Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms &

Antonyms

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My Blossoming Vocabulary

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Describing Words


beautiful boring cheap

clean close cold

crowded dirty empty

exciting expensive far

full grand hot

hungry large long

nervous peaceful poor

quick rich rough

short slow small

smooth strong ugly

unimportant weak

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Describing Words


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My Favorite Words


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A Blossoming Vocabulary beautiful boring cheap clean close cold crowded dirty empty exciting expensive far full grand hot hungry

large long nervous peaceful poor quick rich rough short slow small smooth strong ugly unimportant weak


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Directions: Write three synonyms next to each word.

beautiful

boring

cheap

clean

close

cold

crowded

dirty

empty

exciting

expensive

far

full

grand

hot

hungry ©The Sunshine Shoppe

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Directions: Write three synonyms next to each word.

large

long

nervous

peaceful

poor

quick

rich

rough

short

slow

small

smooth

strong

ugly

unimportant

weak ©The Sunshine Shoppe

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Blossoming Synonyms

beautiful ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________

Directions: Use a thesaurus to look up synonyms for the word in the center of the flower.

Write a synonym on each of the petals. Write a sentence using one of the synonyms.


Name: _______________________ Date: ___________________

Blossoming Synonyms

boring ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________




Name: _______________________ Date: ___________________

Blossoming Synonyms

cheap ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________




Name: _______________________ Date: ___________________

Blossoming Synonyms

clean ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________




Name: _______________________ Date: ___________________

Blossoming Synonyms

close ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________




Name: _______________________ Date: ___________________

Blossoming Synonyms

cold ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________




Name: _______________________ Date: ___________________

Blossoming Synonyms

crowded ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________




Name: _______________________ Date: ___________________

Blossoming Synonyms

dirty ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________




Name: _______________________ Date: ___________________

Blossoming Synonyms

empty ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________




Name: _______________________ Date: ___________________

Blossoming Synonyms

exciting ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________




Name: _______________________ Date: ___________________

Blossoming Synonyms

expensive ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________




Name: _______________________ Date: ___________________

Blossoming Synonyms

far ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________




Name: _______________________ Date: ___________________

Blossoming Synonyms

full ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________




Name: _______________________ Date: ___________________

Blossoming Synonyms

grand ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________




Name: _______________________ Date: ___________________

Blossoming Synonyms

hot ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________




Name: _______________________ Date: ___________________

Blossoming Synonyms

hungry ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________




Name: _______________________ Date: ___________________

Blossoming Synonyms

large ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________




Name: _______________________ Date: ___________________

Blossoming Synonyms

long ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________




Name: _______________________ Date: ___________________

Blossoming Synonyms

nervous ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________




Name: _______________________ Date: ___________________

Blossoming Synonyms

peaceful ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________




Name: _______________________ Date: ___________________

Blossoming Synonyms

poor ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________




Name: _______________________ Date: ___________________

Blossoming Synonyms

quick ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________




Name: _______________________ Date: ___________________

Blossoming Synonyms

rich ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________




Name: _______________________ Date: ___________________

Blossoming Synonyms

rough ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________




Name: _______________________ Date: ___________________

Blossoming Synonyms

short ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________




Name: _______________________ Date: ___________________

Blossoming Synonyms

slow ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________




Name: _______________________ Date: ___________________

Blossoming Synonyms

small ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________






smooth ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________

Name: _______________________ Date: ___________________

Blossoming Synonyms


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Blossoming Synonyms

strong ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________




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Blossoming Synonyms

ugly ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________




Name: _______________________ Date: ___________________

Blossoming Synonyms

unimportant ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________




Name: _______________________ Date: ___________________

Blossoming Synonyms

weak ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________




Synonyms and

Antonyms

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A Blossoming Vocabulary boring: synonyms - dull, uninteresting, weary antonyms - motivating, rousing, sensational, thrilling cheap: synonyms – bargain, discounted, reduced antonyms – costly, lavish, luxurious, valuable cold: synonyms – chilly, cold, freezing, frosty, wintry antonyms – hot, scorching, warm concise: synonyms – abridged, brief, short antonyms – drawn-out, lengthy, long, long-lasting crowded: synonyms – busy, full, packed, teeming antonyms – bare, empty, vacant delicate: synonyms –fragile, frail, weak antonyms – might, stout, sturdy, tough delicious: synonyms – appetizing, delectable, scrumptious, tasty antonyms – flavorless, tasteless, unsavory dirty: synonyms – filthy, grimy, messy, mucky, soiled antonyms – clean, spotless distant: synonyms – apart, faraway, remote, secluded antonyms – close, near, neighboring dry: synonyms – parched, thirsty, waterless antonyms – damp, soaked, soggy, wet


