Language Arts Grade 2-3

Language Arts: Synonyms Words That Mean the Same

Practice finding words with the same or almost the same meaning

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Practice finding words with the same or almost the same meaning

Language Arts - Grade 2-3

Instructions: Read each problem carefully. Choose or write a synonym for the underlined word. Show your thinking in the space provided.
  1. 1

    Circle the synonym for happy: sad, glad, tired.

  2. 2

    Write a synonym for big.

  3. 3
    A child running quickly with motion lines.

    Choose the word that means the same as fast: quick, slow, late.

  4. 4
    A small puppy sleeping in a basket.

    Replace the word small with a synonym in this sentence: The small puppy slept in the basket.

  5. 5

    Match each word to its synonym: start, shut, below. Synonyms: close, under, begin.

  6. 6

    Circle the synonym for angry: mad, silly, quiet.

  7. 7

    Write a synonym for little and use it in a sentence.

  8. 8
    A neat, clean desk with organized supplies.

    Choose the synonym for clean: neat, dirty, broken.

  9. 9
    A quiet empty road with trees.

    Read the sentence: The road was quiet. Which word could replace quiet: silent, noisy, bright?

  10. 10
    A child jumping over a puddle.

    Write a synonym for jump.

  11. 11
    A child dressed warmly and shivering in the cold.

    Choose the pair of synonyms: cold and chilly, cold and hot, cold and sweet.

  12. 12

    Replace the word nice with a stronger synonym in this sentence: My teacher gave me a nice smile.

  13. 13
    A house, a wrapped gift, and a stone.

    Match each word to its synonym: house, gift, stone. Synonyms: present, rock, home.

  14. 14
    A child looking at a butterfly with a magnifying glass.

    Circle the synonym for look: see, hide, run.

  15. 15

    Write a sentence using a synonym for smart.

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