Words with similar meanings to each other are called synonyms.
When we are reading, we might come across words and be unsure of their meaning. We could use a dictionary to help us understand the meaning, or a thesaurus to see other words with similar meanings.
Let's have a look at some synonyms for some common words:
Happy |
Cheerful Joyful Jolly Merry |
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Unwell |
Poorly Under the weather Ill |
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Cold |
Freezing Shivering Chilly Icy |
Sometimes, we might be asked to find a word in a piece of text which has the same meaning as something else.
For example, read the text below:
Brendan was cold because he forgot his hat.
Find and copy one word that means the same as chilly.
Which word would you copy? Cold? That's right!
We're looking for a synonym of the word we have been given.
Make sure to read carefully how many words you are asked to copy!