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2nd Grade Synonyms and Antonyms Learning Resources

Challenge your students to grow their vocabulary by learning that though some words mean the same thing, they have different inclinations when used. Games keep your students engaged in their lesson while expecting them to use context clues and other previously acquired skills. Lesson plans and worksheets take the guesswork out of planning a day of class. Advanced students may prefer using our third grade synonym and antonym learning resources.

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Synonyms and Antonyms

Antonyms are Opposites!

Opposites attract! In this lesson, your students will practice matching antonyms. They will expand their vocabulary by knowing more words to use!

Vocabulary Quiz: Context Clues

Sentence clues can help us identify the meaning of new words. Kids use this strategy to identify synonyms in this quiz game.

Synonyms: Using Shades of Meaning

Why walk when you can mosey? In this lesson, students will learn how to use synonyms to express shades of meaning in their writing. Introduce the topic with a book, then brainstorm descriptive options for overused words.

Texting: Shades of Meaning

Happy, thrilled, delighted! In this shades of meaning game, kids identify common synonyms that are grouped together.

Antonym Crossword Puzzle

Try a crossword puzzle where all the answers are opposites of their clues!

This second grade reading worksheet features common synonyms. Kids connect a word in the first column with its synonym in the second column.

Practice Test: Synonyms and Antonyms

Build your first grader's vocabulary skills by reviewing synonyms and antonyms together.

Antonyms: Opposites Attract

Each sentence on this second grade reading worksheet has an underlined word, and kids select the opposite of that word from among three word choices.

Vocabulary Builder: Synonyms

Expand your first grader's vocabulary by learning about synonyms.

Antonym Crossword

On this second grade reading worksheet, each crossword puzzle clue is a sentence with a highlighted word. Kids write the antonym of the word in the puzzle.

Vocabulary Builder: Antonyms

Kids practice matching words with their antonyms, a great way to boost reading and vocabulary skills.

Opposites! Practicing Antonyms

Looking for a worksheet to help your child with antonyms? This printable will help him with his vocabulary skills.

Read the Word Clues

There are many ways to figure out the meanings of unknown words. Through this worksheet, students record unknown words and find out their meaning using a variety of strategies.

Human Dictionary

When reading, we all encounter unknown words at times. But how do we figure them out? In this lesson, students learn how to become a “human dictionary” by using a variety of strategies to figure out the meaning of unknown words.

So Many Synonym Snowflakes!

Searching for a worksheet to help your kid with synonyms? This printable will help him with his vocabulary and spelling skills.

Soccer Synonyms #1

Shoot and score with this sporty worksheet all about synonyms! Little sports stars can practice identifying two words that have similar meanings.

Soccer Synonyms #4

Synonyms are made simple with this sporty sheet! Your soccer star can take aim at these words and pair up the ones with similar meanings.

Soccer Synonyms #3

Score a goal in the grammar department with this fun worksheet. Your child will learn to identify words with similar meanings, or synonyms!

Finding Antonymns

Investigate antonyms with this introduction to opposites.

Soccer Synonyms #2

Run, race, jog and sprint to the goal! Your sporty student can learn how to identify words with similar meanings by completing this synonyms sheet.

Synonym Word Match

Synonyms are words that share a meaning. Use this worksheet to help students connect words with similar meanings.

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