Synonyms and Antonyms
Please don't shout, it could hurt my ears.
What is a synonym and antonym for shout?
Synonyms: Yell, scream, holler
Antonyms: Quiet, hush, muffle
1. It's alarming when a glass breaks at dinner.
What does break mean?
2. I ate my snack during one of our breaks.
What does break mean?
1. Separate or cause to separate into pieces as a result of a blow or shock.
2. A pause in work or during an activity or event.
1. I felt blue because I couldn't go to the party.
What does blue mean?
2. Please hand me the blue paper, it is my favorite.
What does blue mean?
1. To feel sad, unhappy, depressed
2. Color between green and violet, like the sky
You really want to hang out with your friend, but your parents won't let you go to your friend's house.
What can you do to solve this problem?
1. Ask parents if the friend could come over to your house
2. Ask parents if you can go over another time this week
3. Call friend on the phone
You need to go to class, but your friend won't stop talking to you.
What can you to do solve this problem?
1. Tell them you are late and need to go
2. Say, "Sorry, can we finish this conversation later?"
The children were silent during their test.
What is a synonym and antonym?
Synonyms: Quiet, hushed, mute
Antonyms: Loud, noisy, rowdy
1. You used a match to light the fire.
What does match mean?
2. I got a match when we played, "Go Fish!"
What does match mean?
1. A short, thin piece of wood or cardboard used to light a fire.
2. A pair that corresponds or is very similar.
1. I tripped over the rock and hurt my ankle.
What does trip mean?
2. I want to take a trip to Disney World with my family.
What does trip mean?
1. Catch one's foot on something and stumble or fall.
2.Vacation, an act of going to a place and returning; a journey
You feel overwhelmed with the amount of work you have to do for school. You keep turning assignments in late and forget to bring everything you need for each class you have.
What can you do to solve this problem?
1. Ask your parents to help you get organized
2. Use a calendar/schedule to help you keep you organized
3. Make to-do list of what assignments are coming up and what supplies you need for each class
You are doing an assignment for school and your computer dies in the middle of completing it.
What should you do to solve this problem?
1. Plug the computer in and continue working
2. Tell the teacher what happened and see if she will let you complete it
It's starting to get chilly, bring your jacket.
What is a synonym and antonym?
Synonyms: Breezy, brisk, cool
Antonyms: Hot, heated, warm
1. I need to turn on a light because it is so dark.
What does light mean?
2. The chair is so light, even a weak person could carry it.
What does light mean?
1. The natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible, illuminate.
2. Of little weight; not heavy.
I am a big fan of the Miami Dolphins football team.
What does fan mean?
Please bring the fan outside, it is very hot today.
What does fan mean?
1.A person who has a strong interest in or admiration for a particular person or thing.
2. A device with rotating blades that creates a current of air for cooling
Your parents keep asking you to do your chores, but you are so busy with school work and friends that you never make time to do them.
What can you do to solve this problem?
1. Pick a day and time that you will do them each week and put it in a schedule
2. Put reminders in your phone/on sticky notes
Every year at Thanksgiving your grandma wants you to eat her special pumpkin pie that takes her hours to make. You don't like the taste of the pie.
How can you solve this problem?
1. Take a slice and then put it in the trash later
2. Explain to your grandma that you are too full
3. Tell grandma that you would like some later
The car make noises while going over over the bumpy road.
What is a synonym and antonym?
Synonyms: Bouncy, rough, uneven
Antonyms: Smooth, level, even
1. I broke a nail when I slammed the car door on my finger.
What does nail mean?
2. I need to hand this picture on the wall but I can't find a nail.
What does nail mean?
1. A covering on the upper surface of the tip of the finger and toe in humans.
2. A small metal spike with a broadened flat head, driven typically into wood with a hammer to join things together.
I am so excited for Spring, it is so pretty with all the flowers growing.
What does spring mean?
My bed had no bounce to it, so I recently put a new spring in my mattress on the bed.
What does spring mean?
1. The season after winter and before summer, in which flowers begins to appear.
2. Makes a mattress bouncy, a resilient device, typically a metal coil, that can be pressed or pulled but returns to its former shape when released
You have a test tomorrow as well as a few projects due. You haven't finished the projects or studied enough for the test.
What can you do to solve this problem?
1. Talk to your parents and ask for help
2. Consider asking your teachers for an extension on the projects
3. Consider which is more important, the test or the projects and prioritize which class you need to do better in
You and your friend both tried out for the school basketball team. Your friend didn't make the team but you did.
What can you do to solve this problem?
1. Talk with your friend. Sympathize with him for not making the team.
2. Do something for your friend to cheer him up (do his/her favorite activity
The comedian was so humorous, I couldn't stop laughing.
What is a synonym and antonym?
Synonym: Funny, comical, hilarious
Antonyms: Boring, serious, sad
1. We were in a traffic jam this morning.
What does jam mean?
2. I like blueberry jam the best.
What does jam mean?
1. squeeze or pack tightly into a specified space, become or make unable to move or work due to becoming stuck.
2. A sweet spread or preserve made from fruit and sugar boiled to a thick consistency.
1. Please put my money in the safe.
What does safe mean?
2. The firefighters saved the children from the building, they were safe.
What does safe mean?
1. A strong fireproof cabinet with a complex lock, used for the storage of valuables, like money
2. Protected from or not exposed to danger or risk; not likely to be harmed.
You and your sibling get to choose where your family goes for dinner tonight. You want to go to Wendy’s but your sibling wants to go to Chipotle.
What can you do to solve this problem?
1. Agree on a 3rd option we both like
2. Agree on letting one of you choose this time, if the other one gets to choose next time
3. Flip a coin/rock paper scissors
Your friend just told you he/she is running for class president for the student council elections. You're disappointed because you are also running for that position.
What can you do to solve this problem?
1. Agree to both run and see who wins
2. Talk to friend, tell them how you feel
3. Run for different positions so you can both be on student council