Exploring vocabulary - Muschla Gary R. 2012

Measuring the clouds
Descriptive words, I

This instrument is used to measure the height of clouds. What is it?

To answer the question, read each sentence below. Replace each underlined word or phrase with the word that has a similar meaning. Choose your answers from the words after each sentence. Write the letter of each answer in the space above its sentence number at the bottom of the page.

1. Norman Rockwell is a well-known America painter.

E. famous

I. fantastic

O. different

2. Bryan had a minor cold, but he is better now.

U. dense

O. slender

I. slight

3. The ice-cream shop had various flavors to choose from.

E. expensive

O. different

A. delicate

4. Our vacation was costly, but we enjoyed every minute of it.

I. fantastic

A. minor

E. expensive

5. The stream was shallow and not wide.

E. narrow

O. harsh

Y. delicate

6. Even though I was half-asleep, I tried to stay awake to watch the end of the game.

S. honored

L. drowsy

M. alert

7. Looking at the thick weeds, Tom wondered how he would ever clean out the flower bed.

S. strange

N. harsh

R. dense

8. The flower pot was beautifully made.

P. expensive

M. exquisite

H. weird

9. The lofty peaks of the mountain range were snow-capped.

C. towering

A. various

L. narrow

10. Some people believe that fantastic beings from outer space have visited Earth.

M. different

H. imposing

T. strange