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A Blossoming Vocabulary empty: synonyms – blank, hollow, unfilled, unoccupied antonyms – bursting, crammed, jam-packed grand: synonyms – gigantic, great, impressive, major antonyms – lesser, minor, small hungry: synonyms – empty, famished, ravenous, starving, voracious antonyms – full, satisfied long: synonyms – dragging, lengthy, prolonged, stretched antonyms – momentary, short, succinct loud: synonyms – blaring, booming, noisy, piercing antonyms – hushed, quiet, silent lovely: synonyms – beautiful, exquisite, gorgeous, pretty antonyms – ugly, unpleasant, unsightly nervous: synonyms – anxious, frightened, scared, worried antonyms – calm, peaceful, reassured new: synonyms – fresh, latest, modern, recent antonyms – ancient, obsolete, outdated peaceful: synonyms – quiet, serene, still, undisturbed antonyms – agitated, chaotic, disordered powerful: synonyms – great, influential, mighty, weighty antonyms – cowardly, helpless, weak


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A Blossoming Vocabulary quick: synonyms – fast, lively, prompt, swift antonyms – listless, slow, sluggish rare: synonyms – exceptional, scarce, unique, unusual antonyms – common, normal, ordinary real: synonyms – existent, factual, genuine, true antonyms – imaginary, make-believe, pretend sad: synonyms – blue, gloomy, miserable, sorrowful antonyms – cheery, delighted, joyful scared: synonyms – afraid, fearful, nervous, terrified antonyms – confident, relaxed, secure shiny: synonyms – gleaming, glittery, glossy, sparkly antonyms – dim, dull, faded small: synonyms – diminutive, little, petite, tiny antonyms – enormous, gigantic, huge spotless: synonyms – impeccable, pristine, untarnished antonyms – foul, grubby, murky, polluted strong: synonyms – durable, resilient, sturdy, tough antonyms – flimsy, puny, scrawny tall: synonyms – lofty, monumental, soaring, towering antonyms – miniature, short, undersized ©The Sunshine Shoppe

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BLUE synonyms of boring

PURPLE antonyms of boring

rousing

sensa

tiona

l

boring ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________

Color the words above according to the table below. Write a sentence using the word in the center of the flower.

Name: _______________________ Date: ___________________

Synonyms and Antonyms Flower


RED synonyms of cheap

BLUE antonyms of cheap

luxurious

lav

ish

cheap ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________


Name: _______________________ Date: ___________________



ORANGE synonyms of cold

PURPLE antonyms of cold

warm

freezing

cold ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________


Name: _______________________ Date: ___________________



PURPLE synonyms of concise

ORANGE antonyms of concise

short

abrid

ged

concise ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________


Name: _______________________ Date: ___________________



ORANGE synonyms of crowded

GREEN antonyms of crowded

busy

bare

crowded ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________


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PURPLE synonyms of delicate

RED antonyms of delicate

weak

toug

h

delicate ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________



ORANGE synonyms of delicious

YELLOW antonyms of delicious

tasty

flavorle

ss

delicious ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________


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YELLOW synonyms of dirty

BLUE antonyms of dirty

clean

grim

y

dirty ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________


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ORANGE synonyms of distant

YELLOW antonyms of distant

close

seclud

ed

distant ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________


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Color the words above according to the table below. Write a sentence using the word in the center of the flower. PURPLE synonyms of dry

RED antonyms of dry


dry ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________

wet

soake

d

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PURPLE synonyms of empty

YELLOW antonyms of empty

crammed

unfilled

empty ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________


Name: _______________________ Date: ___________________



GREEN synonyms of grand

BLUE antonyms of grand

impressive

lesse

r

grand ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________


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GREEN synonyms of hungry

BLUE antonyms of hungry

starving

vora

cious

hungry ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________


Name: _______________________ Date: ___________________



ORANGE synonyms of long

YELLOW antonyms of long

momentary

concise

long ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________


Name: _______________________ Date: ___________________



ORANGE synonyms of loud

PURPLE antonyms of loud

hushed

boom

ing

loud ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________


Name: _______________________ Date: ___________________



YELLOW synonyms of lovely

RED antonyms of lovely

beautiful

unple

asa

nt

lovely ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________


Name: _______________________ Date: ___________________



ORANGE synonyms of nervous

BLUE antonyms of nervous

scared

reassure

d

nervous ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________


Name: _______________________ Date: ___________________



GREEN synonyms of new

PURPLE antonyms of new

obsolete

ancie

nt

new ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________


Name: _______________________ Date: ___________________



PURPLE synonyms of peaceful

YELLOW antonyms of peaceful

quiet

sere

ne

peaceful ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________


Name: _______________________ Date: ___________________



PURPLE synonyms of powerful

RED antonyms of powerful

great

weig

hty

powerful ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________


Name: _______________________ Date: ___________________



GREEN synonyms of quick

PURPLE antonyms of quick

sluggish

pro

mpt

quick ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________


Name: _______________________ Date: ___________________



Color the words above according to the table below. Write a sentence using the word in the center of the flower. GREEN synonyms of rare

