Synonyms exercise for Grade 1 - Free Printable

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.
✔ start

2) near → (her, for, close)
- "Near" means close in distance.
✔ close

3) small → (tiny, large, mouse)
- "Small" means tiny or very little.
✔ tiny

4) loud → (quiet, noisy, big)
- "Loud" means making a lot of noise → noisy
✔ noisy

5) talk → (whisper, speak, shout)
- "Talk" means to speak.
✔ speak

6) mad → (angry, silly, smack)
- "Mad" can mean angry (especially in American English).
✔ angry

7) damp → (wet, grass, wash)
- "Damp" means slightly wet.
✔ wet

8) fix → (six, make, repair)
- "Fix" means to repair something.
✔ repair

9) howl → (cry, wolf, loud)
- "Howl" is a loud cry, like a wolf. So it's similar to cry.
✔ cry

10) end → (start, finish, begin)
- "End" means to finish.
✔ finish

11) walk → (stroll, run, jog)
- "Walk" is a slow movement; stroll is a synonym.
✔ stroll

12) jump → (sit, leap, frog)
- "Jump" means to leap into the air.
✔ 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:

Each answer was chosen based on meaning similarity:
- We looked at what the main word meant.
- Then picked the option that had the closest meaning.
- We ignored unrelated words (like "frog" for "jump", which is an animal, not a synonym).

This helps build vocabulary and understanding of word relationships! 😊