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Fun with Words!

A Grade 4 ELA worksheet focusing on word games, including synonyms, antonyms, and analogies.

Grade 4 ELA GrammarLanguage and VocabularyWord Games
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Multiple ChoiceFill in the BlanksMatchingShort Answer

Standards

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.5.CCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.5.B

Topics

ELAGrade 4Word GamesVocabularySynonymsAntonymsAnalogies
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Fun with Words!

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Read each section carefully and follow the directions. Show your best work!

Choose the word that means the same or almost the same as the underlined word.

1. The giant dog was very large.

a

tiny

b

small

c

huge

d

thin

2. The quick fox ran through the forest.

a

slow

b

fast

c

sleepy

d

lazy

Fill in the blank with a word that means the opposite of the underlined word.

1. The sun shines bright during the day, but it is   at night.

2. The water was hot, so I added some cold water to make it  .

3. My friend lives far away, but my cousin lives  .

Match the word on the left to the word that completes the analogy on the right.

1. Up is to down as in is to:

 

a. happy

2. Hot is to cold as big is to:

 

b. out

3. Day is to night as good is to:

 

c. small

4. Fast is to slow as wet is to:

 

d. bad

5. Laugh is to cry as smile is to:

 

e. frown

6. Boy is to girl as man is to:

 

f. dry

7. Happy is to sad as full is to:

 

g. woman

8. Open is to close as start is to:

 

h. empty

9. Dog is to bark as cat is to:

 

i. meow

10. Bird is to fly as fish is to:

 

j. finish

11. Sun is to day as moon is to:

 

k. swim

12. King is to queen as prince is to:

 

l. night

13. Hand is to glove as foot is to:

 

m. princess

14. Tree is to forest as fish is to:

 

n. sock

15. Pencil is to write as book is to:

 

o. school

16. Water is to drink as food is to:

 

p. eat

17. Kitten is to cat as puppy is to:

 

q. dog

18. Apple is to fruit as carrot is to:

 

r. ocean

19. Car is to drive as boat is to:

 

s. vegetable

20. Teacher is to school as doctor is to:

 

t. hospital

Write two sentences. In the first sentence, use a synonym for the word 'happy'. In the second sentence, use an antonym for the word 'happy'.

Create your own analogy. Complete the sentence below:

  is to   as   is to  .