Worksheet Set - Vocabulary Builder Grade 4
SKILLS COVERED:
Homophones
Antonyms
Synonyms
Compound Words
Easily Confused Words
Idioms
Similes
Prefixes
Suffixes
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Worksheet - Vocabulary Builder Grade 4
HOMOPHONES
Circle the correct word to complete each sentence.
He caught the ball with his
bare / bear
My mother's sister is my
Throw me the
I always
knew / new
Look at how much you have
Can you
ant / aunt.
ball / bawl.
that you would love this dog.
grown / groan
lone / loan
rode / rowed / road
The car
passed / past
peace / piece.
his bicycle down to the store.
by the school this morning.
The tower was built with strong
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up since the spring.
me some money this weekend?
Someday we hope there can be world
He
hands.
steal / steel
beams.
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HOMOPHONES
Circle the correct word to complete each sentence.
He placed an
ad / add
Do you want to go to the
The floor went
in the paper for his garage sale.
beach / beech
creek / creak
I told my father that he would be
He had to
I am
went he stepped on it.
mist / missed when he was gone.
write / right
knot / not
this weekend?
a short story for homework.
going to forget my homework tonight.
whether / weather
will be sunny today?
Trees are held in the ground by their strong
roots / routes.
Do you know if the
They're / There / Their
Would / wood
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team is very good at offense.
you be able to help me with my math?
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ANTONYMS
Match the words in the right column with their antonyms.
alive
rich
boom
cry
poor
forget
laugh
low
float
stale
push
dead
fresh
top
high
wrong
right
pull
huge
south
north
sink
remember
tiny
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WORD SEARCH - ANTONYMS
Find the words in the word search.
ARRIVE
FIX
LAUGH
LIGHT
GET
HER
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THIN
LEAVE
QUIET
FALSE
LOSE
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SYNONYMS
Match the words in the right column with their synonyms.
sum
great
bad
close
kid
appear
wonderful
hit
seem
evil
pair
robber
right
child
best
melt
strike
couple
near
greatest
thief
correct
thaw
total
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COMPOUND WORDS
Write the two words that make up each compound word.
another
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clothespin
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understand
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scarecrow
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snowflake
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underground
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fireplace
_______________
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Thanksgiving
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handlebar
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gentlemen
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underwear
_______________
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landlord
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COMPOUND WORDS
Write the two words that make up each compound word.
daydream
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screwdriver
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overlook
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toothbrush
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wildcat
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applesauce
_______________
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shotgun
_______________
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landslide
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runway
_______________
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ralesnake
_______________
_______________
ponytail
_______________
_______________
splashdown
_______________
_______________
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COMPOUND WORDS
Match the words in the two columns to make a compound word.
land
back
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touch
dream
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earth
mill
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row
end
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day
board
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week
down
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+
=
out
slide
_____________________
paper
snake
_____________________
hand
boat
_____________________
key
quake
_____________________
wind
cuff
_____________________
rale
fit
_____________________
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EASILY CONFUSED WORDS
Circle the correct word to complete each sentence.
I did well on the whole test
I rounded first base
We had a
Are we
accept / except
then / than
picture / pitcher
aloud / allowed
It is very
We're / Were / Wear
They're / There / Their
tripped on the ground.
of the class taken today.
to stay up until the movie is over?
quiet / quite
She wrote in her
on the country road at night.
dairy / diary
is going to be a lemonade stand this weekend.
The shirt was far too big. It was very
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every night.
so glad you are coming this weekend.
The plane crashed landed in the middle of the
Are you
for the short answers.
all ready / already
desert / dessert.
loose / lose.
to leave for the beach?
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IDIOMS
Match the idioms in the right column with their meanings.
I'm all thumbs.
I am in trouble.
I'm in hot water.
Let's not work any more
today.
Keep your shirt on.
I won't tell anyone.
I got up on the wrong side
of the bed.
They don't agree.
Let's call it a day.
Won by a tiny bit.
They don't see eye to eye.
I am grumpy today.
Caught a cold.
Calm down.
Won by a hair.
Got sick.
Makes me crack up.
Makes me laugh.
My lips are sealed.
I am clumsy.
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IDIOMS
Match the idioms in the right column with their meanings.
Use your head.
Think it over carefully.
She's a chicken.
Do you understand?
Do you get the picture?
Tell the truth.
Keep a straight face.
It is not hard at all.
Lend me a hand.
A very long time.
Forever and a day.
Give me some help.
Come clean.
Don't laugh.
I'm all ears.
Wakes up very early.
I'm lighthearted.
I'm listening carefully.
Up with the roosters.
She is scared.
It's easy as pie.
I'm cheerful.
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SIMILIES
Complete the simile by matching the starting on the left with
the ending on the right.
Sly as a...
an arrow
Neat as a...
a bat
Smooth as...
new fallen snow
White as...
a fox
Rough as...
sandpaper
Straight as...
day
Cold as...
a baby
Sweet as...
glass
Cuddly as...
honey
Nuy as...
ice
Blind as...
a fruitcake
Plain as...
a pin
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PREFIXES
Add one of these prefixes to the begnning of each
word below to make a new word.
re
un
pre
dis
peat
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derstand
___________________
rest
___________________
dict
___________________
pare
___________________
respect
___________________
comfort
___________________
take
___________________
deem
___________________
call
___________________
direct
___________________
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SUFFIXES
Add one of these suffixes onto each word below to make a new word.
ful
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less
ish
ness
able
care
___________________
harm
___________________
child
___________________
weak
___________________
tax
___________________
forget
___________________
soft
___________________
neat
___________________
enjoy
___________________
lone
___________________
nice
___________________
ly
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