Synonyms worksheets
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Synonyms are words that mean almost the same thing: happy and glad, big and large.
Three grades, each its own sheet. Print one here, or open a grade for examples and teaching notes.
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2nd grade
Synonyms are words with nearly the same meaning: happy and glad, fast and quick, small and little. Second graders match everyday pairs: every new synonym is a second way to say something they already know.
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3rd grade Core grade
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Third graders trade common words for richer synonyms (brave and courageous, gather and collect) and learn the "almost" in almost the same: gigantic outgrows big. Choosing the true synonym over a related-but-different word is the skill.
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4th grade
By 4th grade, synonym work feeds writing directly: swapping a tired word for a sharper one (worried for anxious, vanish for disappear) and noticing that synonyms carry different strengths and moods.
More on word relationships
- Analogies 4th–8th
- Antonyms 2nd–4th
- Compound words 1st–3rd
- Connotation and denotation 5th–8th
- Dictionary guide words 2nd–5th
- Homophones 2nd–5th
- Multiple-meaning words 2nd–5th
- Opposites K–1st
- Picture compound words 1st–2nd
- Shades of meaning K–3rd
- Spatial and time-order words 3rd
- Word sorts (categories) K–2nd
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