Students practice identifying and using antonyms by correcting a story with given word pairs.
Worksheet titled "Fix the Story With Antonyms" featuring a story with numbered words to be replaced with antonyms, including a section for students to write their answers.
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Let's solve this "Fix the Story with Antonyms" worksheet step by step.
- The story contains words that are antonyms (opposites) of the bolded word.
- We need to replace each bolded word with its antonym so the story makes sense.
- Then, write the new word in the numbered blank.
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> Felix and Diego were absent on the day of the test. When they left¹ at school the following night², they had to go to a different room to give³ the test. They were calm⁴ because they were not really prepared but decided to give it their worst⁵ try. Felix’s pencil mended⁶ twice during the test because he was pressing too softly⁷. He finally took a shallow⁸ breath and calmed up⁹. At the different¹⁰ time, Diego was uncoupled¹¹, carefully reading and then erasing¹² in the bubbles to answer the questions. He started¹³ too quickly to do a poor¹⁴ job of it, so he decided to look recklessly¹⁵ back over each question to make sure he had the incorrect¹⁶ answer. Both girls¹⁷ spent most of the evening¹⁸ until lunch time playing¹⁹ on the test. They were very anxious²⁰ when they were finally able to finish and turn their tests out²¹. They hurried back to their classroom just in time to get their lunch money so they could line up with everyone else to sell²² lunch. They decided to try harder not to be absent on a test day again!
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Now, let’s go through each number and find the antonym that makes the sentence make sense.
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- Original: "When they left¹ at school..." → "left" is the bolded word.
- But the instruction says: “Antonyms are two words that mean the opposite or nearly the opposite of each other.”
- So we need to replace left with its antonym → arrived
✔ Answer: arrived
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- Original: "the following night²" → "night" is bolded.
- Antonym of night = morning
✔ Answer: morning
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- "to give³ the test" → "give" is bolded.
- Antonym of give = take
✔ Answer: take
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- "They were calm⁴" → calm is bolded.
- Antonym of calm = nervous
✔ Answer: nervous
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- "give it their worst⁵ try" → worst is bolded.
- Antonym of worst = best
✔ Answer: best
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- "Felix’s pencil mended⁶ twice" → mended means fixed.
- Antonym of mended = broke
✔ Answer: broke
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- "pressing too softly⁷" → softly is bolded.
- Antonym of softly = hard
✔ Answer: hard
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- "took a shallow⁸ breath" → shallow is bolded.
- Antonym of shallow = deep
✔ Answer: deep
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- "calmed up⁹" → "calmed up" is odd; likely meant to be "calmed down".
- But "up" is bolded? Actually, the phrase is "calmed up", which is incorrect.
- Antonym of "calmed" would be "excited", but the structure is off.
Wait — perhaps "calmed up" is a typo or misphrasing.
But the instruction says: “Replace each bolded word with an antonym.”
The bolded word is “up” in “calmed up”? That doesn’t make sense.
Wait — looking closely:
"calmed up⁹" — probably “up” is the bolded word? But “up” isn’t the key word.
Actually, rechecking:
It says “calmed up⁹” — likely the intended phrase is “calmed down”, so “up” might be a mistake.
But the bolded word is “up” — antonym of “up” is down.
So replacing “up” with “down” → “calmed down” → makes sense.
✔ Answer: down
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- "At the different¹⁰ time" → “different” is bolded.
- Antonym of different = same
✔ Answer: same
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- "Diego was uncoupled¹¹" → uncoupled is bolded.
- Antonym of uncoupled = coupled
✔ Answer: coupled
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- "then erasing¹² in the bubbles" → erasing is bolded.
- Antonym of erasing = filling (as in filling in the bubble)
✔ Answer: filling
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- "He started¹³ too quickly" → started is bolded.
- Antonym of started = finished
✔ Answer: finished
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- "do a poor¹⁴ job" → poor is bolded.
- Antonym of poor = good
✔ Answer: good
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- "look recklessly¹⁵ back over" → recklessly is bolded.
- Antonym of recklessly = carefully
✔ Answer: carefully
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- "had the incorrect¹⁶ answer" → incorrect is bolded.
- Antonym of incorrect = correct
✔ Answer: correct
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- "Both girls¹⁷ spent..." → girls is bolded.
- But the characters are Felix and Diego — both male names.
