Word Map Template
This word map template puts one word in the middle of the page. Around it are boxes for the definition, synonyms, part of speech, a picture, antonyms and a sentence, with Name and Date fields at the top.
- Grade Level
- Grades 1 to 12
- Pages
- 1
- Formats
- PDF, Google Docs, Word
- Paper Size
- US Letter and A4
- Checked By
- Milo, Classroom Teacher
- Last Updated
- October 2026
Word Map Template Example
A 3rd grader maps the word enormous: what it means, words like it, and words opposite to it.
What's in the Word Map Template
One Word at the Center
A box for the word, with a Part of Speech box joined to it.
Meaning and Relatives
Ruled boxes for Definition, Synonyms and Antonyms.
Draw It and Use It
An open box to draw the word and a ruled box for a sentence.
Word, Google Docs and PDF
Edit it in Word or Google Docs, or print the PDF. US Letter and A4.
How to Use the Word Map
Write the Word
Choose a word from your reading and have students write it in The Word box in the middle.
Name the Part of Speech
Students write whether the word is a noun, verb, adjective or adverb in the Part of Speech box.
Define It
In the Definition box, students write what the word means, using their own words.
Add Synonyms and Antonyms
Students list words with a similar meaning and words with the opposite meaning in the two boxes.
Draw and Use It
Students draw the word in Draw It, then write a sentence that uses it in the last box.
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