Grade 5 Word Matching Practice
A Grade 5 ELA worksheet focusing on word matching, synonyms, and antonyms to enhance vocabulary and language skills.
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Grade 5 Word Matching Practice
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Read each section carefully and follow the instructions to complete the word matching activities. This worksheet will test your knowledge of synonyms and antonyms.
Match each word on the left with its synonym (a word with a similar meaning) on the right.
1. commence
a. tiny
2. enormous
b. begin
3. select
c. large
4. minute
d. choose
5. joyful
e. happy
Match each word on the left with its antonym (a word with an opposite meaning) on the right.
1. expand
a. close
2. artificial
b. contract
3. permanent
c. temporary
4. open
d. natural
5. shallow
e. deep
Read each sentence and fill in the blank with a synonym for the underlined word from the word bank below.
1. The rabbit was very üalertù, so it ran away .
2. My grandmother felt üsickù and had to stay in bed.
3. We went on a long ütripù to the mountains last summer.
4. Please ütalkù quietly during the library silence.
Read each sentence and fill in the blank with an antonym for the underlined word from the word bank below.
1. The kitten's fur was so üsmoothù, not at all .
2. It was a very ühotù day, so we drank a lot of water.
3. The room was very ülightù until the sun went down.
4. I üfoundù my keys after I had thought they were .
1. Choose one pair of synonyms from Part 1 and explain how they are similar in meaning. Use both words in a sentence.
2. Choose one pair of antonyms from Part 2 and explain how they are opposite in meaning. Use both words in a sentence.