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English Language: Elementary School: Grades 3, 4 and 5 Quiz - Grade 4 Language - Improving Vocabulary 1 (Questions)

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One way to improve your vocabulary is by learning antonyms and synonyms. An antonym is a word that has a meaning that is the opposite of the word given, for example: 'good-bad'; cold-hot; brave-cowardly.

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When writing it's useful to have a choice of words that mean near-enough the same thing, otherwise your writing is dull and repetitive. Like this:

I went to the park. It was nice. I had a good time. The weather was nice. For dinner we had pizza. It was good and nice.

I'm sure you can do better than that! In this elementary school quiz you are going to get some more practice in improving your English vocabulary. If you come across any new words in this quiz, try to remember them.

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1.

Which word is an antonym of the word given?
reliable (adjective)

[ ]	dependable
[ ]	trustworthy
[ ]	undependable
[ ]	unfailing

2.

Which word is an antonym of the word given?
tough (adjective)

[ ]	robust
[ ]	sturdy
[ ]	strong
[ ]	weak

3.

What is the meaning of the capitalized word based on the synonym in the sentence?
Our mother was CORDIAL to any guest so that they would feel at home.

[ ]	angry
[ ]	distrustful
[ ]	confused
[ ]	friendly

4.

Which word is an antonym of the word given?
danger (noun)

[ ]	risk
[ ]	safety
[ ]	peril
[ ]	jeopardy

5.

Which word is an antonym of the word given?
detest (verb)

[ ]	loathe
[ ]	adore
[ ]	abhor
[ ]	despise

6.

What is the meaning of the capitalized word based on the synonym in the sentence?
The population in the city was so DENSE because it was always crowded.

[ ]	small
[ ]	silent
[ ]	full
[ ]	heavy

7.

What is the meaning of the capitalized word based on the synonym in the sentence?
We LOATHED the movie and would never see it again.

[ ]	loved
[ ]	wished
[ ]	followed
[ ]	hated

8.

Which word is an antonym of the word given?
misplace (verb)

[ ]	find
[ ]	lose
[ ]	mislay
[ ]	forget

9.

What is the meaning of the capitalized word based on the synonym in the sentence?
My dad would CONSENT for me to go on the field trip, so I went.

[ ]	think
[ ]	help
[ ]	allow
[ ]	forbid

10.

What is the meaning of the capitalized word based on the synonym in the sentence?
There was a MASSIVE storm last night so there was a lot of damage.

[ ]	small
[ ]	huge
[ ]	recent
[ ]	modern

English Language: Elementary School: Grades 3, 4 and 5 Quiz - Grade 4 Language - Improving Vocabulary 1 (Answers)

1.

Which word is an antonym of the word given?
reliable (adjective)

[ ]	dependable
[ ]	trustworthy
[x]	undependable
[ ]	unfailing

The other words are synonyms of 'reliable'

2.

Which word is an antonym of the word given?
tough (adjective)

[ ]	robust
[ ]	sturdy
[ ]	strong
[x]	weak

The other words are synonyms of 'tough'

3.

What is the meaning of the capitalized word based on the synonym in the sentence?
Our mother was CORDIAL to any guest so that they would feel at home.

[ ]	angry
[ ]	distrustful
[ ]	confused
[x]	friendly

Since the mother is the host and wants the guests to feel at home, she would be friendly

4.

Which word is an antonym of the word given?
danger (noun)

[ ]	risk
[x]	safety
[ ]	peril
[ ]	jeopardy

The other words are synonyms of 'danger'

5.

Which word is an antonym of the word given?
detest (verb)

[ ]	loathe
[x]	adore
[ ]	abhor
[ ]	despise

The other words are synonyms of 'detest'

6.

What is the meaning of the capitalized word based on the synonym in the sentence?
The population in the city was so DENSE because it was always crowded.

[ ]	small
[ ]	silent
[x]	full
[ ]	heavy

When something is dense, it is full or crowded

7.

What is the meaning of the capitalized word based on the synonym in the sentence?
We LOATHED the movie and would never see it again.

[ ]	loved
[ ]	wished
[ ]	followed
[x]	hated

Since the people would not see the movie again, they hated it

8.

Which word is an antonym of the word given?
misplace (verb)

[x]	find
[ ]	lose
[ ]	mislay
[ ]	forget

The other words are synonyms of 'misplace'

9.

What is the meaning of the capitalized word based on the synonym in the sentence?
My dad would CONSENT for me to go on the field trip, so I went.

[ ]	think
[ ]	help
[x]	allow
[ ]	forbid

Consent means that you would be allowed to do something like go on a field trip

10.

What is the meaning of the capitalized word based on the synonym in the sentence?
There was a MASSIVE storm last night so there was a lot of damage.

[ ]	small
[x]	huge
[ ]	recent
[ ]	modern

Since there was a lot of damage, it would have been a huge storm