About this thesaurus skills practice

Thesaurus skills is taught in KS2 Years 4-5 (ages 8-10) as part of the England national curriculum. This free practice set covers choosing precise synonyms to improve your writing through 30 interactive questions, working up from easy warm-ups to harder problems.

What you'll practise

Each session gives you 30 questions in mixed difficulty: a few simple ones to start, some two-step questions next, then word problems at the end. If you get stuck, tap for a hint. After every answer you get a short explanation, right or wrong, so you can see why.

Question types in this set: word matching, multiple choice, fill the blank, true or false, drag-to-order.

Example question

Which word is the best synonym for 'said' in: 'He ___ angrily.'?

Curriculum coverage

This is on the KS2 English programme of study for Year 4 and Year 5. The questions follow the same order schools use, starting with concrete examples and moving on to more abstract reasoning, so practice here lines up with what your child is doing in lessons. British English throughout, with British units, currency and spelling.

Frequently asked questions

What is thesaurus skills in KS2 english?

Choosing precise synonyms to improve your writing. It is on the KS2 english curriculum for Years 4-5 and gets revisited in later years too.

What year group is thesaurus skills taught in?

Thesaurus skills is first introduced in Years 4-5. Children usually meet it again in later years as the work gets harder.

Is the thesaurus skills practice really free?

Yes. All 30 questions are free, with no signup, no payment and no time limit. Your progress is saved in your browser.

How does the practice work?

Each session gives you 10 questions of mixed difficulty. Correct answers add 8 to 12 points to your SmartScore; wrong answers take some off. Get to 80 to mark the concept as complete. Hints are there if you need them, and every answer comes with a short explanation.

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• ✏️Punctuation (Apostrophes & Commas)
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• 📚Vocabulary in context

More practice by year

• Year 4 practice
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Practice content matched to the England national curriculum for KS2 (Years 4-5). Questions use British English throughout.