BLUE antonyms of rare

rare ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________

unusual

exce

ptio

nal

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Color the words above according to the table below. Write a sentence using the word in the center of the flower. GREEN synonyms of real

BLUE antonyms of real

real ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________

true

genuine

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PURPLE synonyms of sad

GREEN antonyms of sad

blue

mise

rable

sad ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________


Name: _______________________ Date: ___________________



ORANGE synonyms of scared

GREEN antonyms of scared

relaxed

confid

ent

scared ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________


Name: _______________________ Date: ___________________



ORANGE synonyms of shiny

GREEN antonyms of shiny

dull

glo

ssy

shiny ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________


Name: _______________________ Date: ___________________



PURPLE synonyms of small

YELLOW antonyms of small

little

eno

rmous

small ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________


Name: _______________________ Date: ___________________



PURPLE synonyms of spotless

ORANGE antonyms of spotless

foul

murky

spotless ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________


Name: _______________________ Date: ___________________



YELLOW synonyms of strong

BLUE antonyms of strong

puny

flimsy

strong ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________


Name: _______________________ Date: ___________________



PURPLE synonyms of tall

GREEN antonyms of tall

towering

short

tall ______________________________________________________

_____________ _________


Name: _______________________ Date: ___________________



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Synonyms Practice #1

Directions: Read each sentence. Choose a word from the box would BEST replace the bold word in each sentence. Write the synonym on the line.

filthy afraid journey thread pretend annoying giggled 1. Lucy was scared when she heard a loud sound.

_________________

2. Peter went on a long trip with his family. ______________________

3. Mrs. Smith used string to tie the package. _____________________

4. Miles liked to imagine he was a pirate. _______________________

5. Zoe found it irritating when she had to wait. _________________

6. The kids laughed during the funny movie. _____________________

7. Winston’s hands were dirty. _________________________


ANSWER KEY



filthy afraid journey thread pretend annoying giggled 1. Lucy was scared when she heard a loud sound.

afraid

2. Peter went on a long trip with his family. journey

3. Mrs. Smith used string to tie the package. thread

4. Miles liked to imagine he was a pirate. pretend

5. Zoe found it irritating when she had to wait. annoying

6. The kids laughed during the funny movie. giggled

7. Winston’s hands were dirty. filthy


Name: __________________________



task child old terrific

gazed brisk updated


1. Henry finished the job in one week. ________________

2. Mr. Jones replaced the worn cushions. _________________

3. When Hilda was a kid, she enjoyed swimming. _________________

4. Linda thought the new park was great. _________________

5. Victor looked at the moon as it rose in the sky. _________________

6. Neil wanted a new computer game. __________________

7. Juan went for a quick walk around the block. ___________________

Name: __________________________



task child old terrific

gazed brisk updated


1. Henry finished the job in one week. task

2. Mr. Jones replaced the worn cushions. old

3. When Hilda was a kid, she enjoyed swimming. child

4. Linda thought the new park was great. terrific

5. Victor looked at the moon as it rose in the sky. gazed

6. Neil wanted a new computer game. updated

7. Juan went for a quick walk around the block. brisk

Name: _______________________________

Match the Antonyms #1

Directions: Draw a line to match each word on the right with its antonym. Remember: Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings.

fast rich little dirty old sad front alike

big slow new poor back different clean happy


ANSWER KEY


Directions: Draw a line to match each word on the right with its antonym. Remember: Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings.

fast rich little dirty old sad front alike

big slow new poor back different clean happy


Name: __________________________


Directions: Draw a line to match each word on the right with its antonym.

Remember: Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings.

thin day tall down together over messy loud

short thick night apart up neat quiet under


ANSWER KEY


Directions: Draw a line to match each word on the right with its antonym.


thin day tall down together over messy loud

short thick night apart up neat quiet under


Name: __________________________

Match the Synonyms #1

Directions: Draw a line to match each word on the right with its synonym. Remember: Synonyms are words that have similar meanings.

prove know grab tiny angry funny long like

understand show small take lengthy mad enjoy humorous


ANSWER KEY



prove know grab tiny angry funny long like

understand show small take lengthy mad enjoy humorous


big charming frightened tired make house shout see

nice sleepy huge home terrified look create yell

Name: __________________________




big charming frightened tired make house shout see

nice sleepy huge home terrified look create yell

ANSWER KEY




Name: __________________________

Directions: Read each sentence. Circle the two antonyms in each sentence.


