Fun with Words!
A Grade 4 ELA worksheet focusing on word games, including synonyms, antonyms, and analogies.
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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.
tiny
small
huge
thin
2. The quick fox ran through the forest.
slow
fast
sleepy
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 .