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Re-

Question 43

Which word means the opposite of 'talkative'?

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Taciturn

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Chatty

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Verbose

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Gregarious

Question 44

What is the main part of the word 'kindness'?

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Kind

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Ness

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Ly

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Ful

Question 45

Which word sounds the same as 'bat' but has a different meaning?

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Hat

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Ball

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Dog

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Cat

Question 46

What does the expression 'a piece of cake' mean?

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Something very easy

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Something difficult

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Something delicious

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Something expensive

Question 47

Which word is most similar to 'gregarious'?

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Sociable

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Shy

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Intelligent

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Brave

Question 48

Which word means 'extremely small'?

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Microscopic

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Enormous

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Gigantic

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Colossal

Question 49

What is the meaning of 'serenity'?

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Calmness

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Anger

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Fear

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Excitement

Question 50

Which word can replace 'jogged' in the sentence 'The boy jogged quickly to school'?

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Sprinted

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Walked

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Crawled

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Limped

Question 51

What does the prefix 'un-' mean in the word 'unhappy'?

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Not

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Happy

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Very

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Again

Question 52

Which word does NOT belong with the others?

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Tree

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Book

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Read

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Write

Question 53

What is the opposite of 'young'?

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Old

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New

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Ancient

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Wise

Question 54

Which of the following phrases means 'to be very tired'?

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As tired as a dog

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As fresh as a daisy

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As busy as a bee

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As fit as a fiddle

Question 55

What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two things using 'like' or 'as'

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A figure of speech that gives human qualities to non-human things

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A figure of speech that uses exaggeration

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A figure of speech that uses repetition

Question 56

Which word means the opposite of 'sad'?

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Happy

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Sad

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Angry

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Scared

Question 57

The word 'magnificent' means:

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Very impressive

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Small and ordinary

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Moderately good

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Ugly and unpleasant

Question 58

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

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My heart is a drumbeat.

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The sky is blue.

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The sun is shining brightly.

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The car is red.

Question 59

The word 'benevolence' is most similar in meaning to:

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Kindness

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Hatred

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Selfishness

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Laziness

Question 60

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

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My love is like a rose.

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The grass is green.

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The sun is hot.

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I am tired.

Question 61

The prefix 'un-' usually means:

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Not or opposite

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Yes or positive

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Small or insignificant

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Big or important

Question 62

Which of the following is the correct spelling of the word 'beautiful'?

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Beautiful

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Beutiful

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Beautifull

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Beutifool

Question 63

The word 'delicate' can be used to describe something that is:

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Fragile and easily broken

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Strong and sturdy

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Big and heavy

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Ugly and unpleasant

Question 64

Complete the sentence: The teacher's explanation was so ______ that I understood it immediately.

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clear

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Enigmatic

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long-winded

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incomprehensible