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Spell Bee Word: synonym


Basic Details

Word: Synonym

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: A word that means the same as, or nearly the same as, another word, as big and large do.

Antonyms: antonym

How to Spell Synonym

Syllables: syn - o - nym

Tricky part: The word has two y's: one in syn and one in nym. Students often write the second as i (synonim) or use i in both places.

Watch out for: synonim, sinonym, synonymn, synanym

Memory tip: Synonym, antonym and homonym all end in nym, from the Greek word for name, and in all three it is spelt n-y-m.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Can you think of a synonym for happy that starts with j?

Example 2: Our English workbook has a page of synonyms and antonyms every week.

Example 3: Kind and gentle are close synonyms.

Fun Fact

Synonym comes from Greek syn, together or alike, and onyma, name: words that share a name, or meaning.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the meaning of the correctly spelt word:

1. defination 2. vocabulery 3. synonym 4. homofone

a) a word with the same meaning as another
b) all the words a person knows
c) what a word means, as given in a dictionary
d) a word that sounds like another

Show answer

a) a word with the same meaning as another. Definition comes from define, so it has an i after the f; homophone has ph and vocabulary ends in ary.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letters to form a word:

syn_n_m

a) o, e
b) o, i
c) a, y
d) o, y

Show answer

d) o, y. The ending is nym, with the same y as in syn.

Mingle-Mangle

Unjumble the letters in the sentence and choose the word they make:

In our worksheet, glad was given as a nnymoys of cheerful.

a) synonym
b) acronym
c) antonym
d) homonym

Show answer

a) synonym. Antonym, homonym and acronym all need letters such as a, t, h or c that the jumble does not have.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A book that lists words with similar meanings is a ____.

a) diary
b) thesaurus
c) almanac
d) atlas

Show answer

b) thesaurus

2. Which pair are synonyms?

a) big, large
b) up, down
c) hot, cold
d) day, night

Show answer

a) big, large

Associated Words

integrityassuranceadverbialintentionatonement
preventeduncountableindustryploughedauxiliary

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