Find Words with Similar Meanings

In the English language, there are many different words which can be used to discuss or describe the same thing. 

Words with similar meanings to each other are called synonyms. 

When we are reading, we might come across words and be unsure of their meaning. We could use a dictionary to help us understand the meaning, or a thesaurus to see other words with similar meanings. 

Let's have a look at some synonyms for some common words:

Happy		Cheerful Joyful Jolly Merry
Unwell		Poorly Under the weather Ill
Cold		Freezing Shivering  Chilly Icy

When choosing a word, we have to think about which one makes the most sense in our sentence, and which one makes it sound the most interesting! 

Let's have a go at finding some synonyms for different words.