Language Arts Grade Four

Unit Seven, Lesson Four: Synonyms


  1. ship
  2. slip
  3. trip
  4. clip
  5. ripen
  6. pipe
  7. dome
  8. remains
  9. aspen
  10. trail
  1. autumn
  2. dinosaur
  3. ruins
  4. ghost
  5. town
  6. prospect
  7. cliff
  8. granite
  9. stream
  10. fossil
Synonyms

Words with the same meaning are synonyms of one another. You can use synonyms to add variety to your writing. Instead of using the same word over and over, you could use a synonym instead to make things more interesting. Here are some more synonyms.


  song melody tune ballad serenade

  sad unhappy depressed despondent gloomy miserable

  happy glad elated thrilled cheerful

  angry annoyed irritated mad agitated
   
There are books which are similar to dictionaries which contain lists of synonyms. Also many computer programs make it easy to look up synonyms on your computer.

Here is another sample quiz question involving synonyms.


  Select the synonym for yell

    a) whisper

    b) shout

    c) draw

    d) play

Obviously the answer is b (shout).

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