7 of the best synonyms and antonyms worksheets and resources for KS2 SPaG
Get your pupils' grammar games on point by spicing up their writing with these antonym and synonym activities and ideas…
- by Teachwire
1 | Synonyms SPaG Challenge Mat
This review mat for Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling is an excellent way to revise and practise using synonyms.
These worksheets are divided into 5 different types of activity, including writing challenges and GPS sample test questions.
2 | Antonyms SPaG Challenge Mat
Want the same for antonyms? We’ve got you covered.
3 | Graveyard of deceased words
I’m sure all teachers have their own list of words they’re bored of seeing in children’s writing, and almost all of them will include the ones used here.
This Halloween themed vocabulary display from Laura Holder includes a printable sign for your vocabulary graveyard, and six gravestones for ‘dead words’ to avoid using: happy, sad, cold, hot, small and big.
There are also accompanying bats for each gravestone which offer synonyms for each of the dead words.
Plus, there’s also an editable version included for you to create your own words.
4 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Lesson – Explore how Pupils can use Synonyms to Improve Work
With this resource Children reading an extract from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and use this as a basis for seeing how synonyms can change writing.
Can they write a boring newspaper story about Willy Wonka’s competition? What can they then do to improve it with attention-grabbing headlines etc?
Use the newspaper template included in this lesson plan for KS1 and KS2 to help structure children’s writing.
5 | ‘Said’ synonyms
Sticking with Roald Dahl, this resource uses lines from James and the Giant Peach and asks students to fill in the blanks with an interesting and appropriate synonym for said, by using the context of the line itself.
Then, students get to write their own responses for characters to certain lines, while again, choosing an interesting said synonym each time.
Print out this worksheet here.
6 | Interesting verbs list
This simple worksheet lets pupils think of two interesting verbs which could be used in place of the list of common verbs in a table.
7 | Synonym and antonym bingo
This resource includes printable bingo boards for you to use, all you need is to give children counters to cover.
You can play by calling out synonyms, or antonyms, from the list provided.
