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Choose Words with Similar Meanings

In this worksheet, students will find words that mean the same as other similar words.

'Choose Words with Similar Meanings' worksheet

Key stage:  KS 1

Year:  Year 1 English worksheets

Curriculum topic:   Reading: Comprehension

Curriculum subtopic:   Discuss Word Meanings

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Worksheet Overview

Boy reading a book

 

 

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 

girl smiiling

Cheerful

Joyful

Jolly

Merry

Unwell Boy in bed

Poorly

Under the weather

Ill

Cold Boy blowing hands to warm up in hat and scarf

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.

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