Vocabulary Skills for 4th Graders

What does the word 'predict' mean?

• To declare or indicate in advance what will happen.

• To ignore future possibilities completely.

• To guess the outcome without any basis.

• To analyze past events and draw conclusions.

Choose a synonym for 'happy': a) sad b) joyful c) angry

• excited

• nervous

• bored

• joyful

What is the antonym of 'difficult'?

• challenging

• easy

• complex

• arduous

Use the word 'enormous' in a sentence.

• The enormous cat slept on the windowsill.

• She bought an enormous pizza for dinner.

• The enormous book was too heavy to carry.

• The enormous elephant walked gracefully through the savannah.

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

• to change completely

• the same as

• not or opposite of

• to increase

Identify the suffix in the word 'carefully'.

• -fullying

• -fully

• -ly

• -care

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

• hinder

• ignore

• neglect

• aid

If 'playful' means full of play, what does 'thoughtful' mean?

• full of energy and excitement

• full of thought or consideration

• full of joy and laughter

• full of noise and chaos

What is the root word in 'disagree'?

• agreement

• agreeable

• disagree

• agree

Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: 'The cat is very ___ (small, smaller, smallest) than the dog.'

• big

• huge

• smaller

• large