Vocabulary and Meanings: Improve Your English Vocabulary Skills

Question 1

Which word completes the sentence correctly: 'The students were very _______ to learn about the new topic.'?

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Excited

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Tired

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Bored

Question 2

Which word comes from the Latin root meaning 'to see'?

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Visual

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Auditory

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Tactile

Question 3

Which word means both 'small' and 'insignificant'?

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Tiny

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Large

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Immense

Question 4

Which word is most similar in meaning to 'tremendous':

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Huge

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Small

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Average

Question 5

Which word is most closely related to the idea of 'time':

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Duration

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Space

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Distance

Question 6

Which word has a similar meaning to 'happy'?

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Joyful

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Sad

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Angry

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Worried

Question 7

What does the word 'enormous' mean?

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Very large

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Very small

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Very heavy

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Very old

Question 8

In the sentence 'The blue car drove away', which word describes the car?

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Adjective

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Noun

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Verb

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Adverb

Question 9

Which word in the phrase 'a beautiful sunset' describes the sunset?

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Beautiful

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Sunset

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A

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The

Question 10

Which word means 'to speak loudly when you are angry'?

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Shout

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Whisper

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Mumble

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Cry

Question 11

Which word means the opposite of 'fast'?

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Slow

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Quick

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Speedy

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Rapid

Question 12

Which of these is NOT a synonym for 'clever'?

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Strong

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Intelligent

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Smart

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Wise

Question 13

What kind of word is 'the'?

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Article

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Noun

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Verb

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Adjective

Question 14

Which word means 'a feeling of sadness that doesn't go away'?

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Grief

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Joy

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Happiness

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Anger

Question 15

Which of these means the same as 'excited'?

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Thrilled

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Calm

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Happy

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Sad

Question 16

Which word has a similar meaning to 'joyful'?

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merry

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sad

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angry

Question 17

Which word contains the suffix '-ful'?

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hopeful

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library

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teacher

Question 18

The word 'modern' means the opposite of:

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old

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new

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different

Question 19

Which word describes something extremely large in size?

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enormous

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tiny

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average

Question 20

Which of the following is a group noun?

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flock

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book

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house

Question 21

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

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wright

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wrong

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right

Question 22

The prefix 'un-' in the word 'unhappy' means:

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opposite of

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very

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again

Question 23

Which word means the same as 'giant'?

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Massive

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Tiny

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Medium

Question 24

In the sentence 'The boy quickly ran to the store.', what is the underlined word?

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Verb

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Noun

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Adjective

Question 25

What does the word 'tranquil' mean?

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Calm

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Upset

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Angry

Question 26

What is the opposite of 'cheerful'?

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Sad

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Thrilled

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Tired

Question 27

Which of these words is made up of two smaller words?

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Bookshelf

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Flower

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Run

Question 28

Which of these words describes something you can't see or touch, like a feeling?

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Love

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Table

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Tree

Question 29

Which word best completes the sentence: 'The children were very _____ about their new toys.'

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Excited

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Tired

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Bored

Question 30

In the sentence 'The large, fluffy cloud drifted gently across the sky', which word describes the size of the cloud?

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Large

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The

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Fluffy

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Across

Question 31

Which word means the same as 'happy'?

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Joyful

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Sad

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Angry

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Tired

Question 32

What type 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 33

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

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Not

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Very

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More

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Less

Question 34

Which word can replace 'angry' in the sentence 'The man was angry.' without changing the meaning?

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Furious

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Happy

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Sad

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Tired

Question 35

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

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Friend

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Ship

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End

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Ly

Question 36

What is the collective noun for a group of birds?

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Flock

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Herd

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Pack

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School

Question 37

What does the suffix '-ment' mean in the word 'excitement'?

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State or condition

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Agent or doer

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Place or thing

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Quality or characteristic

Question 38

Which term is different from the others?

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Happiness

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Rain

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Sun

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Snow

Question 39

Which saying means 'to accomplish two different things at once'?

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To kill two birds with one stone

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To have your cake and eat it too

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To burn the midnight oil

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To hit the nail on the head

Question 40

Which part makes the word 'happiness' mean 'a state of being happy'?

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-ness

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-ly

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-ful

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-ment

Question 41

In the sentence 'The cat sat on the mat.', what part of speech is the underlined word 'sat'?

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Verb

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Noun

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Adjective

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Adverb

Question 42

Which of the following words is a preposition?

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On

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And

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Quickly

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Beautiful

Question 43

What does the idiom 'kick the bucket' mean?

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To die

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To jump up and down

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To be very tired

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To be very angry

Question 44

What is the meaning of the word 'tremendous'?

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Very large

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Very small

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Very cold

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Very hot

Question 45

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

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Accommodate

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Accommidate

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Accomadte

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Accomodate

Question 46

What is the base word of 'happiness'?

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Happy

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Happily

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Happen

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Hapless

Question 47

What does the suffix '-ment' mean in the word 'excitement'?

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A feeling or state

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Something that is done

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A person who does something

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A place where something is done

Question 48

Which word in the sentence "The dog barked loudly" is a verb?

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barked

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The

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dog

Question 49

What does the saying "It's raining cats and dogs" mean?

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It's raining very heavily.

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It's not raining at all.

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It's snowing heavily.

Question 50

Which word is made up of two smaller words?

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Football

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House

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Book

Question 51

Which word has the ending "-ment"?

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Development

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Beautiful

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Walk

Question 52

In the sentence "The boy ran quickly to the store," what kind of word is "quickly"?

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An adverb that describes how the boy ran

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An adverb that tells when the boy ran

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An adverb that tells where the boy ran

Question 53

What kind of book can help you find words that have a similar meaning?

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A thesaurus

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A dictionary

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An encyclopedia

Question 54

What type of word is 'beautiful'?

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adjective

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noun

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verb

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adverb

Question 55

What does the saying 'to spill the beans' mean?

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to reveal a secret

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to drop food on oneself

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to make a mess

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to get into trouble

Question 56

What is the meaning of the word 'serene'?

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restful

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noisy

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exciting

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dangerous

Question 57

Which of these words is made up of two smaller words?

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doghouse

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book

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run

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and

Question 58

What is the opposite of 'happy'?

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sad

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excited

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angry

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tired

Question 59

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

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bare

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bee

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boar

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ball

Question 60

What is a suffix?

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a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word

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a letter or group of letters added to the beginning of a word

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a word that is used to describe another word

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a word that is used to replace another word