Grade 4 Vocabulary Words Worksheet 5 - Fill in the blanks with words from the provided word bank.

Let’s go through each sentence one by one and pick the best word from the word bank to fill in the blank.

Word Bank:
- snip
- suspicious
- district
- victim
- imitate
- thine
- bray
- snipped
- suspiciously
- districts
- victims
- imitating

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Sentence 1:
*The cat ______________ tiptoed into the other room; I’m not sure what he was up to.*

→ The phrase “I’m not sure what he was up to” suggests something sneaky or shady. So we need an adverb that describes how the cat moved — sneakily.
Look at the word bank: suspiciously fits perfectly here. It means in a way that causes doubt or suspicion.

✔ Answer: *suspiciously*

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Sentence 2:
*I accidentally ______________ too much of the string off, and now, I don’t have enough to make a necklace.*

→ This is about cutting something (string) by mistake. We need a past tense verb meaning “cut”.
From the word bank: snipped is the past tense of “snip”, which means to cut with scissors.

✔ Answer: *snipped*

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Sentence 3:
*The sound a donkey makes is called a ______________.*

→ Donkeys make a loud “hee-haw” sound. That sound is called a bray.

✔ Answer: *bray*

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Sentence 4:
*“________________ are my best friend,” I told him.*

→ This is old-fashioned language (“thine” = your). But note: the blank is followed by “are”, so it must be plural. Wait — actually, looking again: “thine” is possessive (like “your”), but here it says “______ are my best friend” — that doesn’t fit grammatically unless it’s a name or noun.

Wait — maybe it’s a trick? Let’s look again. Actually, perhaps it’s meant to be “Thine” as in poetic/archaic for “You” — like “Thou art...” but here it says “are my best friend”. Hmm.

Actually — let’s re-read: *“________________ are my best friend,” I told him.*

That seems odd because “friend” is singular, but “are” is plural. Unless... maybe it’s a typo? Or maybe it’s referring to multiple things?

Wait — another possibility: maybe it’s “Victims”? No, that doesn’t make sense.

Hold on — perhaps it’s “Districts”? Still no.

Wait — maybe it’s “Imitating”? No.

Actually — let’s think differently. Maybe it’s “Thine” used incorrectly? Or perhaps it’s supposed to be “Thy”? But “thy” isn’t in the word bank.

Wait — look back at the word bank: “thine” is there. And sometimes in old English, “thine” can mean “you” (subject form), though usually it’s object/possessive.

But grammatically, if someone says “Thine are my best friends,” that could work — meaning “You are my best friends.” But the sentence says “friend” (singular).

This is confusing. Let’s check the original worksheet again — maybe it’s a misprint? Or perhaps we’re overthinking.

Alternative idea: Maybe it’s “Victims”? Doesn’t fit.

Wait — perhaps it’s “Bray”? No.

Another thought: In some contexts, people say “Thine eyes are beautiful” — so “thine” modifies a noun. Here, the blank is before “are”, so it’s acting as the subject.

Perhaps the intended answer is “Thine” even if grammar is slightly off — maybe it’s poetic license.

But let’s see sentence 5 and 6 first — maybe they’ll help us eliminate options.

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Sentence 5:
*There were eleven ______________ who suffered serious injuries last night from the incident.*

→ People who get hurt in an incident are called victims. Since it’s eleven, we need plural: victims.

✔ Answer: *victims*

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Sentence 6:
*The man in all black who was sneaking around outside the bank looked ______________.*

→ Again, “sneaking around” suggests he looks shady or untrustworthy. So we need an adjective describing his appearance or behavior.
From word bank: suspicious fits — meaning causing doubt or distrust.

✔ Answer: *suspicious*

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Now back to Sentence 4.

We’ve used: suspiciously, snipped, bray, victims, suspicious.

Remaining words: snip, suspicious (used), district, victim (singular), imitate, thine, bray (used), snipped (used), suspiciously (used), districts, victims (used), imitating.

Unused: snip, district, victim, imitate, thine, districts, imitating.

Sentence 4: *“________________ are my best friend,” I told him.*

If we try “Thine” — it’s archaic for “your”, but sometimes used poetically as “you”. For example, “Thine is the kingdom...” — but here it’s “Thine are my best friend” — still awkward.

Wait — maybe it’s “Districts”? “Districts are my best friend” — doesn’t make sense.

What about “Imitating”? “Imitating are my best friend” — no.

Another idea: Perhaps it’s a typo, and it should be “___ is my best friend” — then “Thine” would work better.

But given the constraints, and since “thine” is the only word left that might fit poetically, and considering this is Grade 4 vocabulary, maybe they expect “Thine” as a fun old-timey word.

Alternatively — wait! Look at the word bank again: “victim” is singular. Could it be “Victim”? “Victim are my best friend” — no, grammar wrong.

Unless... maybe it’s “Bray”? No.

Wait — perhaps I missed something. Let me list all answers so far:

1. suspiciously
2. snipped
3. bray
4. ???
5. victims
6. suspicious

Used: suspiciously, snipped, bray, victims, suspicious → 5 words used.

Total words in bank: 12 words listed, but some are duplicates? Let’s count unique entries:

snip, suspicious, district, victim, imitate, thine, bray, snipped, suspiciously, districts, victims, imitating → 12 distinct items.

We’ve used 5, so 7 left.

For sentence 4, the only plausible remaining word that could fit (even loosely) is “Thine”, assuming it’s being used as “You” in old English style.

Maybe the sentence is meant to be: *“Thine [eyes/soul/etc.] are my best friend”* — but it’s cut off. Given the context, and since it’s a vocabulary exercise, likely they want “Thine”.

Alternatively — could it be “Imitate”? “Imitate are my best friend” — no.

Wait — another possibility: Maybe it’s “District”? “District are my best friend” — no.

I think despite the grammar issue, “Thine” is the intended answer for #4, as it’s the only unusual word left that hasn’t been used, and it’s often taught in vocabulary lists for its archaic nature.

So I’ll go with that.

✔ Final Answers:

1. suspiciously
2. snipped
3. bray
4. Thine
5. victims
6. suspicious

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Final Answer:
1. suspiciously
2. snipped
3. bray
4. Thine
5. victims
6. suspicious