Name: ___________________________
What Does It Mean?
Write each underlined word in the blank. Circle the letter of the word that most closely matches the
underlined word in the sentence. Use the other words in the sentence for clues to the correct meaning.
1. U.S.A. is an acronym for United States of America.
A. description B. abbreviation C. password D. neighbor ____________________________________
2. She convinced us with her coherent argument.
A. understandable B. confusing C. long D. silly
____________________________________
3. The sweet fragrance from the roses floated across the garden.
A. pollen B. thorns C. smell D. bees
____________________________________
4. The ratio of boys to girls in my class is 1.5 to 2.
A. proportion B. grade C. desks D. group
____________________________________
5. The speaker told an amusing anecdote about his dog.
A. lie B. cure C. picture D. story
____________________________________
6. My mother inherited her green eyes from her father.
A. blinked B. donated C. received D. stared with
____________________________________
7. We laughed during the play at the dialogue between the hero and his silly partner.
A. spotlight B. conversation C. table
D. direction
____________________________________
8. The hotel had an elaborate entrance of marble columns, fresh flowers and velvet cushions.
A. wide B. plain C. grey D. fancy
____________________________________
9. The criteria for getting an A was to turn in all assignments and have a score 90% or more.
A. standards B. lunchroom C. students D. roles
____________________________________
10. The pristine water came from a high mountain stream where there was no pollution.
A. dirty B. well C. unspoiled D. ugly
____________________________________
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Key
Name: ___________________________
What Does It Mean?
Write each underlined word in the blank. Circle the letter of the word that most closely matches the
underlined word in the sentence. Use the other words in the sentence for clues to the correct meaning.
1. U.S.A. is an acronym for United States of America.
acronym
A. description B. abbreviation C. password D. neighbor ____________________________________
2. She convinced us with her coherent argument.
A. understandable B. confusing C. long D. silly
coherent
____________________________________
3. The sweet fragrance from the roses floated across the garden.
fragrance
____________________________________
A. pollen B. thorns C. smell D. bees
4. The ratio of boys to girls in my class is 1.5 to 2.
A. proportion B. grade C. desks D. group
ratio
____________________________________
5. The speaker told an amusing anecdote about his dog.
anecdote
____________________________________
A. lie B. cure C. picture D. story
6. My mother inherited her green eyes from her father.
A. blinked B. donated C. received D. stared with
inherited
____________________________________
7. We laughed during the play at the dialogue between the hero and his silly partner.
A. spotlight B. conversation C. table
D. direction
dialogue
____________________________________
8. The hotel had an elaborate entrance of marble columns, fresh flowers and velvet cushions.
A. wide B. plain C. grey D. fancy
elaborate
____________________________________
9. The criteria for getting an A was to turn in all assignments and have a score 90% or more.
A. standards B. lunchroom C. students D. roles
criteria
____________________________________
10. The pristine water came from a high mountain stream where there was no pollution.
A. dirty B. well C. unspoiled D. ugly
pristine
____________________________________
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