Set 3 poor
quality
worthless
lousy
thought
provoking
unsuitable
marvelous
bad
necessary
inferior
nice
unacceptable
unsatisfactory
boring
smart
impressive exceptional
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superb
courteous
terrific
intelligent
uninteresting
kind
congenial
spectacular
engaging
splendid
essential
friendly
polite
mindnumbing
captivating
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important
tiring
meaningful
considerate
brilliant
monotonous
educated
tedious
tiresome
interesting
absorbing
appealing
fascinating
crucial
dull
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clever
significant
vital
notable
bright
wise
knowledgeable
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bad
lousy
poor quality
worthless
unsuitable unsatisfactory
inferior unacceptable
wonderful marvelous
terrific
spectacular
impressive
superb
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nice
friendly
polite
courteous
boring
tiring
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kind
congenial
gracious
considerate
uninteresting
monotonous
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tiring
mind-numbing
dull
interesting engaging
intriguing captivating
fascinating appealing
thought
absorbing
provoking
important
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notable
essential
necessary
crucial
significant
smart
intelligent
brilliant
clever
knowledgeable
wise
bright
educated
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Find synonyms for the tired, worn-out, overused words in the first row. Fill each column with more
interesting, powerful word choices.
bad
wonderful
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boring
interesting important
smart
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ANSWER KEY
Find synonyms for the tired, worn-out, overused words in the first row. Fill each column with more
interesting, powerful word choices.
bad
wonderful nice
boring
poor quality
marvelous
kind
uninteresting thought
provoking
significant
intelligent
unsuitable
terrific
friendly
tiring
appealing
necessary
wise
lousy
spectacular
polite
monotonous
engaging
meaningful
clever
worthless
impressive
courteous
tedious
intriguing
vital
bright
inferior
splendid
congenial
tiresome
captivating
notable
brilliant
unsatisfactory superb
gracious
dull
fascinating
crucial
knowledgeable
unacceptable
considerate mindnumbing
absorbing
essential
educated
exceptional
interesting important smart
Copyright © 2013 Beth Anderson http://bethandersonwriter.com/parentteacher-­‐resources/ Set 3 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.
unsuitable
educated
uninteresting
clever
marvelous
gracious
knowledgeable
splendid
absorbing
friendly
fascinating
congenial
poor
quality
polite
vital
monotonous
notable
unacceptable
significant
dull
thought
provoking
lousy
engaging
tiring
exceptional
important
courteous
spectacular
bright
tedious
essential
impressive
captivating
smart
appealing
considerate
necessary
superb
brilliant
unsatisfactory
meaningful
bad
intelligent
wise
mindnumbing
kind
wonderful
tiresome
crucial
worthless
nice
inferior
intriguing
boring
terrific
interesting
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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. .
unsuitable
educated
uninteresting
clever
marvelous
gracious
knowledgeable
splendid
absorbing
friendly
fascinating
congenial
polite
vital
monotonous
notable
unacceptable
lousy
engaging
tiring
exceptional
bad
intelligent
wise
mindnumbing
kind
wonderful
tiresome
crucial
worthless
nice
inferior
intriguing
boring
terrific
poor
quality
interesting
significant
dull
thought
provoking
important
courteous
spectacular
bright
tedious
essential
impressive
captivating
smart
appealing
considerate
necessary
superb
brilliant
unsatisfactory
meaningful
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bad
happy
sad
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