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Grade 5 Word Matching Practice

A Grade 5 ELA worksheet focusing on word matching, synonyms, and antonyms to enhance vocabulary and language skills.

Grade 5 ELA GrammarLanguage and VocabularyWord Matching
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2 Matching2 Fill in the BlanksShort Answer

Standards

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.5.C

Topics

ELAGrade 5VocabularySynonymsAntonymsWord Matching
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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.

journey
speak
ill
quick

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.

rough
dark
lost
cold

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.