Scholar Zone Summer | Teacher's Guide and Resources

Word Study Word Study (Independent/Partner/Small Group)

synonyms

A synonym is a word that means the same or almost the same as another word.

foe

purchase

absent

feeble annual

sturdy

vast

drowsy

prank

reply

A foe is an enemy. When you purchase something, you buy it.

If you are absent , you are missing. If you are feeble , you are weak. If something is sturdy , it is strong. If something is vast , it is huge. Drowsy means the same as sleepy . A prank is a trick. An annual event is a yearly one. A reply is an answer.

A. Read the word in the first column. Find and circle two other words that mean almost the same thing. 1. prank joke parade trick 2. foe friend enemy opponent 3. reply answer request respond 4. feeble foolish weak frail 5. drowsy sleepy drippy tired 6. sturdy weak strong tough 7. vast huge enormous short

B. Cross out the word in each box that does not belong.

1.

gone

absent

missing

here

2.

buy

get

dunk

purchase

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