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Volume 4, Number 28, April 19, 1999
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Using A Dictionary - Comparing Words
Use a dictionary to help you answer the questions.
1. What do “reptile” and “tomato” have in common?
a. Both words refer to vertebrates.
b. They are antonyms.
c. Each has more than one correct pronunciation.
d. Both words never begin with a capital letter.
2. What do “chic” and “ache” have in common?
a. They have the same vowel sound.
b. They end with the same consonant sound.
c. They begin with a consonant.
d. They are synonyms.
3. What do “enrage” and “infuriate” have in common?
a. They are synonyms.
b. They are antonyms.
c. They are homonyms.
d. They are homographs.
4. What do “flammable” and “inflammable” have in common?
a. They are synonyms.
b. They are antonyms.
c. They are homonyms.
d. They are homographs.
5. What do “appropriate” and “inappropriate” have in common?
a. They are synonyms.
b. They are antonyms.
c. They are homonyms.
d. They are homographs.
6. What do “snooze” and “cruise” have in common?
a. They are not nouns.
b. They are not verbs.
c. They begin with the same sound.
d. They rhyme.
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