Question

a. synonyms are words that have almost the same meaning. write a word from the box on the line next to its synonyms. alarmed youth fly thundered astonished 1. shocked surprised ______ 2. youngster teenager ____ 3. scared afraid ____ 4. dash hustle ____ b. antonyms are words that have opposite meanings. write a word from the box in part a above on the line next to its antonyms. 1. crawl walk slowly ____ 2. unsurprised calm ____ 3. confident secure ____ 4. whispered spoke softly ____ c. choose one of the words from the box in part a above to complete each sentence. 1. jared liked to ____ through the park on his new 18 - speed bicycle. 2. army trucks and tanks ____ through the town. 3. the 1,000 - foot pizza ____ everyone who saw it. 4. as the fire moved closer, the homeowners became ______

Explanation:

For part A, we match words with similar meanings. For part B, we match words with opposite meanings. For part C, we choose the most appropriate word from the box to complete the sentences based on context.

1. In part A - 1, "shocked" and "surprised" are similar to "astonished".
2. In part A - 2, "youngster" and "teenager" are similar to "youth".
3. In part A - 3, "scared" and "afraid" are similar to "alarmed".
4. In part A - 4, "dash" and "hustle" are similar to "fly".
5. In part B - 1, "crawl" and "walk slowly" are opposite of "fly".
6. In part B - 2, "unsurprised" and "calm" are opposite of "astonished".
7. In part B - 3, "confident" and "secure" are opposite of "alarmed".
8. In part B - 4, "whispered" and "spoke softly" are opposite of "thundered".
9. In part C - 1, "Jared liked to fly through the park on his new 18 - speed bicycle" as "fly" can imply moving quickly.
10. In part C - 2, "Army trucks and tanks thundered through the town" as "thundered" can describe a loud and imposing movement.
11. In part C - 3, "The 1,000 - foot pizza astonished everyone who saw it" as "astonished" means to cause great surprise.
12. In part C - 4, "As the fire moved closer, the homeowners became alarmed" as "alarmed" means worried or frightened.

Answer:

A.

1. astonished
2. youth
3. alarmed
4. fly

B.

1. fly
2. astonished
3. alarmed
4. thundered

C.

1. fly
2. thundered
3. astonished
4. alarmed