Synonyms and antonyms are another important aspect of word building that you can easily include in your lessons at any level. Even beginners learn antonyms when they study adjectives like tall, short, big, and small at which point they will also probably learn that small and little are similar. There are 42 worksheets available in this section now with more being added all the time by busy teachers like you. Here is an example. This is a challenging word game created for intermediate students that encourages them to work in groups, have fun, and use synonyms. The directions are included on the last page of the document and, if there are particular words that you would like students to practice, it couldn't be simpler to edit the cards. This popular worksheet is one of many so if it is not appropriate for your students, consider one of the other worksheets instead. Remember that all our worksheets are free so you should visit again the next time you need a worksheet.
Synonyms are different words with almost identical or similar meanings. Words that are synonyms are said to be synonymous, and the state of being a synonym is called synonymy. The word comes from Ancient Greek syn (σύν) ("with") and onoma (ὄνομα) ("name"). The words car and automobile are synonyms. Similarly, if we talk about a long time or an extended time, long and extended become synonyms. In the figurative sense, two words are often said to be synonymous if they have the same connotation: Synonyms can be any part of speech (e.g. nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs or prepositions), as long as both members of the pair are the same part of speech. Note that synonyms are defined with respect to certain senses of words; for instance, pupil as the "aperture in the iris of the eye" is not synonymous with student. Similarly, he expired means the same as he died, yet my passport has expired cannot be replaced by my passport has died.
Antonyms
Here you have some prepared flashcards used for practicing antonyms with your elementary class students. There are 42 words there together with their opposites. You can ask your students create se ...
Synonyms: Cure for the Common Word
Students will practice writing skills using synonyms that illustrate a picture. Students list synonyms for overly used words, write sentences, and revise paragraphs to vary word choice. Several ...
Physical Appearance Categories
This worksheet is great for describing people's physical appearance. It is useful for presenting vocabulary. It is a very organized way to provide an easy understanding. It provides adjectives, s ...
Synonym and Antonym Worksheet
This is a worksheet about the synonyms and antonyms. Students have to write down the synonym and / or antonym of the given word in the list of table. The aim is to provide a practice to students ...
Entry Test
This worksheet is an entry test divided in comprehension, grammar and vocabulary. It has multiple choice exercises, gap filling and brief comprehension exercises. It also contains an exercise to f ...
Taboo Card Game III
Over a hundred printable Taboo Game cards with template for beginner and intermediate students. The objective of the game is for a player to have his/her partner(s) guess the word on his/her card ...
The Science of Attraction
This is to practice comparatives and a few superlatives. After watching the video, students have to choose if the sentence is true or false and correct the mistakes. Each sentence has a mistake. ...
Song Worksheet: I Am Sailing by Rod Stewart
Hi, this is a worksheet to use with the song "I'm Sailing" by Rod Stewart. The activities are: find the missing words, put the lines in order, rewrite a verse in the past simple, find the anonyms, ...
Taboo Card Game
Over a hundred printable Taboo Game cards with template for beginner and intermediate students. The objective of the game is for a player to have his/her partner(s) guess the word on his/her card ...
Adjectives & Synonyms
First, there are two columns for matching synonymous words. This is followed by a sentence completion activity that uses the words in two columns. Finally, there are suggestions for supplemental a ...
Why Are You Staring at Me?
Stare or glare? Watch or view? Can your students tell the difference? Why don't you check? This worksheet is intended for upper-intermediate and advanced students who wish to expand their vocabula ...
Song Worksheet: I Believe I Can Fly by R Kelly
This song is a good pace for beginner and elementary students, allowing them to catch words by using a gap fill activity. There is a pre-listening task of matching words which may take beginners l ...
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