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3rd grade · English Language Arts · Unit 7 of 13

Word Pairs

Same, opposite and sound-alike

What your child practices

Synonyms (words that mean the same), antonyms (opposites) and homophones (words that sound alike but are spelled differently, like their, there and they're).

Maine Learning Results learning standard: Language 5 · synonyms, antonyms and homophones

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. Synonyms mean almost the same: big and large.
  2. Antonyms are opposites: hot and cold.
  3. Homophones sound the same but mean different things: road and rode. Check the meaning in the sentence.

Example: Which word means almost the same as “gift”: toy, present or party? A gift is something you give someone. A present is also something you give. Answer: present

Word Pairs in Maine

In the Maine Learning Results, this is unit 7 of 13 in 3rd grade English Language Arts, after Prefixes & Suffixes and before Sentence Smarts.

Gradelings describes a child's practice on this unit as Beginning, Approaching, Meeting or Exceeding (Four practice steps). That reflects practice, not a report-card mark: the teacher decides the mark.

Source: Maine Department of Education

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Which word correctly completes the sentence?

    The ___ is in the mailbox.

    • mail
    • male

  2. Question 2

    Which word correctly completes the sentence?

    There are seven days in a ___.

    • week
    • weak

  3. Question 3

    Which word is an antonym for “loud”?

    • noisy
    • quiet
    • bright

  4. Question 4

    Which word is a synonym for “tired”?

    • sleepy
    • thirsty
    • awake

  5. Question 5

    Which word is a synonym for “jump”?

    • sit
    • leap
    • crawl

  6. Question 6

    Which word is an antonym for “deep”?

    • shallow
    • low
    • wide

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