Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheets | Synonyms and Antonyms of Adjectives Vol 1.

Synonym and antonym worksheets like these are engaging activities designed for use in your synonym and antonym centers. These worksheets are differentiated and flexible - with no-prep needed from you! Use them as a fun activity, a bell-ringer, or a daily warm-up! Self-grading too, so they will make your teaching day go along easier.

About these Synonym and Antonym Worksheets

This activity pack contains five fun word search puzzles that require a student to find 16 synonyms and antonyms of the common adjectives listed below. They are great activities for warm-ups, bell-ringers, for early finishers, or for regular use in your synonym and antonym centers.

Questions, Answered!

How will this help my students expand their vocabulary?

These activities are fun - so you can use them in that way. They are a treat! And while your kids are having fun, they are also easily extending their vocabulary - without any drudgery. You will be giving them the tools they need to write more precisely and with sparkle.

How can I use these activities in a differentiated way?

There are two versions of each puzzle so you can differentiate between students who may be learning these words for the first time and students for whom this can be used as a vocabulary review or bonus challenge. It's why the resource is tagged grades 4 through 8.

The easy version is a simple word search with a word bank of words to find; in the difficult version, the student is only given one word and must figure out the word bank as well. In both versions, after the student has found and circled all the words, the remaining letters will spell out the answer to a punny riddle related to the topic word.

They look nearly the same except for the difference in functionality.

What are the synonyms and antonyms covered?

There are five sets in this edition:

"big / little"

"happy/sad"

"good / bad"

"easy/hard"

"young/old"

Are these worksheets Common Core aligned?

This set of synonym and antonym worksheets meets these Common Core standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.5.C
Demonstrate understanding of words by relating them to their opposites (antonyms) and to words with similar but not identical meanings (synonyms).

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.5.C
Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonyms, antonyms, homographs) to better understand each of the words.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6.5.C
Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., stingy, scrimping, economical, unwasteful, thrifty).

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.5.C
Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., refined, respectful, polite, diplomatic, condescending).

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.8.5.C
Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., bullheaded, willful, firm, persistent, resolute).

Are answers and teaching instructions included?

All of the answers and teaching instructions are included --- it's really simple to use! Check out the preview to see!

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