- So antonym of girls = boys
✔ Answer: boys
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- "most of the evening¹⁸ until lunch time" → evening is bolded.
- But “until lunch time” implies morning.
- Antonym of evening = morning
✔ Answer: morning
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- "spending most of the... until lunch time playing¹⁹ on the test" → playing is bolded.
- Playing on the test is inappropriate.
- Antonym of playing = studying
✔ Answer: studying
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- "They were very anxious²⁰" → anxious is bolded.
- Antonym of anxious = relaxed
✔ Answer: relaxed
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- "turn their tests out²¹" → out is bolded.
- Antonym of out = in
✔ Answer: in
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- "to sell²² lunch" → sell is bolded.
- But students don't sell lunch — they buy lunch.
- Antonym of sell = buy
✔ Answer: buy
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| Number | Answer |
|--------|------------|
| 1. | arrived |
| 2. | morning |
| 3. | take |
| 4. | nervous |
| 5. | best |
| 6. | broke |
| 7. | hard |
| 8. | deep |
| 9. | down |
| 10. | same |
| 11. | coupled |
| 12. | filling |
| 13. | finished |
| 14. | good |
| 15. | carefully |
| 16. | correct |
| 17. | boys |
| 18. | morning |
| 19. | studying |
| 20. | relaxed |
| 21. | in |
| 22. | buy |
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> Felix and Diego were absent on the day of the test. When they arrived at school the following morning, they had to go to a different room to take the test. They were nervous because they were not really prepared but decided to give it their best try. Felix’s pencil broke twice during the test because he was pressing too hard. He finally took a deep breath and calmed down. At the same time, Diego was coupled, carefully reading and then filling in the bubbles to answer the questions. He finished too quickly to do a good job of it, so he decided to look carefully back over each question to make sure he had the correct answer. Both boys spent most of the morning until lunch time studying on the test. They were very relaxed when they were finally able to finish and turn their tests in. They hurried back to their classroom just in time to get their lunch money so they could line up with everyone else to buy lunch. They decided to try harder not to be absent on a test day again!
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This version now makes logical sense and uses correct antonyms for all bolded words.
✔ All done!
Instructions Recap:
- The story contains words that are antonyms (opposites) of the bolded word.
- We need to replace each bolded word with its antonym so the story makes sense.
- Then, write the new word in the numbered blank.
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Original Story (with bolded words):
> Felix and Diego were absent on the day of the test. When they left¹ at school the following night², they had to go to a different room to give³ the test. They were calm⁴ because they were not really prepared but decided to give it their worst⁵ try. Felix’s pencil mended⁶ twice during the test because he was pressing too softly⁷. He finally took a shallow⁸ breath and calmed up⁹. At the different¹⁰ time, Diego was uncoupled¹¹, carefully reading and then erasing¹² in the bubbles to answer the questions. He started¹³ too quickly to do a poor¹⁴ job of it, so he decided to look recklessly¹⁵ back over each question to make sure he had the incorrect¹⁶ answer. Both girls¹⁷ spent most of the evening¹⁸ until lunch time playing¹⁹ on the test. They were very anxious²⁰ when they were finally able to finish and turn their tests out²¹. They hurried back to their classroom just in time to get their lunch money so they could line up with everyone else to sell²² lunch. They decided to try harder not to be absent on a test day again!
---
Now, let’s go through each number and find the antonym that makes the sentence make sense.
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1. arrived
- Original: "When they left¹ at school..." → "left" is the bolded word.
- But the instruction says: “Antonyms are two words that mean the opposite or nearly the opposite of each other.”
- So we need to replace left with its antonym → arrived
✔ Answer: arrived
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2. morning
- Original: "the following night²" → "night" is bolded.
- Antonym of night = morning
✔ Answer: morning
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3. take
- "to give³ the test" → "give" is bolded.
- Antonym of give = take
✔ Answer: take
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4. nervous
- "They were calm⁴" → calm is bolded.
- Antonym of calm = nervous
✔ Answer: nervous
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5. best
- "give it their worst⁵ try" → worst is bolded.
- Antonym of worst = best
✔ Answer: best
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6. broke
- "Felix’s pencil mended⁶ twice" → mended means fixed.
- Antonym of mended = broke
✔ Answer: broke
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7. hard
- "pressing too softly⁷" → softly is bolded.
- Antonym of softly = hard
✔ Answer: hard
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8. deep
- "took a shallow⁸ breath" → shallow is bolded.
