Choose a sentence that uses a synonym of the underlined word.

He yearned to return to his hometown after so many years away.
A. He refused to return to his hometown after so many years away.
B. He wanted to return to his hometown after so many years away.
C. He decided to return to his hometown after so many years away.
That's Correct!
It's Wrong!

The synonym of yearn is want. Yearn and want both mean to desire. These two words have the same meaning in the sentence:

     He yearned to return to his hometown after so many years away. He wanted to return to his hometown after so many years away.

You May Like

math-quizzes

Angles

Grade 3, 4

Angles

start
language-arts-quizzes

Antonyms Synonyms

Grade 3, 4

Antonyms Synonyms

start
science-quizzes

Organisms

Grades 1 to 5

Organisms

start
language-arts-quizzes

Preposition

Grade 1, 2, 3

Preposition

start
language-arts-quizzes

Parts of Speech

Grade 2, 3, 4, 5

Parts of Speech

start
language-arts-quizzes

Pronoun

Grades 1 to 5

Pronoun

start
math-quizzes

Number

Grade 1, 2

Number

start
language-arts-quizzes

NOUNS

Grades 1 to 5

NOUNS

start

Key Data

Questions
8
Grade
3
Theme
Antonyms Synonyms
Passing score
80%

Progress

8 Incorrect
10 Correct
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Restart