Meanings of Related Words Worksheets

Related ELA Standard: L.2.5.B

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There are many words in the English language which have the same exact meaning. How authors arrange these words and select to use them often helps them stand out and prove to help them build a legacy. Some words add a great impact by forcing the reader to associate an emotion with the word. The worksheets below will help you focus your thought on the proper word use for eliciting a response from your readers.

Related Words Worksheets To Print:

I Can't Hear You! – The quietest words are at the top of this pyramid.

A Laugh Riot! – Who has the most intense laugh going on here?

Shades of Meaning – This basically asks you to find the theme of the three words on the left.

Can You Make This Story More Interesting? – Let's jazz up the guide words to make this the most ballistically epic story ever!

What's the Difference? – What does each underlined word mean?

Will You Write My Valentine's – It's Valentine's Day and Carl isn't sure exactly what to write in his valentines.

Spice Up Your Sentences! – Rewrite each sentence below, using a word from the word bank to replace the underlined word(s) and make the meaning stronger. Not all the words in the Word Bank will be used.

In the Kitchen – Match each word in the Word Bank with a word in the pot that means something similar. Write the word on the line at the bottom of the pot.

What Do Cars Do? – What do cars do? What kinds of noises do they make? How might you describe a racing car?

Four Ways to Jump – All four of these people are jumping, but each jump is a little bit different.

Less | Smaller | Weaker – In each of the sentences below, circle the word that will give the weakest meaning to the sentence.

Seeing Word Sorts – Read each set of words and compare the two words in each set to each other. Sort the words from each pair into the proper category.

Word Intensity Worksheet – Match the word on the left with a word that means almost the same on the right.

Which One is Stronger? – From each set of sentences below, choose the one that expresses the strongest meaning.

Which Word is Strongest? – Match the words that mean almost the same thing, but differ in intensity.

What Are Some Common Related Words?


When you are first introduced to the language, you might wonder that the English language has tons of words. However, there are so many words that are mere one-word definitions of other words. These words have similar meanings. They are common related words. These words can be interchanged in a sentence and the meaning and context of the sentence would not change. The sentence will remain as it was except for the fact that a word was changed.


These types of words are known as synonyms. Synonyms can have different spellings or different pronunciations, but the basic meaning of a synonym is the same. The purpose of synonyms is to create a variation in the English language. So, you can choose from a number of words. You can use the word that you find more appropriate and fitting to your style of writing. Another purpose of using synonyms is to give meaning to other words. If there is a word that you do not know the meaning of, you can look for its synonym. It will easily let you know what the word means.


For example,

He studied law at Cambridge.
He read law at Cambridge.

She was baffled by his behavior.
She was confused by his behavior.

That lady wearing a black dress is beautiful.
The lady wearing the black dress is pretty.

Josh is so hilarious.
Josh is so funny.

Everybody seemed so happy on the trip.
Everybody seemed so content on the trip.

I don't like her bossy attitude.
I don't like her controlling attitude.

His intelligent mind made him the CEO of the company.
His smart mind made him the CEO of the company.

It was so kind of you to drop us home in the rain.
It was so thoughtful of you to drop us home in the rain.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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