Antonym or Synonym? Worksheet Download
This language arts worksheet has students sort word pairs into antonyms and synonyms. For each pair, students write A if the words mean the opposite and S if they mean the same.
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Antonym or Synonym?
Students read pairs of words and decide whether each pair are antonyms, with opposite meanings, or synonyms, with the same meaning.
About this worksheet
Students read pairs of words and decide whether each pair are antonyms, with opposite meanings, or synonyms, with the same meaning.
Student objectives
- Recognize antonyms as words with opposite meanings
- Recognize synonyms as words with the same or nearly the same meaning
- Tell antonyms and synonyms apart
- Learn new words by connecting them to words they know
Everyday practice
- Choosing a better word for a story with a thesaurus
- Explaining a new word by giving its opposite
- Playing a word game that sorts same and opposite words
- Using synonyms so writing does not repeat the same word