Let's solve this
synonyms worksheet step by step.
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🔹 What are synonyms?
Synonyms are words that have
similar meanings.
For example: *big* and *large* are synonyms.
We need to choose the word from the options that has a
similar meaning to the word on the left.
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Now, let’s go through each one:
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1)
begin → (stop, start, finish)
- "Begin" means to
start something.
✔ Correct synonym: start
2)
near → (her, for, close)
- "Near" means
close to something.
✔ Correct synonym: close
3)
small → (tiny, large, mouse)
- "Small" means
not big, so
tiny is a synonym.
✔ Correct synonym: tiny
4)
loud → (quiet, noisy, big)
- "Loud" means making a lot of sound →
noisy
✔ Correct synonym: noisy
5)
talk → (whisper, speak, shout)
- "Talk" means to
speak.
✔ Correct synonym: speak
6)
mad → (angry, silly, smack)
- "Mad" can mean
angry (in American English).
✔ Correct synonym: angry
7)
damp → (wet, grass, wash)
- "Damp" means
slightly wet.
✔ Correct synonym: wet
8)
fix → (six, make, repair)
- "Fix" means to
repair something.
✔ Correct synonym: repair
9)
howl → (cry, wolf, loud)
- "Howl" is a loud cry, like a wolf. But the best synonym here is
cry (especially in context).
✔ Correct synonym: cry
10)
end → (start, finish, begin)
- "End" means to
finish something.
✔ Correct synonym: finish
11)
walk → (stroll, run, jog)
- "Walk" means to move slowly on foot. "Stroll" is a relaxed walk.
✔ Correct synonym: stroll
12)
jump → (sit, leap, frog)
- "Jump" means to
leap into the air.
✔ Correct synonym: leap
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✔ Final Answers:
1) begin –
start
2) near –
close
3) small –
tiny
4) loud –
noisy
5) talk –
speak
6) mad –
angry
7) damp –
wet
8) fix –
repair
9) howl –
cry
10) end –
finish
11) walk –
stroll
12) jump –
leap
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📝 Explanation Summary:
We matched each word with its closest meaning from the given choices. We avoided antonyms (like "stop" for "begin") and irrelevant words (like "frog" for "jump", even though frogs jump, it's not a synonym).
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