Language Arts Classroom Competition

WordMasters: Grade 6 Gold Division Jan-Feb '11


SUMMER  :  GREEN  ::  WINTER  : ____________________________________
(a. forsaken  /  b. ominous  /  c. strident  /  d. hoary  /  e. malevolent)



Be sure you understand the part of speech of a word—whether it's a noun, a verb, or an adjective.  (Some words can be pronounced in more than one way, and many, such as "lumber" and "harangue" and "glut" on this list, can be either a noun or a verb depending on how they are used.)  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 "elated" but also "elation," not just "ominous" but also "omen," not just "malevolent" but also "malevolence," not just "strident" but also "stridency," not just "venom" but also "venomous," not just "venerate"  but also  "venerable" and "veneration," not just "circumvent" but also "circumvention," not just "elude" but also "elusive," not just "croon" but also "crooner," etc.

  1. zephyr
  2. elude
  3. crestfallen
  4. glut
  5. wheedle
  6. malevolent
  7. paucity
  8. circumvent
  9. hoary
  10. elixir
  11. venerate
  12. ominous
  13. isthmus
  14. dodder
  15. auspicious
  16. panacea
  17. lumber
  18. elated
  19. strait
  20. harangue
  21. dulcet
  22. homage
  23. croon
  24. strident
  25. venom


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