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SYNONYM

Learning Objective: Children will learn how to increase their vocabulary.

Synonyms are words that mean the same or almost the same

Enjoy this list of synonyms-

 Baffle: confuse, deceive
 Beautiful: attractive, pretty, lovely, stunning
 Fair: just, objective, impartial, unbiased
 Funny: humorous, comical, hilarious, hysterical
 Happy: content, joyful, mirthful, upbeat
 Hardworking: diligent, determined, industrious, enterprising
 Honest: honorable, fair, sincere, trustworthy
 Important: required, vital, essential, primary, significant, critical
 Intelligent: smart, bright, brilliant, sharp
 Kind: thoughtful, considerate, amiable, gracious
 Lazy: idle, lethargic

 Lucky: auspicious, fortunate
 Mean: unfriendly, unpleasant, bad-tempered, difficult
 Old: antiquated, ancient, obsolete, extinct
 Outgoing: friendly, sociable, warm, extroverted
 Positive: optimistic, cheerful, starry-eyed, sanguine
 Rich: affluent, wealthy, well-off, well-to-do
 Strong: stable, secure, solid, tough
 True: genuine, factual, accurate, correct, real
 Unhappy: sad, depressed, melancholy, miserable
 Weak: frail, infirm, puny, fragile

These are just a few examples of synonyms but hopefully you can see how

working with them can make your writing more varied and help expand

your vocabulary.

Learning Outcome: Children were able to enrich their vocabulary.