Grade 4 students order synonyms by intensity to study shades of meaning along clear scales like small to gigantic, warm to scalding, and happy to ecstatic. Three sentence corrections fix mismatched intensity, four fills identify the strongest synonym in each set, and two short answers ask Grade 4 writers to rank synonyms and explain their thesaurus choices. This Grade 4 worksheet supports classroom practice, homework, or vocabulary stations for word study.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1. Fix the sentence:
The mouse was gigantic compared to the elephant standing nearby.
Rewrite: The mouse was tiny compared to the elephant standing nearby.
2. Fix the sentence:
After running ten miles, Jamal felt slightly tired and ready for more practice.
Rewrite: After running ten miles, Jamal felt exhausted and ready for a long rest.
3. Fix the sentence:
The minuscule mountain towered over every cloud in the sky above us.
Rewrite: The enormous mountain towered over every cloud in the sky above us.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. On the size scale small, tiny, minuscule, the most intense word meaning the very smallest is minuscule.
2. Large, huge, and gigantic are synonyms; the word with the greatest intensity of size is gigantic.
3. Warm, hot, and scalding describe heat; the most intense Grade 4 synonym is scalding.
4. Happy, joyful, and ecstatic show feelings; the synonym with the strongest shade of meaning is ecstatic.
Part C: Short Answer
Answer each question in one or two complete sentences.
1. Order these synonyms from least to most intense and explain: cool, cold, freezing.
Cool is least intense, then cold, then freezing. The shade of meaning grows stronger as the temperature drops, with freezing showing the most intense cold on the scale.
2. Order these synonyms from least to most intense and explain: like, love, adore.
Like is least intense, then love, then adore. Each synonym shows a stronger shade of meaning, with adore expressing the deepest feeling on the scale.
Synonyms and Antonyms
★ Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1) Fix the sentence:
The mouse was gigantic compared to the elephant standing nearby.
Rewrite: The mouse was tiny compared to the elephant standing nearby.
2) Fix the sentence:
After running ten miles, Jamal felt slightly tired and ready for more practice.
Rewrite: After running ten miles, Jamal felt exhausted and ready for a long rest.
3) Fix the sentence:
The minuscule mountain towered over every cloud in the sky above us.
Rewrite: The enormous mountain towered over every cloud in the sky above us.
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) On the size scale small, tiny, minuscule, the most intense word meaning the very smallest is minuscule.
2) Large, huge, and gigantic are synonyms; the word with the greatest intensity of size is gigantic.
3) Warm, hot, and scalding describe heat; the most intense Grade 4 synonym is scalding.
4) Happy, joyful, and ecstatic show feelings; the synonym with the strongest shade of meaning is ecstatic.
★ Part C: Short Answer
Answer each question in one or two complete sentences.
1) Order these synonyms from least to most intense and explain: cool, cold, freezing.
Cool is least intense, then cold, then freezing. The shade of meaning grows stronger as the temperature drops, with freezing showing the most intense cold on the scale.
2) Order these synonyms from least to most intense and explain: like, love, adore.
Like is least intense, then love, then adore. Each synonym shows a stronger shade of meaning, with adore expressing the deepest feeling on the scale.
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