Synonyms worksheet for students to practice identifying and using vocabulary words with similar meanings.

Let me work through this synonyms worksheet step by step.

Part A: Finding Synonyms

I need to find two words in each row that mean almost the same thing as the vocabulary word.

1. gregarious - means friendly, sociable
- Looking at options: gruesome (scary), sociable (friendly), gargantuan (huge), companionable (friendly)
- Answer: sociable and companionable ✓

2. pacify - means to soothe, calm down
- Looking at options: disturb (opposite), pack (no), calm (yes), appease (yes, means to soothe)
- Answer: calm and appease ✓

3. consolidate - means to unify, join together, merge
- Looking at options: conjure (magic), join (yes), merge (yes), console (comfort)
- Answer: join and merge ✓

4. glum - means dejected, sad, gloomy
- Looking at options: morose (sad/gloomy), gloomy (sad), glowing (bright/happy), glad (happy)
- Answer: morose and gloomy ✓

5. haughty - means conceited, proud, arrogant
- Looking at options: proud (yes), arrogant (yes), haunted (ghosts), handsome (attractive)
- Answer: proud and arrogant ✓

6. commotion - means disturbance, uproar, unrest
- Looking at options: communicate (talk), peace (opposite), uproar (disturbance), unrest (disturbance)
- Answer: uproar and unrest ✓

7. suppress - means to subdue, quell, crush
- Looking at options: quell (subdue), guess (no), crush (subdue), provide (give)
- Answer: quell and crush ✓

8. verify - means to prove true, confirm, authenticate
- Looking at options: disprove (opposite), confirm (yes), authenticate (yes), variety (types)
- Answer: confirm and authenticate ✓

Part B: Completing Sentences

1. "A fortune cookie might tell your _______"
- From the vocabulary list, "destiny" means fate, which fits perfectly with fortune cookies
- Answer: destiny ✓

2. "Sometimes you can _______ something even if you don't have all the facts."
- From the vocabulary list, "surmise" means to guess, which makes sense when you don't have all facts
- Answer: surmise ✓

Final Answer:

Part A:
1. gregarious: sociable, companionable
2. pacify: calm, appease
3. consolidate: join, merge
4. glum: morose, gloomy
5. haughty: proud, arrogant
6. commotion: uproar, unrest
7. suppress: quell, crush
8. verify: confirm, authenticate

Part B:
1. destiny
2. surmise