Sixth Grade Vocabulary worksheet with word matching exercise and a cartoon character.

You're working on a Sixth Grade Vocabulary worksheet that has two parts:

1. Write a synonym for each word (items 1–10)
2. Match each word to its definition (items 11–20)

Let’s solve both sections step by step.

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## ✔ PART 1: Write a synonym for each word

Here are common, grade-appropriate synonyms:

1. abandon → *leave, desert, quit*
➤ Example: “She decided to abandon the project.” → Synonym: desert

2. apparel → *clothing, attire, garments*
➤ Example: “The store sells children’s apparel.” → Synonym: clothing

3. boycott → *refuse, shun, avoid*
➤ Example: “They boycotted the store.” → Synonym: shun

4. concede → *admit, yield, surrender*
➤ Example: “He conceded defeat.” → Synonym: admit

5. deluge → *flood, downpour, inundation*
➤ Example: “A deluge of rain fell.” → Synonym: flood

6. eerie → *creepy, spooky, strange*
➤ Example: “The forest looked eerie at night.” → Synonym: spooky

7. former → *previous, earlier, past*
➤ Example: “My former teacher retired.” → Synonym: previous

8. genre → *type, category, kind*
➤ Example: “This book is in the mystery genre.” → Synonym: type

9. hoax → *trick, fraud, deception*
➤ Example: “It was just a hoax.” → Synonym: trick

10. labor → *work, toil, effort*
➤ Example: “Hard labor built the road.” → Synonym: work

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## ✔ PART 2: Match each word to its definition

Words:
11. jolly
12. liberty
13. meager
14. paraphrase
15. quest
16. recant
17. significant
18. tangible
19. unanimous
20. vibrant

Definitions:
A. freedom, space
B. fully engaged
C. important
D. cheerful
E. inadequate, scanty
F. to let go of a story
G. a journey with a purpose
H. summed up in your own words
I. full of energy and enthusiasm
J. perceptible by touch

Now, match them correctly:

✔ 11. jolly → D. cheerful
*(“Jolly” means happy or merry — e.g., “a jolly holiday”)*

✔ 12. liberty → A. freedom, space
*(“Liberty” = freedom from oppression or constraint)*

✔ 13. meager → E. inadequate, scanty
*(“Meager meal” = small, not enough)*

✔ 14. paraphrase → H. summed up in your own words
*(To restate something using different words)*

✔ 15. quest → G. a journey with a purpose
*(Like a “quest for knowledge” or “hero’s quest”)*

✔ 16. recant → F. to let go of a story *(or more precisely, to withdraw a statement or belief)*
*(“Recant” = to formally retract a statement — often under pressure)*

✔ 17. significant → C. important
*(“Significant results” = important results)*

✔ 18. tangible → J. perceptible by touch
*(Something you can physically feel — e.g., “tangible evidence”)*

✔ 19. unanimous → B. fully engaged ✘ — Wait! This doesn’t quite fit.

Actually, unanimous means *everyone agrees*. None of the definitions say that directly. But looking again:

Definition B. fully engaged — this is misleading. Let’s check:

Actually, “unanimous” should match with something like “all in agreement,” but it’s not listed. However, definition B might be misphrased.

Wait — perhaps B is meant to be “all in agreement”? But as written, “fully engaged” doesn’t fit.

Let’s reevaluate:

Looking at definition I: “full of energy and enthusiasm” — that fits vibrant, not unanimous.

So let’s correct:

✔ 19. unanimous → ??? Not perfectly matched. But since I = full of energy → fits vibrant

✔ 20. vibrant → I. full of energy and enthusiasm

Then what about unanimous? It should mean “all agree.” The only one left is B. fully engaged — which is a stretch, but sometimes used loosely to mean “everyone participating/involved.”

But actually, “unanimous” is best defined as “all in agreement” — and since that’s not an option, we must assume B is intended to mean “all agreed” or “complete consensus” — though poorly worded.

Alternatively, maybe there’s a typo in the worksheet.

But based on standard meanings:

- Unanimous = everyone agrees → no perfect match.
- Vibrant = lively, energetic → matches I

So perhaps B is mislabeled — but since we have to choose, let’s assign:

✔ 19. unanimous → B. fully engaged *(as a loose interpretation — though not ideal)*
✔ 20. vibrant → I. full of energy and enthusiasm

But wait — let’s double-check definition B: “fully engaged” — that’s more about participation than agreement. So perhaps unanimous doesn’t have a good match here.

However, if we look at definition H: “summed up in your own words” — already used for paraphrase.

All other definitions are taken except B and I.

So final matching:

| Word | Match |
|-------------|-------|
| 11. jolly | D |
| 12. liberty | A |
| 13. meager | E |
| 14. paraphrase | H |
| 15. quest | G |
| 16. recant | F |
| 17. significant | C |
| 18. tangible | J |
| 19. unanimous | B? ← *problematic* |
| 20. vibrant | I |

Actually, upon second thought — “unanimous” does NOT match B. fully engaged. That’s incorrect.

Perhaps B is meant to be “all in agreement” — but it’s written as “fully engaged.”

Given that, and since I clearly fits vibrant, and B is the only one left, we’ll assign unanimous → B as the best available — even though it’s inaccurate.

But let’s consider: Maybe “fully engaged” was meant for “vibrant”? No — vibrant is better with I.

Alternatively, perhaps definition B is a mistake, and it should say “all in agreement.”

In educational contexts, we sometimes have to work with imperfect materials.

✔ Best possible matching (with explanation):

- 19. unanimous → B. fully engaged *(Note: This is technically incorrect. “Unanimous” means all agree. “Fully engaged” means actively involved. But since no better match exists, we assign it here.)*
- 20. vibrant → I. full of energy and enthusiasm ✔

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## 📝 Final Answer Sheet

Part 1: Synonyms

1. abandon → desert
2. apparel → clothing
3. boycott → shun
4. concede → admit
5. deluge → flood
6. eerie → spooky
7. former → previous
8. genre → type
9. hoax → trick
10. labor → work

Part 2: Matching

11. jolly → D
12. liberty → A
13. meager → E
14. paraphrase → H
15. quest → G
16. recant → F
17. significant → C
18. tangible → J
19. unanimous → B *(note: imperfect match)*
20. vibrant → I

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## 💡 Teacher Tip:

If you’re grading or teaching this, you might want to clarify that “unanimous” should ideally match “all in agreement,” and “fully engaged” is more appropriate for words like “involved” or “committed.” This appears to be a minor error in the worksheet.

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✔ All done! You now have complete answers with explanations for both sections.