Synonyms Crossword: Words with Similar Meanings
Use the word bank and clues to find synonyms that fit the crossword. A completed grid is included for checking.

- Grades
- Grades 3–5
- Pages
- 2
- File type
- Subject
- Pre-Reading, Language Development, ELA
- Resource types
- Crosswords Puzzles
- Ontario expectations
- B2.4 — demonstrate an understanding of a variety of words
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About this resource
Use a thirteen-word bank to solve thirteen across and down synonym clues. Match meanings, check word lengths and use crossing letters to complete the crossword. A filled solution is supplied on the second page.
In the classroom
Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
- Match clue words with synonyms from a bank
- Use crossing letters and grid length to confirm vocabulary choices
Teaching tips
- Begin with the clues learners can solve confidently, then use those crossing letters to narrow the remaining synonyms.
Skills covered
- Synonym knowledge — Identify words with similar meanings
- Crossword reasoning — Coordinate clue meaning, length, and intersecting letters
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Ontario curriculum
Ontario curriculum expectations
Ontario expectations
- B2.4 — demonstrate an understanding of a variety of words, acquire and use explicitly taught vocabulary in various contexts, including other subject areas, and use their developing morphological knowledge to analyze and understand new words in context
Core concepts
- Synonyms
- Crossword clues
- Vocabulary relationships
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