Literacy
Grade 3/4/5/6
Synonyms
What is a synonym?
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What is an antonym?
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Word box
insane
big
Colossal busy
courteous
commence
well-mannered
absurd
ferocious
energetic
drowsy lethargic
enormous
vicious
begin
Complete the table below by filling in the blank spaces. Use words from the word box.
Given word.
polite
mad
huge
fierce
start
active
sleepy
Definition of the given word.
Choose a suitable
synonym from the
word box above.
Literacy
Grade 3/4/5/6
Synonyms (Memo)
What is a synonym? A synonym is a word with the similar meaning.
Give two of your own examples in the boxes below.
Example:
Example:
pretty and beautiful and attractive
Quick and fast and rapid
What is an antonym? A word with the opposite meaning.
Give two of your own examples in the boxes below.
Example:
Example:
Energetic and lazy
Noisy and silent
Word box
insane
Colossal
big
courteous
busy commence ferocious
well-mannered
energetic
vicious
absurd
enormous
begin
drowsy
lethargic
Complete the table below by filling in the blank spaces. Use words from the word box.
Choose a suitable
synonym from the
word box above.
Given word.
Definition of the given word.
polite
having good manners
courteous / wellmannered
mad
going wild or light hearted / being foolish
insane / absurd
huge
something that is extremely large
enormous / colossal
fierce
unpleasantly strong or intense
ferocious / vicious
start
to make a beginning of something
begin / commence
active
when somebody is able to move about
busy / energetic
sleepy
when somebody is about to fall asleep
lethargic / drowsy