Grade 5 (Synonyms & Antonyms)

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Antonyms - 

show contrast between two things or emphasize a point.

 After - Before  Happy - Sad  Raise - Lower


 Add- Subtract  Hard - Soft  Right - Wrong
 Above-Below  Heavy - Light  Rise - Sink
 Awake - Asleep  High - Low  Rough - Smooth
 Bad - Good  In - Out  Same - Different
 Better - Worse  Last - First  Sell - Buy
 Big - Little  Laugh - Cry  Short - Long
 Birth - Death  Learn - Teach  Sour - Sweet
 Boy - Girl  Less - More  Start - Stop
 Clean - Dirty  Lie - Truth  Stay - Leave
 Close - Open  Long - Short  Stop - Go
 Cold - Hot  Loose - Tight  Strong - Weak
 End - Begin  Lost - Found  Teacher - Student
 Dark - Light  Love - Hate  Tidy - Messy
 Day - Night  North - South  True - False
 Even - Odd  On - Off  Ugly - Beautiful
 Fail - Pass  Over - Under  Up - Down
 False - True  Play - Work  White - Black
 Float - Sink  Polite - Rude  Wild - Tame
 East - West  Poor - Rich  Win - Lose
 Fat - Skinny  Present - Absent  Well - Sick
 Hungry - Full  Top - Bottom  Wet - Dry
 Gentle - Rough  Quick - Slow  Young - Old

Synonyms-are words that are similar, or have a related meaning, to another word.

Afraid, scared, frightened Little, small, tiny


Automobile, car, vehicle Look, see, glance, stare
Big, large, huge Mad, angry, furious
Blank, empty, hollow Mother, mom, mommy
Bunny, rabbit, hare Neat, tidy, clean
Cap, hat Present, gift, reward, award
Center, middle, inside Quick, fast, swift
Couch, sofa, divan Quiet, calm
Evil, bad, wicked Rest, relax
Famous, well-known Rock, stone
Father, dad, daddy Rug, carpet, mat
Funny, silly, playful, crazy Sack, bag, backpack
Garbage, trash, junk, waste Sniff, smell, inhale
Gloomy, sad, unhappy Strange, odd, weird
Happy, glad, joyful, cheerful Tall, high, big
Hide, cover True, right, correct
House, home Under, below, beneath
Ill, sick, unwell Woman, lady, female
Idea, thought Yell, shout, scream
Jog, run Listen, hear
Address - manner of speaking to someone Address: description of a place's location
Homonyms - are words that have the same spelling and sound
the same but have different meanings
Bear - to be able to cope with something
Bear - a large mammal
Book - to reserve a hotel room or a table at a restaurant Book - pages bound together with a cover
Cave - to give in or surrender Cave - a hole or gap in a rock or in earth
Chair - an item of furniture Chair - the head of a department
Change - to replace the clothes you are wearing with Change - money given back after a
another outfit purchase
Cool - chilly in temperature Cool - someone trendy or popular
Crane - a large type of bird Crane - a mechanical device used for lifting
Deck - a floor or platform extended from a
Deck - a pack of playing cards
building or ship
Duck - to lower your head or body to avoid
Duck - a type of bird
being hit by something
Even - numbers divisible by two Even - flat and level surface
Fall- the season between summer and
Fall - to drop down
winter
Club - a group of people with something in
Club- a heavy stick used as a weapon
common
Fire - to let someone go from a job Fire - flames, something burning
Groom - the man who is about to get
Groom - to make tidy in appearance
married
Gross - disgusting Gross - large
Jam - stuck Jam - spread made from fruit and sugar
Key - scale of musical notes Key - device used to lock or unlock a door
Left - one side of the body Left - what is remaining of something
Light - to set fire Light - pale in color
Line - measure of length Line - verse in a poem or story
Man - male person Man - to brace or fortify
Match - competitive sporting event Match - a device used to start a fire
Nail - sharp piece of metal for holding
Nail - the end plate of your finger or toe
things together
Park - to leave a vehicle in a space for a
Park - area used for recreation
while
Pen - an instrument for writing Pen - type of enclosure for animals
Seal - a type of mammal Seal - a tight closure
Show - to display Show - a type of broadcast
Sign - to write your signature on something
Sign - omen
to make it official
Tank - military vehicle Tank- container used to store liquid
Tire - rubber covering of a wheel Tire - to become weary or bored
Trip - to stumble Trip - a journey
Wave - move your hand sideways to say hello Wave - a movement in water
Watch - a wearable timepiece Watch - to look carefully
Yard - space around a house Yard - measurement of length

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