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Fourth Grade (Grade 4) Vocabulary Questions

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Grade 4 Root Words
The Greek root phon(o) means sound. What does microphone mean?
  1. A device to make bird sounds
  2. A sound you make when you're angry
  3. The sound dogs make when they're hungry
  4. A device that converts sound into an electrical signal
Grade 4 Prefixes
"Kenya," the teacher began, "you need to speak louder when giving an answer. Your voice is             inaudible            ." (audible)
Grade 4 Antonyms
An antonym for SLENDER is
  1. skinny.
  2. fat.
  3. nice.
  4. beautiful.
Grade 4 Homonyms CCSS: CCRA.L.1, L.4.1, L.4.1g
Which sentence is written correctly?
  1. Your a very good photographer.
  2. Today they're taking pictures of beavers.
  3. Their are two beavers making a dam.
  4. After a while, a deep pond forms their.
Grade 4 Suffixes
Use what you know about suffixes to choose the meaning for the word in (parentheses) in the sentence below.

It was the (largest) ice cream cone I had ever seen!
  1. more large
  2. less large
  3. most large
  4. unlarge
Grade 4 Root Words
The Greek root "photo" means light. What does photograph mean?
  1. process by which green plants form carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water in the presence of light
  2. person who takes pictures
  3. picture taken with a camera that directs the image of an object onto film made sensitive to light
  4. to make a copy of
Grade 4 Context Clues
What does the word "symphony" mean in the sentence below?

The audience enjoyed the composer's new symphony.
  1. Music
  2. Conductor
  3. Musician
  4. Instrument
Grade 4 Context Clues
Your plan looks good. It's time to IMPLEMENT it and see if works.

Based on the sentence above, what does IMPLEMENT mean?
  1. instrument
  2. take apart
  3. change
  4. carry out
Grade 4 Root Words CCSS: CCRA.L.4, L.4.4, L.4.4b
Any shape with four sides is a
  1. square.
  2. rectangle.
  3. parallelogram.
  4. quadrilateral.
Grade 4 Synonyms
Use what you know about synonyms to complete the analogy.

Word : term as gift :                
  1. answer
  2. present
  3. surprise
  4. freedom
Grade 4 Context Clues
What does the word "focus" mean in the sentence below?

Today's history lesson will focus on early explorers.
  1. Practice
  2. Improve
  3. Remember
  4. Concentrate
Grade 4 Context Clues
When the Pilgrims landed in what is now Massachusetts, they were afraid that the Indians would attack them. However, the Indians that they ENCOUNTERED were a peaceful and generous tribe.


What does the word ENCOUNTER mean?
  1. meet
  2. fight
  3. hide from
  4. ignore
Grade 4 Prefixes and Suffixes
What is the suffix in the word tallest?
  1. tall
  2. lest
  3. est
  4. ta
Grade 4 Context Clues
The fish were placed in the aquarium as soon as we returned home from the pet store.
AQUARIUM most likely means:
  1. a person who drinks a lot of water
  2. a swimming pool
  3. a place that has water for fish
  4. a pet store
Grade 4 Context Clues
An article in the newspaper says that the Harry Potter series is responsible for the DWINDLING number of wild owls in America. This is happening because the wild owls are being trapped and sold as pets to kids who are fans of the Harry Potter books. As you may already know, Harry has his own pet owl named Hedwig.

What does DWINDLING mean?
  1. appearing in movies
  2. becoming less
  3. flying
  4. becoming more
Grade 4 Fill in the Blank Vocabulary CCSS: CCRA.R.4, RL.4.4
Choose the word that best fills in the blank.

People liked the young president. His thick brown hair would never stay in place. This amused them. When he smiled, they smiled with him. He had a good mind. He said things in a quick, sure way. The President was                .
  1. popular
  2. clean
  3. sad
  4. tall
Grade 4 Root Words
The Latin root "rupt" means to break. What does abrupt mean?
  1. happen without warning
  2. behaving in a bad or improper way
  3. to break through a surface
  4. cut in on a discussion
Grade 4 Synonyms
Use what you know about synonyms to complete the analogy.

Mistake : error as frightened :                
  1. bold
  2. calm
  3. quiet
  4. terrified
Grade 4 Prefixes
Remember to              deactivate              your cell phone when boarding an airplane.(activate)
Grade 4 Context Clues
What do you think the capitalized word means in the following sentence?
Most kids can't RESIST eating chocolate chip cookies if they are out on the table.
  1. eat
  2. throw away
  3. stay away from
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