Words That Mean the Same: Big and Large, Happy and Glad — Answers
Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the Kindergarten / Foundation vocabulary worksheet.
Success TutoringWorksheetsAnswer sheetKindergarten / Foundation · English · VocabularyWords That Mean the Same: Big and Large, Happy and Glad — Answers
Part A: Same or not?
Grown-up: read the words aloud. Child: circle the word that means the same.
1.big means the same as…
- Alarge
- Bsmall
- Cred
Answer: large
big and large mean the same.
2.small means the same as…
- Atall
- Blittle
- Cbig
Answer: little
small and little mean the same.
3.happy means the same as…
- Asad
- Bcross
- Cglad
Answer: glad
happy and glad mean the same.
4.fast means the same as…
- Aquick
- Bslow
- Clate
Answer: quick
fast and quick mean the same.
5.shut means the same as…
- Aopen
- Bclose
- Cpush
Answer: close
shut and close mean the same.
6.yell means the same as…
- Asing
- Bnap
- Cshout
Answer: shout
yell and shout mean the same.
Part B: Swap the word
Pick the word that could take the place of the word in bold.
7.The dog is big. The dog is…
- Alarge
- Btiny
- Cwet
Answer: large
large means the same as big.
8.Sam is glad. Sam is…
- Asad
- Bhappy
- Ccold
Answer: happy
happy means the same as glad.
9.I see a little bug. I see a … bug.
- Ahuge
- Bred
- Csmall
Answer: small
small means the same as little.
Part C: Your turn
10.Finish this: big and large mean the same. Small and ___ mean the same.
Model answer: little (also accept tiny).
Success criteria:
- The word written means the same as small
Marking tips
- Give credit for correct method even when the final answer slips — the working shows where the thinking went right.
- For open-ended tasks, use the success criteria as a checklist rather than looking for one "right" answer.
- Celebrate what went well first, then pick one thing to work on next.
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