Synonyms: Varying Your Word Choice 2 Worksheet

In this worksheet, students learn how to create interest in their writing by varying their word choices.

Key stage: KS 2

Curriculum topic: English

Curriculum subtopic: Grammar: Synonyms & Antonyms

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Worksheet Overview

QUESTION 1 of 10

It is important to vary your writing to add interest. If you find you have repeated words in your writing, you should look for alternatives.

To help you do this, you can use a Thesaurus, which lists words which have the same meaning as other words. These are called synonyms.

Sometimes, different words can have similar meanings. Choose as many alternatives as you can for the following word:

angry

annoyed

hungry

restless

irate

furious

quarrelsome

Sometimes, different words can have similar meanings. Choose as many alternatives as you can for the following word:

courageous

fearless

cheerful

brave

bold

bossy

plucky

Sometimes, different words can have similar meanings. Choose as many alternatives as you can for the following word:

cold

warm

hot

chilly

freezing

Sometimes, different words can have similar meanings. Choose as many alternatives as you can for the following word:

scared

warm

fear

chilly

frighten

Sometimes, different words can have similar meanings. Choose as many alternatives as you can for the following word:

obnoxious

invisible

objectionable

unpleasant

ugly

stupid

offensive

Sometimes, different words can have similar meanings. Choose as many alternatives as you can for the following word:

obscure

unexplained

hidden

peculiar

incurable

unclear

obstinate

ANSWERS

Question 1

Sometimes, different words can have similar meanings. Choose as many alternatives as you can for the following word:

run

CORRECT ANSWER

sprint
race
flow

EDDIE SAYS

A sprint is a high speed run. To run can also be described as racing. For example: "He raced to the back of the queue". A river can both run and flow.

ANSWERS

Question 2

Sometimes, different words can have similar meanings. Choose as many alternatives as you can for the following word:

angry

CORRECT ANSWER

annoyed
irate
furious

EDDIE SAYS

You can be annoyed with your dog, just as you might be angry with it. A person can get very irate/angry about their phone being stolen. The parent was very angry/furious about the school report.

ANSWERS

Question 3

Sometimes, different words can have similar meanings. Choose as many alternatives as you can for the following word:

courageous

CORRECT ANSWER

fearless
brave
bold
plucky

EDDIE SAYS

fearless, brave, bold and plucky are all other ways of describing someone as courageous.

ANSWERS

Question 4

Sometimes, different words can have similar meanings. Choose as many alternatives as you can for the following word:

cold

CORRECT ANSWER

chilly
freezing

ANSWERS

Question 5

Sometimes, different words can have similar meanings. Choose as many alternatives as you can for the following word:

scared

CORRECT ANSWER

fear
frighten

ANSWERS

Question 6

Sometimes, different words can have similar meanings. Choose as many alternatives as you can for the following word:

obnoxious

CORRECT ANSWER

objectionable
unpleasant
offensive

ANSWERS

Question 7

Sometimes, different words can have similar meanings. Choose as many alternatives as you can for the following word:

obscure

CORRECT ANSWER

unexplained
hidden
unclear

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