Synonyms Lesson

Synonyms Lesson

by Jennifer Eason

​Synonyms

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​Synonyms are different words that have the same meaning.

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​Examples:

Big

Large

Multiple Choice

Which word is a synonym for difficult? 

• Easy

• Different

• Challenging

Multiple Choice

Which word is a synonym for anxious?

• Exhausted

• Angry

• Disheartened

Multiple Choice

Which word is a synonym for raided? 

• Invaded

• Closed

• Took

Multiple Choice

Which word is synonym for logic?

• Answer

• Thoughts

• Judgment

Multiple Choice

Jeremy was nervous but he was willing to take a gamble and ask Sara to prom.

Which word is a synonym for gamble? 

• Car

• Bet

• Risk

Multiple Choice

Sandra put the emblem of the cheer team on her jacket so that people knew she had made cheer team.

Which word is a synonym for emblem?

• Badge

• Name

• Colors

Multiple Choice

It was the custom in the Johnson family to let the father put the star on the top of the tree.

Which word is a synonym for custom?

• Wish

• Tradition

• Hope

Multiple Choice

Sam was bestowed the Medal of Honor for saving a fellow soldier's life in Iraq.

Which word is a synonym for bestowed?

• Showing

• Awarded

• Wanting

Multiple Choice

Our day was slammed, we didn't even have time to hardly take a breath.

Which word is a synonym for slammed?

• Empty

• Fun

• Full

Multiple Choice

My mom loves to lounge in the pool on her raft.

Which word is a synonym for lounge?

• Relax

• Float

• Area

Multiple Choice

Janice is so fed up with her job that she is going to resign and tomorrow will be her last day.

Which word is a synonym for resign?

• Cry

• Depart

• Began

Multiple Choice

Sandra earned the most sales at her job this year so her boss decided to give her a substantial raise. 

Which word is a synonym for substantial?

• Generous

• Financial

• Minor