Let’s go through each sentence one by one. We need to replace the underlined word with a synonym from the box.
The words in the box are:
brushed, threw, steered, road, whirled, released, soil, leaped, grasped, mastered, disagreed, acquired
Now let’s match them:
1. “I was digging in the
dirt” → dirt =
soil
2. “Mary
jumped across...” → jumped =
leaped
3. “Rob
drove his truck...” → drove (as in steering) =
steered
4. “Noah
argued with his brothers.” → argued =
disagreed
5. “Mike
groomed his dog.” → groomed (like brushing fur) =
brushed
6. “Ben drove his wheelchair down the
street.” → street =
road
7. “Mark
dropped his book-bag.” → dropped (let go of) =
released
8. “Isabelle
danced to Swan Lake.” → danced (spinning motion) =
whirled
9. “Jonah
aced his exam.” → aced (did perfectly) =
mastered
10. “Gage
tossed the football.” → tossed =
threw
11. “Vicki
bought the house.” → bought =
acquired
12. “Matt
grabbed her hand.” → grabbed =
grasped
All matches make sense and fit the context.
Final Answer:
1. soil
2. leaped
3. steered
4. disagreed
5. brushed
6. road
7. released
8. whirled
9. mastered
10. threw
11. acquired
12. grasped
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of synonyms worksheet.