1st Grade Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheets

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These synonyms and antonyms worksheets for first grade have students match words with the same meaning (synonyms) and words with opposite meanings (antonyms), including a crossword format that adds a puzzle element to the practice. Thinking in synonyms and antonyms is one of the clearest ways young students demonstrate they understand a word rather than just recognize it, and it directly supports the word-relationship standard for first grade (L.1.5).

Written by Adi Ackerman, Head Teacher

Synonyms and Antonyms
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Synonyms

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Antonyms

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Matching a word to a synonym or antonym is one of the clearest ways a young student can demonstrate they actually understand what a word means, rather than just recognizing it (CCSS L.1.5). A student who can pick happy as a synonym for glad, or cold as an antonym for hot, is showing real comprehension of both words. This kind of word-relationship thinking also builds the foundation for using more precise, varied vocabulary in their own writing later on.

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