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Spelling Contents
1 Prefixes
1
11 What’s a Root?
69
2 NOT Prefixes
7
12 More about Roots
75
3 More Prefixes
13
13 Even More Roots!
81
4 Prefixes Everywhere!
19
14 Roots: The Final Chapter
87
5 Multiprefixed!
25
Review
93
31
15 Homophones
6 Meet the Suffixes
35
16 Harder Homophones
103
7 Total Suffixment!
41
17 Word Challenge
109
8 Is It Suffixable?
47
9 Highly Suffixous
53
10 The Last Suffixes
59
Review
Review
65
Review
i Spelling Words Index
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115
119
Prefixes
1
Keywords
A PREFIX is one or more syllables that contain meaning added to
the beginning of a word. Here are three that should look familiar:
“Pro-” means forward, positive, or supporting.
“Con-” or “com-” means with or together.
“Re-” means again.
READ the paragraph. The words in bold are your keywords.
My friends and I started a project to raise money to send to
Africa. We were confused about the process of fundraising,
so we had a meeting. It was hard to communicate or
propose any ideas because we all talked at once. We had
to repeat ourselves many times. And Melissa (my best
friend) was constantly complaining about how we were
doing things. I tried to respect her opinion, but she kept
rearranging all our plans. It was a relief when she left for
ballet class. After that, we made lots of progress and had
great ideas!
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Keywords
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
communicate
complaining
confused
constantly
process
progress
project
propose
rearranging
relief
repeat
respect
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Split It!
DPNtNVtOJtDBUF
DPNtQMBJOtJOH
DPOtGVTFE
DPOtTUBOUtMZ
QSPDtFTT
QSPHtSFTT
QSPKtFDU
QSPtQPTF
SFtBStSBOHtJOH
SFtMJFG
SFtQFBU
SFtTQFDU
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Criss Cross
FILL IN the blanks with the bold words in alphabetical order.
1.
7.
2.
8.
3.
9.
4.
10.
5.
11.
6.
12.
Across
1. progress
3. process
8. propose
Down
2.
4.
5.
6.
7.
rearranging
complaining
confused
constantly
repeat
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Word Blocks
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
represent
produce
reminding
renew
profit
competing
pronounce
construct
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Prefixes
Split It!
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Match Up
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
HINT: A prefix is usually its own syllable. Also, when a syllable ends in a
LONG vowel sound, it usually ends with a vowel, like this: patper.
TIP: You usually use “com-” when the next letter is “p,” “m,” or “b.”
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communicate
1.
complaining
2.
confused
3.
constantly
4.
process
5.
progress
6.
project
7.
propose
8.
rearranging
9.
relief
10.
repeat
11.
respect
12.
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Prefixes
Criss Cross
1
FILL IN the grid by answering the clues with keywords.
DOWN
ACROSS
1.
Improvement
2.
Putting things in a different order
3.
Method or system
4. Whining
8.
Suggest an idea
5.
Puzzled
6.
Something that never stops is done…
7. To
1
3
say again
2
4
5
6
7
8
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Prefixes
Word Blocks
FILL IN the blanks with “com” or “con,” “re,” or “pro” to make the correct word. Then FILL IN the
word blocks with words of the same shape.
Example: That show is a repeat. I’ve seen it before!
I went to the library to
new the books I haven’t finished yet.
The candy costs us $1 and we sell it for $2. That’s a dollar
My art class is working together to
How do you
struct a tower out of toothpicks.
nounce the word anemone?
We sent Jeremiah to the coach so he could
With a little help, I can
Our tennis team is
Thanks for
fit!
present the team.
duce ten chocolate cream pies a day!
peting in a major tournament.
minding me about the sneaker sale!
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7
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4th-Grade Vocabulary Success
Vocabulary Contents
1 Synonyms & Antonyms
123
9 Roots
195
2 Homophones
131
10 More Roots
203
3 Homographs
139
11 Even More Roots
211
147
12 Roots, Final Call!
219
Review
4 Prefixes
151
5 More Prefixes
159
6 Even More Prefixes
167
7 Suffixes
175
8 More Suffixes
183
Review
191
Review
i Vocabulary Words Index
227
231
Synonyms & Antonyms
1
Keywords
BtNVTF—uh-MYOOZ verb 1. to charm or entertain 2. to make smile or laugh
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Synonyms: charm, entertain, delight. Antonyms: bore, tire.
CVEtEZ—BUH-dee noun friend
Read & Replace
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Synonyms: pal, friend, chum. Antonyms: enemy, foe.
