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Feelings 12

angry The angry goose hissed at us. Try mad or furious.
brave A brave knight faced the dragon. Try bold or fearless.
calm She felt calm after the walk. Try peaceful or relaxed.
excited The excited class lined up for the trip. Try eager or thrilled.
happy We felt happy all day. Try glad or cheerful.
kind A kind neighbor fed our cat. Try caring or gentle.
sad The sad clown made a long face. Try unhappy or gloomy.
scared The kitten was scared of the storm. Try afraid or frightened.
shy The shy fawn stayed by its mother. Try timid or bashful.
surprised I was surprised by the loud pop. Try amazed or startled.
tired The tired hikers sat down. Try sleepy or weary.
worried He was worried about the spelling test. Try nervous or uneasy.

Size and amount 11

big A big wave rolled in. Try large or huge.
empty The empty room echoed. Try bare or vacant.
far The far hills looked blue. Try distant or remote.
long It was a long wait. Try lengthy or extended.
many Many birds fly south. Try numerous or countless.
near The pond is quite near. Try close or nearby.
part I ate a part of the pie. Try piece or portion.
small A small bug sat on the leaf. Try little or tiny.
tall A tall tower stood on the hill. Try high or lofty.
thin The thin branch bent in the wind. Try slim or slender.
whole We read the whole book. Try entire or complete.

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Describing words 12

bad The milk had a bad smell. Try awful or terrible.
cold A cold wind blew all day. Try chilly or icy.
easy The first step is easy. Try simple or effortless.
fast A fast runner won the race. Try quick or speedy.
funny The funny hat fell over his eyes. Try amusing or comical.
good That was a good catch. Try great or excellent.
hard The last puzzle was hard. Try difficult or tough.
old An old oak shades the yard. Try ancient or aged.
pretty What a pretty sunset. Try beautiful or lovely.
quiet The library was quiet. Try silent or hushed.
smart A smart crow opened the latch. Try clever or bright.
strange We heard a strange hum. Try odd or weird.

Action words 12

begin The show will begin at noon. Try start or commence.
cry The baby began to cry. Try weep or sob.
end The game will end soon. Try finish or stop.
fix She can fix the bike chain. Try repair or mend.
help A map will help us. Try aid or assist.
jump Frogs jump into the pond. Try leap or hop.
laugh We laugh at the puppet show. Try giggle or chuckle.
make We can make a kite from paper. Try build or create.
pull Pull the sled up the hill. Try tug or drag.
throw Throw the ball to me. Try toss or hurl.
walk We walk along the river. Try stroll or hike.
yell Fans yell when the team scores. Try shout or scream.

More action words 9

find Did you find your other glove? Try discover or locate.
get You get a sticker for each book. Try receive or obtain.
grab Grab a pencil and sit down. Try seize or snatch.
hurry Hurry, or we will miss the bus. Try rush or hasten.
leave We leave when the bell rings. Try depart or exit.
shake My hands shake in the cold. Try tremble or shiver.
show Show your drawing to the class. Try display or reveal.
talk We talk on the way to class. Try speak or chat.
want I want to go home. Try wish or desire.

Naming words 12

boat The boat sailed at sunrise. Try ship or vessel.
child Each child got a balloon. Try kid or youngster.
forest Deer live in the forest. Try woods or woodland.
friend My friend saved me a seat. Try pal or buddy.
garbage Put the garbage in the bin. Try trash or rubbish.
home Their home has a red door. Try house or dwelling.
job My job is to feed the fish. Try work or task.
mistake I found a mistake in my sum. Try error or blunder.
noise What was that noise? Try sound or racket.
path The path winds up the hill. Try trail or track.
rock She sat on a rock by the lake. Try stone or boulder.
smell I love the smell of rain. Try odor or scent.

Harder words 12

abundant Rain was abundant this spring. Try plentiful or ample.
accurate Her map was accurate. Try correct or exact.
cautious The cautious deer sniffed the air. Try careful or wary.
comprehend Read slowly to comprehend the story. Try understand or grasp.
enormous An enormous whale swam past. Try gigantic or huge.
essential Water is essential for plants. Try necessary or vital.
famished We were famished after the hike. Try hungry or starving.
fragile Pack the fragile cups with care. Try delicate or breakable.
gather Gather the parts for the model. Try collect or assemble.
generous A generous friend shares. Try giving or charitable.
ordinary It was an ordinary school day. Try common or usual.
predict Can you predict the weather? Try forecast or foretell.

How this list was compiled: Own work: the 80 words, their pairs and every example sentence were chosen and written for this page; no list was copied. On 2026-10-16 each pair was checked in the English Wiktionary, https://en.wiktionary.org/ (text under CC BY-SA 4.0). A synonym is on a card only where the entry of one of the two words lists the other as a synonym, as https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/happy does for glad, or where both stand in the synonym list of one of Wiktionary's thesaurus pages, as start and commence do for begin at https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Thesaurus:begin. A pair found in neither place was left out. What a synonym is, and the long and extended example, were read the same day at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synonym. The grades are from the Common Core language standards L.2.5b and L.4.5c at https://www.thecorestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/L/2/ and https://www.thecorestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/L/4/. Licence: own work

How it works

Synonym flashcards with a word on the front and two synonyms on the back: happy turns over to glad, cheerful. Each of the 80 cards adds a sentence to try the new word in, and the page opens on feelings.

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Seven sets, from feelings to harder words

Feelings has happy, scared and worried. Size and amount runs from big and small to whole and many. Describing words covers good, bad, fast and strange. Two sets of action words go from walk and throw to find and leave. Naming words are nouns such as friend, noise and path. Harder words has enormous, fragile and comprehend.

One set, one sheet

Turn a card and the print button comes up under it: 12 cards to a sheet of Letter or A4. Each set fits one sheet and all 80 take seven. Printed on both sides and flipped on the long edge, glad, cheerful lands behind happy.

Synonyms come in shades: toss and hurl are both behind throw, and to hurl is to throw with force.
A card gives two synonyms, not every one: joyful is a synonym of happy too.

Questions and answers

What is a synonym?

A word with the same or nearly the same meaning as another word in the same language. Begin, start and commence are synonyms.

What is the difference between a synonym and an antonym?

A synonym has a similar meaning: big and large. An antonym has the opposite or nearly opposite meaning: big and small.

Do synonyms mean exactly the same thing?

Often not. Two words may be synonyms in one sense only: a long time is an extended time, but an extended family is not a long family. The usual test is to swap the word in and see whether the sentence still means the same.

What grade do students learn synonyms?

In the Common Core State Standards, shades of meaning among close words such as toss, throw and hurl come in second grade (L.2.5b). Fourth grade names synonyms: L.4.5c has students relate words to words with similar but not identical meanings.