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Synonyms and Spelling Fun

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Synonyms and Spelling Fun

Practise choosing words with similar meanings and correcting spelling using Australian English conventions.

Synonyms

A synonym has the same or a similar meaning as another word. For example, cheerful and happy are synonyms.

1.Write one synonym for each word: tiny; quick; unhappy; start; yell.

2.Choose the closest synonym for each word.

Angry: furious
Angry: peaceful
Angry: drowsy
Bold: courageous
Bold: nervous
Bold: exhausted
Pretty: lovely
Pretty: noisy
Pretty: unpleasant

Spelling detectives

Rewrite each misspelt word with the correct spelling.

3.Correct the spelling of these words: frend; becos; peple; wuld.

4.There are three spelling errors in this paragraph. Find each incorrect word and write its correct spelling: “On Saturday, my cuzin and I visited the lokel beach. We watched a colourfull kite dance in the wind.”

Challenge activities

Try the activities below to extend your learning.

5.Write one sentence that uses both synonyms from this pair: quiet and silent. Underline both words.

6.Write two synonyms for stroll.

7.Choose one task: draw two synonym pairs and label each word; write opposites for three of these words—tiny, quick, unhappy; or write three sentences using at least four synonyms from this worksheet and underline them.