STANDARD 1.2Vocabulary & Concept Development w Grade 4

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word derivation: a word that results from manipulating or changing another word

(Apply your knowledge of word derivations to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.)

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Directions: Complete the following exercises by using the words from the box below to write an antonym for each of the underlined words or phrases. The first one has been done for you.

1.    Julia is an aerophobic person who is afraid of flying._________________________

2.    There was no quiet to be found in that noisy house._________________________

3.    Mr. Martinez had generalized training in several areas._________________________

4.    Those burnt vegetables smelled nasty._________________________

5.    Sarah politlely asked Juan not to call her names._________________________

6.    Our office has no ways to handle something quickly._________________________

7.    Bethany did poorly on her spelling test._________________________

8.    Victoria said in a wisper that she wanted to go._________________________

9.    There is a calmness in my house every morning._________________________

10.  Donte was uncaring toward Markeesha's situation._________________________

11.  I will probably forgot about your suggestion._________________________

12.  The people that stayed at the camp were old and tired._________________________

13.  The attraction is nothing like the real thing._________________________

14.  The released prisoner enjoyed his freedom._________________________

15.  Jack was always an individual who supported slavery._________________________

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indignantly    reconsider     sympathetic   specialized     captivity

techniques    excelled   astronaut       commotion    asserted

appetizing     simiulates       fugitives        abolitionist    racket

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astronaut