Name Date
Using a thesaurus
In Other Words
ready • restless
I. Write the synonym or antonym that best replaces the italicized word or words.
Use the thesaurus entries to help you.
_________________ 1. Rex was restless yesterday, and then he had a restless night’s
sleep.
_________________ 2. However, Rita got a good, not restless night’s sleep.
_________________ 3. Rita woke up early and got ready for the hike. She likes to be ready.
_________________ 4. Rex is so sleepy today, he may seem not reliable.
_________________ 5. Rex and Rita were required to take first aid classes, so they
took the required class together.
_________________ 6. Then Rita and Rex took the not required, advanced class.
_________________ 7. Rita remembers their first hike, and when she remembers it,
she always laughs.
_________________ 8.Rita’s not realistic goal was to hike ten miles in new boots.
_________________ 9. Rita ignored her mom’s realistic advice to wear old boots.
_________________ 10. Rita thought her new boots were real leather, but she
soon knew the leather was not real.
_________________ 11. Rita was sorry she had resisted her mother’s advice.
_________________ 12. Now she was on a remote trail, and she had blisters
on her toes.
_________________ 13. When they stopped to rest, Rex was relaxed; Rita was
not relaxed.
_________________ 14. Rita took off her boots to release her blistered toes.
Bonus: Make a list of synonyms for good and bad. Underline four synonyms you can use in your writing.
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ready adj
syn prepared, set
ant unready
real adj
syn genuine, true
ant bogus
realistic adj
syn down-to-earth, practical
ant unrealistic
relaxed adj
syn easygoing, casual, informal
ant tense
release verb
syn free, emancipate, loosen
ant detain
reliable adj
syn dependable, trustworthy
ant unreliable
remember verb
syn recall, reminisce, retain
ant forget
remote adj
syn distant, faraway, outlying
ant close, adjacent
required adj
syn compulsory, mandatory
ant optional
resist verb
syn dispute, oppose, repel
ant submit, yield
restless adj
syn uneasy, unsettled
ant restful
II. Using a thesaurus, find synonyms for each
italicized word in the sentence below.
Then rewrite the sentence.
Rita knows she needs good hiking boots,
so she finds her old, reliable boots.
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Answer Key
I. 1. uneasy or unsettled
2.restful
3. prepared or set
4.unreliable
5. compulsory or mandatory
6.optional
7.recalls
8.unrealistic
9. down-to-earth or practical
10. bogus
11. opposed
12. distant or outlying
13. tense
14. free
II.Answers will vary.
Bonus: Answers will vary.
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