Synonyms and Antonyms

Instead of a grimace, Claudia had a big smile across her face.

What is the antonym of the underlined word?

• grin

• frown

• mass

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

The trash looked grisly and yucky on the street.

What is the antonym of the underlined words?

• clean

• interesting

• gross

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Read the following sentences:

Todd's brother would not stop teasing him. Todd was so agitated by his brother that he had tears in his eyes and grunted in anger.

Which word is an antonym for the word agitated as it is used in the sentence above?

• calm

• frustrated

• angry

• bothered

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

Read these sentences:

Jamie shouts, "Hooray!" when she realizes her birthday is today. She starts jumping up and down and is very boisterous. Her mother tells her to try to be calm as she waits for the cake to finish baking.

Which word is a synonym for the word boisterous as it is used in the sentence above?

• quiet

• loud

• calm

• soft

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

What pair of words have almost the same meaning?

• break and destroy

• fall and decide

• help and take

• normal and strange

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

After the hurricane hit, the family was in a perilous situation as the flood threatened their lives.

What does perilous mean in the sentence above?

• happy

• dangerous

• courageous

• ugly

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

David knew that the
advanced studies program
was rigorous. It would require
a great deal of reading and homework. Still, he felt he was up for the challenge. 

• boring
• difficult
• surprising
• shocking

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

A synonym is a word that means the opposite of another word.

• true

• false

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

What's the synonym for hunk? Bob found a moldy hunk of cheese in the back of the fridge.

• piece

• handsome

• person

• smell

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

The boy put on his scarf before walking out into the cold winter air. Synonym for cold?

• frosty

• blazing

• humid

• warm

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A