EJTtDPOtUJOtVF—DIS-kuhn-TIHN-yoo verb to stop doing something
Synonyms: stop, end, terminate. Antonyms: continue, proceed, persist.
immense
buddy
probably
polite
discontinue
enable
plunge
relax
amuse
intelligent
FOtBtCMF—ehn-AY-buhl verb to make possible
Synonyms: allow, permit, let. Antonyms: prevent, stop, prohibit.
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JNtNFOTF—ih-MEHNS adjective very large
Blank Out!
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Synonyms: huge, vast, massive. Antonyms: tiny, minute, small.
JOtUFMtMJtHFOU—ihn-TEHL-uh-juhnt adjective smart
Synonyms: smart, bright, clever. Antonyms: stupid, ignorant, dense.
QMVOHF—pluhnj verb 1. to move abruptly forward or downward 2. to thrust
into something
Synonyms: dive, plummet. Antonyms: leap, climb.
buddy
relax
probably
amuse
discontinue
intelligent
polite
enable
immense
plunge
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Tic-Tac-Toe
QPtMJUF—puh-LIT adjective showing good manners
Synonyms: respectful, courteous. Antonyms: rude, impolite, offensive.
1.
2.
3.
4.
pal, friend, ally
bore, depress, annoy
stop, halt, cease
mannerly, courteous,
considerate
QSPCtBtCMZ—PRAHB-uh-blee adverb very likely
Synonyms: likely, doubtless. Antonyms: unlikely, doubtfully.
SFtMBY—rih-LAKS verb 1. to loosen up 2. to make less strict
Synonyms: unwind, loosen up, calm down. Antonyms: tense up, stiffen, strain.
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Criss Cross
ACROSS
1. polite
2. buddy
5. immense
6. enable
7. intelligent
8. relax
DOWN
1. plunge
3. discontinue
4. amuse
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Read & Replace
3 Check It!
Page 6
READ the paragraph. The bold words are SYNONYMS to the keywords.
Synonyms are words that have the same meanings, like small and little. Then
FILL IN the blanks in the second paragraph with keywords.
amuse
Petal Power
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
buddy
enable
immense
intelligent
probably
buddy
intelligent plunge
enable
immense
discontinue
polite
probably
relax
Dear Mom and Dad,
Thanks for the 1
care package you sent.
IVHF
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Night & Day
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
i
j
a
c
f
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
e
h
d
g
b
My 2
Rick 3
QBM
ate half
RVJUFMJLFMZ
the cookies by himself. I was 4
but made
DPVSUFPVT
him 5
pigging out! The money you included
TUPQ
will 6
me to buy some snacks at the
BMMPX
Trading Post. Right now, though, it’s so hot I need to take
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Blank Out!
8
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
polite
intelligent
discontinue
probably
amuse
buddy
enable
plunge
relax
immense
in the cool water. Then I will
EJWF
and let my friends 9
VOXJOE
FOUFSUBJO
me with their stupid jokes. (Don’t get me wrong—my friends
are very 10
. It’s just their jokes that aren’t!)
TNBSU
Can’t wait to see you on Visiting Day!
Max
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Blank Out!
1
FILL IN the blanks with keywords. Each sentence contains an ANTONYM of a keyword in bold.
Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings, like fast and slow.
amuse
buddy
enable
immense
discontinue
intelligent
plunge
polite
probably
relax
1.
At first she was my FOFNZ, but now she’s my
2.
If studying made you UFOTF, you can
3.
It seemed VOMJLFMZ that she would win, but she will
.
by shooting some hoops.
be the class
president.
4.
Though the first act might CPSF you, the second one will definitely
you.
5.
Hit “OK” to LFFQHPJOH or “Cancel” to
6.
Many people think birds are TUVQJE, but they are actually very
7.
Even though my brother is SVEF to me, I try to be
8.
Playing basketball might QSFWFOU you from getting better, but staying home will
.
.
to him.
you to get well.
9.
We walked through a MJUUMF park
and then got to an
field.
10.
The rollercoaster DMJNCFE to
the top before it began to
downward.
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Tic-Tac-Toe
PLAY Tic-tac-toe with synonyms and antonyms. CIRCLE any word that is a synonym to the blue
word. PUT an X through any antonyms. When you find three synonyms or antonyms in a row, you
are a winner! The line can go up and down, across, or diagonally.
HINT: If you find a word you don’t know, check a dictionary or thesaurus.
