Vocabulary Skills for 4th Graders

What does the word 'benevolent' mean?

• Kind and charitable; showing goodwill.

• Selfish and greedy; showing hostility.

• Indifferent and apathetic; lacking concern.

• Deceitful and manipulative; showing malice.

Choose the synonym for 'happy': joyful, sad, angry.

• discontent

• joyful

• frustrated

• miserable

What is the antonym of 'difficult'?

• arduous

• complex

• easy

• challenging

Use the word 'enormous' in a sentence.

• She bought an enormous book about history.

• The enormous car was parked in the garage.

• The enormous cat slept on the windowsill.

• The enormous elephant wandered through the savannah.

What does the prefix 'un-' mean in the word 'unhappy'?

• a state of joy

• happy or content

• to make happy

• not or opposite of

Identify the suffix in the word 'carefully'.

• -care

• -ly

• -fullying

• -fully

What is a word that means the same as 'quick'?

• fast

• slow

• lazy

• delayed

Fill in the blank: The cat was very _______ (agile, heavy, slow).

• clumsy

• lazy

• awkward

• agile

What does the word 'predict' mean?

• To describe something in detail after it occurs.

• To confirm what has already happened.

• To guess randomly without any basis.

• To declare or indicate in advance what will happen.

Which word is related to 'transport': carry, eat, sleep?

• drive

• jump

• swim

• carry