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SUCCESSVOCABULARY

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Solid vocabulary knowledge not only prepares fourth-graders for academic success—it makes them stronger readers. The teacher-reviewed, curriculum-based activities and exercises in this workbook will help your children catch up, keep up, and get ahead. Best of all, they’ll have lots of fun doing it! Some of the great features you’ll fi nd inside are:

TIC-TAC-TOEHelps kids distinguish between synonyms and antonyms. Find three synonyms or antonyms in a row, and win!

COMBO MAMBOReviews word roots by having kids create all the words they can from a given root.

CHOPPING BLOCKTeaches suffi xes by having kids “chop off” the suffi xes of words.

HOMOPHONE HOPSCOTCHShows different spellings of homophones by having kids fi ll in hopscotch boards with homophones of the same word.

Plus!CHECK IT! STRIPS Reinforce concepts and build confi dence as kids check their own work.

Give your child’s grades and confi dence a boost with 4th Grade Vocabulary Success.

SYLVAN LEARNING has been the premier provider of tutoring services in North America for 30 years. With over 1,100 learning centers in the U.S. and Canada, Sylvan has helped

millions of children in grades pre-K through 12 realize their full potential. Sylvan provides individualized tutoring in its centers, at home, and online

in subjects including reading, math, writing, and study skills. Visit www.educate.com to learn more.

2 MILLION INDIVIDUAL SUCCESS STORIES (and COUNTING!) 4th GRADE

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SUCCESSVOCABULARY

A guide to building better Vocabulary skills based on Sylvan’s

proven techniques for successan’s s

ACTIVITIES, EXERCISES, AND TIPS TO HELP CATCH UP, KEEP UP, AND GET AHEAD

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Solid vocabulary knowledge not only prepares fourth-graders for academic success—it makes them stronger readers. The teacher-reviewed, curriculum-based activities and exercises in this workbook will help your children catch up, keep up, and get ahead. Best of all, they’ll have lots of fun doing it! Some of the great features you’ll fi nd inside are:

TIC-TAC-TOEHelps kids distinguish between synonyms and antonyms. Find three synonyms or antonyms in a row, and win!

COMBO MAMBOReviews word roots by having kids create all the words they can from a given root.

CHOPPING BLOCKTeaches suffi xes by having kids “chop off” the suffi xes of words.

HOMOPHONE HOPSCOTCHShows different spellings of homophones by having kids fi ll in hopscotch boards with homophones of the same word.

Plus!CHECK IT! STRIPS Reinforce concepts and build confi dence as kids check their own work.

Give your child’s grades and confi dence a boost with 4th Grade Vocabulary Success.

SYLVAN LEARNING has been the premier provider of tutoring services in North America for 30 years. With over 1,100 learning centers in the U.S. and Canada, Sylvan has helped

millions of children in grades pre-K through 12 realize their full potential. Sylvan provides individualized tutoring in its centers, at home, and online

in subjects including reading, math, writing, and study skills. Visit www.educate.com to learn more.

2 MILLION INDIVIDUAL SUCCESS STORIES (and COUNTING!) 4th GRADE

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Contents

1 Synonyms & Antonyms 1

2 Homophones 9

3 Homographs 17

Review 25

4 Melting Pot 29

5 Prefixes 33

6 More Prefixes 41

7 Even More Prefixes 49

8 Suffixes 57

9 More Suffixes 65

Review 73

10 Melting Pot 77

11 Roots 81

12 More Roots 89

13 Even More Roots 97

14 Roots, Final Call! 105

Review 113

Index 117i

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Checking your answers is part of the learning.Each section of the workbook begins with an easy-to-use Check It! strip.1. Before beginning the activities, cut out the Check It! strip.2. As you complete the activities on each page, check your answers.3. If you fi nd an error, you can correct it yourself.

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Synonyms & Antonyms

1Keywords

—uh-MYOOZ verb 1. to charm or entertain 2. to make smile or laugh

Synonyms: charm, entertain, delight. Antonyms: bore, tire.

—BUH-dee noun friend

Synonyms: pal, friend, chum. Antonyms: enemy, foe.

—DIS-kuhn-TIHN-yoo verb to stop doing something

Synonyms: stop, end, terminate. Antonyms: continue, proceed, persist.

—ehn-AY-buhl verb to make possible

Synonyms: allow, permit, let. Antonyms: prevent, stop, prohibit.

—ih-MEHNS adjective very large

Synonyms: huge, vast, massive. Antonyms: tiny, minute, small.

—ihn-TEHL-uh-juhnt adjective smart

Synonyms: smart, bright, clever. Antonyms: stupid, ignorant, dense.

—pluhnj verb 1. to move abruptly forward or downward 2. to thrust

into something

Synonyms: dive, plummet. Antonyms: leap, climb.

