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Synonyms and Spelling Fun

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Synonyms and Spelling Fun

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🌟 Success Criteria

By the end of this worksheet, I can:

 Find a word that means the same (a synonym)

 Spot and fix spelling mistakes in words

 Use Australian English spelling correctly

📖 Part 1: Synonyms — Words That Mean the Same!

A synonym is a word that means the same or nearly the same as another word.

Example: happyglad  |  biglarge

1. Write a synonym for each word below.

a)   sad   →   _______________

b)   fast   →   _______________

c)   small   →   _______________

d)   angry   →   _______________

e)   beautiful   →   _______________

2. Choose the best synonym for the underlined word. Circle your answer.

a) The dog was tired after its walk.

  sleepy

  hungry

  loud

b) She was frightened by the thunder.

  excited

  scared

  silly

c) The boy ran quickly to school.

  slowly

  quietly

  swiftly

3. 🔗 Matching! Draw a line to match each word to its synonym.
begin
shout
clever
cold
smart
start
chilly
yell

✏️ Part 2: Spelling Detectives — Fix the Mistakes!

Each word below has a spelling mistake. Find it and write the correct spelling on the line.

Example:   colur   →   colour

4. Fix the spelling of each word. Write the correct word on the line.

a)   frend   →   _______________

b)   peple   →   _______________

c)   becaus   →   _______________

d)   wuld   →   _______________

e)   togther   →   _______________

5. Find and circle the correctly spelt word in each pair.

a)  

  anuther    
  another

b)  

  favourite    
  favrite

c)  

  diferent    
  different

6. ✍️ Write a sentence using ONE correctly spelt word from Question 5.

🚀 Extension Activity — For Super Learners!

Challenge yourself with these extra tasks!

7. Write TWO synonyms for each word below.

a)   walk   →   _______________   and   _______________

b)   said   →   _______________   and   _______________

8. 🌈 Create your own sentence using a synonym pair. Write both words and your sentence below.

My synonym pair:   _______________   and   _______________

💡 Differentiation Tips for Learners

🟢 Support: Use the word bank below to help with synonyms in Part 1.

Word Bank: tiny, quick, pretty, cross, unhappy

🟡 Core: Complete all questions in Parts 1 and 2.

🔴 Extension: Complete the Extension Activity and try to use a thesaurus to find more synonyms!

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