Language Arts Classroom Competition

WordMasters: Grade 6 Blue Division Mar-Apr '10


ADMIRE  :  DISDAIN  ::  SAVE  :  ____________________
(a. decry  /  b. jettison  /  c. whet  /  d. amass    e. hone)



Be sure you understand the part of speech of a word — whether it's a noun, a verb, or an adjective.  (Some words, such as "disdain" and "cull" on this list, can be either a noun or a verb depending on how they are used.  "Deliberate" can be a verb or an adjective.)  Pay attention to the prefixes and suffixes of words, because they are often clues to meaning and part of speech.  And try to familiarize yourself with other forms of these words — not just "vexed" but also "vexation," not just "ponder" but also "ponderous," not just "disdain" but also "disdainful," not just "prodigal" but also "prodigality," not just "turbulent" but also "turbulence," not just "eruption" but also "erupt," not just "deliberate" but also "deliberation," not just "frugal" but also "frugality," not just "appraise" but also "appraisal," etc.

  1. skinflint
  2. cull
  3. prodigal
  4. subsidiary
  5. thrash
  6. deliberate
  7. outcome
  8. disdain
  9. luminous
  10. arsenal
  11. lambaste
  12. impetuous
  13. outbreak
  14. whet
  15. frugal
  16. wastrel
  17. ponder
  18. turbulent
  19. unrest
  20. jettison
  21. boisterous
  22. eruption
  23. appraise
  24. vexed
  25. tributary

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