—puh-LIT adjective showing good manners

Synonyms: respectful, courteous. Antonyms: rude, impolite, offensive.

—PRAHB-uh-blee adverb very likely

Synonyms: likely, doubtless. Antonyms: unlikely, doubtfully.

—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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Page 5

Read & Replace

Blank Out!

Criss Cross

Tic-Tac-Toe

1. immense

2. buddy

3. probably

4. polite

5. discontinue

6. enable

7. plunge

8. relax

9. amuse

10. intelligent

1. buddy

2. relax

3. probably

4. amuse

5. discontinue

6. intelligent

7. polite

8. enable

9. immense

10. plunge

1. pal, friend, ally

2. bore, depress, annoy

3. stop, halt, cease

4. mannerly, courteous,

considerate

ACROSS 1. polite

2. buddy

5. immense

6. enable

7. intelligent

8. relax

DOWN 1. plunge

3. discontinue

4. amuse

3Check It!

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Read & Replace READ the paragraph. The boldwords 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 buddy enable immense discontinue

intelligent plunge polite probably relax

Synonyms & Antonyms

Dear Mom and Dad,

Thanks for the care package you sent.

My Rick ate half

the cookies by himself. I was but made

him pigging out! The money you included

will me to buy some snacks at the

Trading Post. Right now, though, it’s so hot I need to take

a in the cool water. Then I will

and let my friends

me with their stupid jokes. (Don’t get me wrong—my friends

are very . It’s just their jokes that aren’t!)

Can’t wait to see you on Visiting Day!

Max

Page 6Petal Power

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Night & Day

Blank Out!

1. i

2. j

3. a

4. c

5. f

6. e

7. h

8. d

9. g

10. b

1. buddy

2. enable

3. immense

4. intelligent

5. probably

1. polite

2. intelligent

3. discontinue

4. probably

5. amuse

6. buddy

7. enable

8. plunge

9. relax

10. immense

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2

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3Check It!


Synonyms & Antonyms

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amuse buddy enable immense discontinue

intelligent plunge polite probably relax

Blank Out!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.

1. At first she was my , but now she’s my .

2. If studying made you , you can by shooting some hoops.

3. It seemed that she would win, but she will be the class

president.

4. Though the first act might you, the second one will definitely

you.

5. Hit “OK” to or “Cancel” to .

6. Many people think birds are , but they are actually very .

7. Even though my brother is to me, I try to be to him.

8. Playing basketball might you from getting better, but staying home will

you to get well.

9. We walked through a park

and then got to an

field.

10. The rollercoaster to

the top before it began to

downward.

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Tic-Tac-ToePLAY 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.

Synonyms & Antonyms

stop start abort

halt continue maintain

cease quit continue

opponent rival partner

chum enemy foe

pal friend ally

mannerly courteous considerate

respectful rude impolite

crude refined nasty

entertain bore make laugh

please depress annoy

aggravate annoy charm

Example:

slow rapid lazy

crawling racing quick

speedy swift sluggish

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Synonyms & Antonyms

Criss CrossFILL IN the grid by answering the clues with keywords. The clues are all synonyms of the keywords.

ACROSS

1. Say thank you to be _____.

2. To be safe, stick with your ____ on

the field trip.

5. The size of an elephant

6. Help something happen

7. Smart

8. Let loose

DOWN

1. When you don’t hesitate to get in

the pool

3 Cease

4. Delight

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2

4

5

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6

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Synonyms & Antonyms

Petal PowerThe petals around the flowers are ANTONYMS to the word in the center. Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings, like tiny and huge. READ the words around each flower. Then WRITE the keyword that’s their antonym in the center.

1. enemy 2. prevent

3.

itty-bitty w

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tiny

small

opponent

foe

rival

forbid

stop

block

4.

dense

dumb

foolish

stupid 5.

uncertainly u

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doubtfully

questionably

buddy enable immense intelligent probably

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Synonyms & Antonyms

1Night & DayMATCH each word in the moon column to its antonym in the sun column.

1. plunge a. prevent

2. probably b. enemy

3. enable c. rude

4. polite d. keep going

5. intelligent e. small

6. immense f. stupid

7. relax g. bore

8. discontinue h. tense up

9. amuse i. climb

10. buddy j. unlikely

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Synonyms & Antonyms

1. Saying “please” and “thank you” is being .

2. Someone who gets straight A’s is .

3. When you no longer want a magazine subscription, you it.

4. I brought my umbrella because the weather report said that it would

rain.

5. Jokes and riddles us.

6. I like to hang out with my .

7. When you help someone get something done, you them.

8. If it’s hot tomorrow, let’s into a cool pool.

9. After raking leaves for hours, I like to .

10. Something humongous is .

Blank Out! FILL in the blanks with keywords.

3Check It!Cut out the Check It! section on page 1, and see if you got the answers right.

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