1. Nancy’s dog is nice, but she’s sometimes mean.

2. Nancy is my friend, and Henry is my enemy. 3. My house used to be big, but now it’s small. 4. I used to be young, but now I’m old. 5. The dishes were clean, but now they are

dirty. 6. It was early, yet now it is late. 7. Reading is hard for me; however, it is easy

for my sister. 8. Even though the apple is pretty on the

outside, the inside is ugly and full of bugs. 9. Jennifer’s car was clean this morning, yet

after the rain shower it is now filthy. 10. Instead of being ungrateful, you should be

thankful for all your blessings. 11. Rather than being noisy, a student should

always be quiet in the library.

Antonyms Practice


ANSWER KEY

Directions: Read each sentence. Circle the two antonyms in each sentence.


1. Nancy’s dog is nice, but she’s sometimes mean.

2. Nancy is my friend, and Henry is my enemy. 3. My house used to be big, but now it’s small. 4. I used to be young, but now I’m old. 5. The dishes were clean, but now they are

dirty. 6. It was early, yet now it is late. 7. Reading is hard for me; however, it is easy

for my sister. 8. Even though the apple is pretty on the

outside, the inside is ugly and full of bugs. 9. Jennifer’s car was clean this morning, yet

after the rain shower it is now filthy. 10. Instead of being ungrateful, you should be

thankful for all your blessings. 11. Rather than being noisy, a student should

always be quiet in the library.

Antonyms Practice


1. The shoes were expensive, and the jewelry was costly.

2. Linda is always kind and sweet. 3. Mr. Rodriguez keeps his garage neat and tidy. 4. Jimmy’s desk is messy, and Lidia’s desk is

cluttered. 5. Ricky is my pal, and Henry is my friend. 6. The children giggled and laughed at the joke. 7. Math is difficult for Mel, and science is hard

for Mike. 8. The family watched the beautiful sunset and

listened to the lovely sound of the waves. 9. Maria was startled by the booming thunder

and let out a loud shout. 10. Caleb wrote a note to his grandma and put

the letter in the mailbox. 11. The sad music made Peggy feel depressed.

Name: __________________________

Directions: Read each sentence. Circle the two synonyms in each sentence.

Remember: Synonyms are words that have similar meanings.

Synonyms Practice


1. The shoes were expensive, and the jewelry was costly.

2. Linda is always kind and sweet. 3. Mr. Rodriguez keeps his garage neat and tidy. 4. Jimmy’s desk is messy, and Lidia’s desk is

cluttered. 5. Ricky is my pal, and Henry is my friend. 6. The children giggled and laughed at the joke. 7. Math is difficult for Mel, and science is hard

for Mike. 8. The family watched the beautiful sunset and

listened to the lovely sound of the waves. 9. Maria was startled by the booming thunder

and let out a loud shout. 10. Caleb wrote a note to his grandma and put

the letter in the mailbox. 11. The sad music made Peggy feel depressed.

ANSWER KEY

Directions: Read each sentence. Circle the two synonyms in each sentence.


Synonyms Practice


Name: __________________________

Directions: Write a sentence using a synonym of each of the words below.


1. scared ____________________________________________________________________________

2. little ____________________________________________________________________________

3. dirty ____________________________________________________________________________

4. laughed ____________________________________________________________________________

5. loud ____________________________________________________________________________

Synonyms Practice


Name: __________________________

Directions: Write a sentence using an antonym of each of the words below.


1. pretty ____________________________________________________________________________

2. exciting ____________________________________________________________________________

3. messy ____________________________________________________________________________

4. hot ____________________________________________________________________________

5. late ____________________________________________________________________________

Antonyms Practice


Name: __________________________

Directions: Write an antonym for each word on the line beside each word. Then, use all the words to write a story. (Continue your story on the back of the page if you need more room.)


exciting _____________ large ________________

loud _______________ empty _______________

tiny _______________ glad ________________

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Antonyms Practice


Name: __________________________

Directions: Write a synonym for each word on the line beside each word. Then, use all the words to write a story. (Continue your story on the back of the page if you need more room.)


happy _____________ old ________________

tasty ______________ tired _______________

expensive _____________ hot ______________

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Synonyms Practice


Name: __________________________

Directions: Use a thesaurus to look up the word in the box. Write a synonym for the word on each of the jellybeans. Write at least 3 sentences using some of the synonyms.


A Jar of Synonyms

pretty ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


Name: __________________________

Directions: Choose an adjective. Write this adjective in the box. Use a thesaurus to look up the adjective. (Choose another adjective if your adjective isn’t in the thesaurus you are using.) Write a synonym for the adjective on each of the jellybeans. Write at least 3 sentences using some of the synonyms.


A Jar of Synonyms

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


Name: __________________________

Directions: Color the synonyms for the word in the box BLUE. Color the antonyms for the word in the box RED.

Remember: Synonyms are words that have similar meanings. Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings.

A Jar of Synonyms and Antonyms

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