- Antonym of shallow = deep
✔ Answer: deep
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9. calmed down
- "calmed up⁹" → "calmed up" is odd; likely meant to be "calmed down".
- But "up" is bolded? Actually, the phrase is "calmed up", which is incorrect.
- Antonym of "calmed" would be "excited", but the structure is off.
Wait — perhaps "calmed up" is a typo or misphrasing.
But the instruction says: “Replace each bolded word with an antonym.”
The bolded word is “up” in “calmed up”? That doesn’t make sense.
Wait — looking closely:
"calmed up⁹" — probably “up” is the bolded word? But “up” isn’t the key word.
Actually, rechecking:
It says “calmed up⁹” — likely the intended phrase is “calmed down”, so “up” might be a mistake.
But the bolded word is “up” — antonym of “up” is down.
So replacing “up” with “down” → “calmed down” → makes sense.
✔ Answer: down
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10. same
- "At the different¹⁰ time" → “different” is bolded.
- Antonym of different = same
✔ Answer: same
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11. coupled
- "Diego was uncoupled¹¹" → uncoupled is bolded.
- Antonym of uncoupled = coupled
✔ Answer: coupled
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12. filling
- "then erasing¹² in the bubbles" → erasing is bolded.
- Antonym of erasing = filling (as in filling in the bubble)
✔ Answer: filling
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13. finished
- "He started¹³ too quickly" → started is bolded.
- Antonym of started = finished
✔ Answer: finished
---
14. good
- "do a poor¹⁴ job" → poor is bolded.
- Antonym of poor = good
✔ Answer: good
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15. carefully
- "look recklessly¹⁵ back over" → recklessly is bolded.
- Antonym of recklessly = carefully
✔ Answer: carefully
---
16. correct
- "had the incorrect¹⁶ answer" → incorrect is bolded.
- Antonym of incorrect = correct
✔ Answer: correct
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17. boys
- "Both girls¹⁷ spent..." → girls is bolded.
- But the characters are Felix and Diego — both male names.
- So antonym of girls = boys
✔ Answer: boys
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18. morning
- "most of the evening¹⁸ until lunch time" → evening is bolded.
- But “until lunch time” implies morning.
- Antonym of evening = morning
✔ Answer: morning
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19. studying
- "spending most of the... until lunch time playing¹⁹ on the test" → playing is bolded.
- Playing on the test is inappropriate.
- Antonym of playing = studying
✔ Answer: studying
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20. relaxed
- "They were very anxious²⁰" → anxious is bolded.
- Antonym of anxious = relaxed
✔ Answer: relaxed
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21. in
- "turn their tests out²¹" → out is bolded.
- Antonym of out = in
✔ Answer: in
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22. buy
- "to sell²² lunch" → sell is bolded.
- But students don't sell lunch — they buy lunch.
- Antonym of sell = buy
✔ Answer: buy
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✔ Final Answers:
| Number | Answer |
|--------|------------|
| 1. | arrived |
| 2. | morning |
| 3. | take |
| 4. | nervous |
| 5. | best |
| 6. | broke |
| 7. | hard |
| 8. | deep |
| 9. | down |
| 10. | same |
| 11. | coupled |
| 12. | filling |
| 13. | finished |
| 14. | good |
| 15. | carefully |
| 16. | correct |
| 17. | boys |
| 18. | morning |
| 19. | studying |
| 20. | relaxed |
| 21. | in |
| 22. | buy |
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Corrected Story (for clarity):
> Felix and Diego were absent on the day of the test. When they arrived at school the following morning, they had to go to a different room to take the test. They were nervous because they were not really prepared but decided to give it their best try. Felix’s pencil broke twice during the test because he was pressing too hard. He finally took a deep breath and calmed down. At the same time, Diego was coupled, carefully reading and then filling in the bubbles to answer the questions. He finished too quickly to do a good job of it, so he decided to look carefully back over each question to make sure he had the correct answer. Both boys spent most of the morning until lunch time studying on the test. They were very relaxed when they were finally able to finish and turn their tests in. They hurried back to their classroom just in time to get their lunch money so they could line up with everyone else to buy lunch. They decided to try harder not to be absent on a test day again!
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This version now makes logical sense and uses correct antonyms for all bolded words.
✔ All done!
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of antonyms worksheet 4th grade.
