Picture story exercise - Free Printable

Let’s look at the four pictures and match them with the words given:
Playing _ laugh- take _ mad _ shout _ say_ happy

We need to put the right word under each picture, in order from top-left to bottom-right.

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Picture 1 (top-left):
Two girls are standing together. One is holding a doll or toy, and they seem to be talking or sharing something calmly.
→ This looks like “say” — maybe one girl is saying something to the other.

But wait — let’s check all options.

Actually, looking again: one girl is handing something to the other? Or maybe taking it? The word “take” might fit if someone is taking the doll.

Hold on — let’s go picture by picture carefully.

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Picture 1 (top-left):
Girl on left holds a doll. Girl on right reaches for it. Looks like she’s trying to take it.
→ So this could be “take”

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Picture 2 (top-right):
A boy is pointing and yelling at two girls who look scared or upset. There are exclamation marks above their heads.
→ That’s clearly “shout” — he’s shouting at them.

Also, the girls look mad or upset — but “mad” is an emotion, not an action. The action here is shouting.

Wait — we have both “mad” and “shout”. Let’s see which fits best per picture.

Maybe Picture 2 is “shout”, and another picture shows someone being “mad”.

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Picture 3 (bottom-left):
A boy is running away laughing, while two girls watch. He seems to have just done something funny — maybe threw something or made a joke.
→ He’s laughing → so this is “laugh”

The girls look surprised or annoyed — maybe one of them is mad?

But the main action is the boy laughing.

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Picture 4 (bottom-right):
An adult (maybe dad) is helping kids play with dolls. Everyone looks calm and smiling.
→ They’re playing together → so this is “playing”

And everyone looks happy — but again, “happy” is a feeling. The activity is playing.

Wait — we also have “say” and “happy” left.

Let’s list the words again:
Playing, laugh, take, mad, shout, say, happy

That’s 7 words, but only 4 pictures. Hmm… maybe some words are meant to describe feelings or actions in the scenes, and we pick the best fit per picture.

Perhaps the task is to choose ONE word per picture that best describes what’s happening.

Let’s try matching:

- Picture 1: Girl reaching for doll → take
- Picture 2: Boy pointing and yelling → shout
- Picture 3: Boy running and laughing → laugh
- Picture 4: Group playing with dolls happily → playing

That uses: take, shout, laugh, playing

Leftover words: mad, say, happy

But maybe “mad” describes how the girls feel in Picture 2? But the instruction seems to be labeling the main action per panel.

Alternatively, perhaps the blanks are meant to be filled in sequence as a story.

Let’s think of it as a short comic strip telling a story:

1. Two girls — one has a doll, the other wants it → take
2. A boy sees this and gets angry, starts yelling → shout (and maybe he’s mad)
3. He runs off laughing after causing trouble → laugh
4. Then an adult helps resolve it, and they all play nicely → playing, and everyone is happy

But we still have “say” unused.

In Picture 1, maybe the girl is saying something before taking? Or in Picture 4, they are saying nice things?

This is tricky.

Wait — maybe the underscores mean we fill in the blank between the words? Like:

“Playing _ laugh- take _ mad _ shout _ say_ happy”

No, that doesn’t make sense.

Looking back at the image layout: there are 4 panels, and below them are dotted lines for writing answers — probably one word per panel.

So likely, we assign one word to each panel.

Best matches:

Panel 1: take (girl taking doll)

Panel 2: shout (boy shouting)

Panel 3: laugh (boy laughing as he runs)

Panel 4: playing (group playing together)

What about “mad”? In Panel 2, the girls look mad/upset. But the boy is the one acting — shouting.

“Say” — maybe in Panel 1, the girl says something before taking? Not clear.

“Happy” — in Panel 4, they look happy.

But since we can only pick one per panel, and “playing” is the main activity in Panel 4, that fits better than “happy”.

Similarly, in Panel 3, “laugh” is the key action.

In Panel 2, “shout” is the key action.

In Panel 1, “take” is the key action.

So final assignment:

Top-left: take
Top-right: shout
Bottom-left: laugh
Bottom-right: playing

But we haven’t used “mad”, “say”, “happy”. Maybe those are distractors? Or perhaps I misassigned.

Alternative idea: maybe the words are to be placed in the blanks in the title? But the title is “Playing _ laugh- take _ mad _ shout _ say_ happy” — that seems like a jumbled phrase.

Wait — perhaps it’s a sentence to complete using the pictures?

Like: “They were ___ when he tried to ___ the doll, then he started to ___, and they got ___, so he began to ___, but later they learned to ___ and felt ___.”

Too complicated.

Given the format — 4 pictures, space to write 4 answers — I think we pick one word per picture.

Let me double-check common worksheet patterns.

Often in such tasks, you match the verb/action shown.

Panel 1: Action = taking → take

Panel 2: Action = shouting → shout

Panel 3: Action = laughing → laugh

Panel 4: Action = playing → playing

Yes, that makes sense.

“Mad” might describe emotion in Panel 2, but since “shout” is the visible action, it’s better.

“Say” isn’t strongly depicted anywhere.

“Happy” is in Panel 4, but “playing” is the activity.

So I’ll go with:

1. take
2. shout
3. laugh
4. playing

Final Answer:
take
shout
laugh
playing