Example:
GBTU
slow
rapid
crawling
racing
quick
speedy
swift
sluggish
lazy
CVEEZ
BNVTF
opponent
rival
partner
entertain
chum
enemy
foe
please
pal
friend
ally
aggravate
EJTDPOUJOVF
bore
make laugh
depress
annoy
annoy
charm
QPMJUF
stop
start
abort
mannerly
courteous
considerate
halt
continue
maintain
respectful
rude
impolite
cease
quit
continue
crude
refined
nasty
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Reading Comprehension Contents
Before You Read
1 Get Ready to Read
237
2 What Do You Know?
245
While You Read
3 Read between the Lines
253
4 Fact & Opinion
261
5 Every Picture Tells a Story 269
6 Main Ideas & Details
277
7 Question Busters!
285
8 More Question Busters!
293
After You Read
9 Compare & Contrast
301
Get Ready to Read
When you’re getting ready to read, you should think ahead.
Ask yourself what you think you’ll find out. Then, when
you’re done reading, look and see if what you read had all the
answers to your questions.
Say you’re going to read this article: “200 Years of Bicycles.”
Before you read, CHECK the box of each question you think this article
will answer. (Don’t try to answer the questions yet.) CROSS OUT the
questions you don’t think will be answered.
T
T
T
1.
1
3Check It!
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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Around 1818.
X
Pedals.
X
They don’t use
fuel or cause
pollution.
When were bicycles invented?
2. Who
invented the wheel?
3. What
was missing from the first bicycles?
Page 2
T
T
4. When
5. Why
was Susan B. Anthony born?
might bicycles replace cars?
Now, READ the article.
Ask Questions!
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
200 Years of Bicycles
Bikes have come a long way since they were invented
around 1818 in France. The first bicycles didn’t even have
pedals, you just pushed them along the ground with your
feet! Now, almost 200 years later, we’ve got special bikes
for roads, trails, and racing. Since bikes don’t burn fuel
or pollute the air, they may start to replace cars. Already,
bicycles make up 40 percent of all traffic in the European
city of Amsterdam. Even some American cities, like Portland,
Oregon, are making cars give way to bikes on their streets.
So start pedaling!
Go back and FILL IN the blanks in the questions you checked. Do you
have all the answers? What about the questions you crossed out? Were you
right?
1895
X
43
Asheville, North Carolina
X
Biltmore
8000 acres
X
George Vanderbilt
X
Page 3
Ask Questions!
Suggestions:
-How long did it take to build?
-How much did it cost?
-What can you do for fun at
Biltmore?
-What did Biltmore have that
other homes of the time
didn’t have?
Page 4
Ask Questions!
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Rocky Mountains
X
No
150
X
7–17
$3000 per session
X
Yes
Every night, weather
permitting
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Get Ready to Read
Ask Questions!
3Check It!
Page 6
Ask Questions!
Suggestions:
-What can you do on Lake MacShane?
-What sports tournaments are there?
-What does “Kimimela” mean?
-Are boys allowed at Camp Kimimela?
-About how many campers are there?
-What are the cabins like?
Page 7
Say you’re going to read this article: “The Biggest Home in America.”
Before you read, CHECK the box of each question you think this article
will answer. CROSS OUT the questions you don’t think will be answered.
T
1.
When was the biggest home built?
T
2.
What is the capital of Kentucky?
T
3.
How many bathrooms does the biggest home have?
T
4.
Where is the biggest home in America?
T
5.
Did Ben Franklin really discover electricity?
T
6.
What is the biggest home called?
T
7.
How big is the backyard of the biggest home?
T
8.
Why can’t penguins fly?
T
9.
Who built the biggest home?
T
10.
Is there a law that says kids can’t stay up all night?
Ask Questions!
Possible Questions:
-What is the nose made out of?
-What is inside my nose?
-Why do we have snot?
-Why do we sneeze?
-How do we smell things?
Page 8
Ask Questions!
Did the article answer all of
your questions?
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1
Now, READ the article.
The Biggest Home in America
Would you like to live in the biggest home in America? Then head down to
Asheville, North Carolina. That’s where you’ll find Biltmore––a palace built by
millionaire George Vanderbilt in 1895. Don’t forget to pack your swing set––
Biltmore’s backyard covers 8000 acres! And you’ll need lots of toilet paper for
the 43 bathrooms. There’s also an indoor pool and bowling alley, just in case you
get bored. The house took more than six years to build. No one’s sure how much
it cost, but consider this: it had electric lights, indoor bathrooms, central heating,
and an elevator during a time when most people were still using outhouses and
oil lamps!
Go back and FILL IN the blanks in the questions you checked. Do you have all the answers?
WRITE down three more questions that this article answers.
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Copyright © 2009 by Sylvan Learning, Inc.
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Published in the United States by Random House, Inc., New York, and in Canada by Random
House of Canada Limited, Toronto.
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Created by Smarterville Productions LLC
Cover and Interior Photos: Jonathan Pozniak
Cover and Interior Illustrations: Duendes del Sur
First Edition
ISBN: 978-0-375-43007-7
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