Set 1 admirable
highquality
good
comical
beneficial
terrible
excellent
frightening
positive
beautiful
horrible
harmful
valuable
enormous
dreadful
handsome
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Set 1 naughty
awful
negative
gorgeous
immense
amusing
pretty
attractive
huge
humorous
petrifying
lovely
intimidating
exquisite
gigantic
massive
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Set 1 favorable
demanding
bad
tricky
dazzling
complex
big
large
vast
hilarious
menacing
complicated
entertaining uproarious
funny
creepy
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Set 1 sidesplitting
terrifying
bonechilling
tough
challenging
scary
difficult
hard
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Set 1 WORD CARDS
admirable
good
high-quality
positive
terrible
horrible
naughty
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excellent
valuable
favorable
awful
bad
dreadful
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Set 1 negative
beautiful
pretty
exquisite
handsome
large
huge
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gorgeous
attractive
lovely
dazzling
gigantic
enormous
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Set 1 big
immense
vast
massive
amusing
humorous
comical
hilarious
side-splitting
funny
uproarious entertaining
terrifying
petrifying
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Set 1 frightening horrifying
intimidating
creepy
bone-chilling
scary
difficult
challenging
tough
complex
hard
tricky
complicated demanding
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Set 1 Synonym Sort
Find more interesting, powerful word choices to replace these tired, worn-out, overused words…
good
bad
pretty
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funny
scary
hard
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Set 1 Synonym Sort:
ANSWER KEY
Find more interesting, powerful word choices to replace these tired, worn-out, overused words…
good
bad
pretty
big
funny
scary
hard
admirable
terrible
beautiful
large
amusing
terrifying
difficult
beneficial
awful
gorgeous
gigantic
humorous
frightening
challenging
favorable
horrible
dazzling
huge
comical
petrifying
tough
excellent
dreadful
attractive
enormous
hilarious
horrifying
complex
high-quality
negative
lovely
vast
entertaining
intimidating
demanding
valuable
harmful
exquisite
immense
uproarious
creepy
complicated
positive
naughty
handsome
massive
side-splitting
bone-chilling
tricky
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Set 1 Word Power – How am I doing?
For each overused word in the first column, there is a more colorful synonym in each of the columns. Connect the
synonyms across the page by drawing a line or coloring in the boxes. Use a different color for each set of words with
similar meanings.
good
tricky
horrifying
beautiful
large
negative
valuable
dazzling
bad
beneficial
awful
hilarious
creepy
exquisite
difficult
demanding
pretty
petrifying
comical
dreadful
tough
uproarious
handsome
vast
big
gorgeous
enormous
complex
terrible
challenging
harmful
naughty
funny
humorous
admirable
gigantic
positive
bone-chilling
terrifying
amusing
scary
huge
attractive
intimidating
entertaining
high-quality
massive
frightening
hard
horrible
complicated
excellent
lovely
immense
sidesplitting
favorable
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Set 1 Word Power – How am I doing?
ANSWER KEY
For each overused word in the first column, there is a more colorful synonym in each of the columns. Connect the
synonyms across the page by drawing a line or coloring in the boxes. Use a different color for each set of words with
similar meanings.
good
tricky
horrifying
beautiful
large
negative
valuable
dazzling
bad
beneficial
awful
hilarious
creepy
exquisite
difficult
demanding
pretty
petrifying
comical
dreadful
tough
uproarious
handsome
vast
big
gorgeous
enormous
complex
terrible
challenging
harmful
naughty
funny
humorous
admirable
gigantic
positive
bone-chilling
terrifying
amusing
scary
huge
attractive
intimidating
entertaining
high-quality
massive
frightening
hard
horrible
complicated
excellent
lovely
immense
sidesplitting
favorable
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Set 1 good
bad
happy
sad
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