Task: Choosing Synonyms
The task requires you to match each underlined word in the sentences with its synonym from the provided box of words. Let's solve it step by step.
#### Provided Words:
- speak
- exit
- ill
- hard
- funny
- angry
- rest
- infant
- clever
- hat
- jog
- rug
#### Sentences:
1. I will
talk with my brother.
2. My teacher is very
smart.
3. I wanted to
relax on the weekend.
4. That was a
hilarious joke.
5. The drink stained the
carpet.
6. I felt
sick because I ate too much food.
7. My mother was
mad at me for not finishing my work.
8. We had to
leave through the back door.
9. I wore a
cap to the baseball game.
10. I had to
run five miles.
11. She had a
difficult time on the test.
12. We looked at the
baby through the window.
---
Solution:
1.
I will talk with my brother.
- Underlined word:
talk
- Synonym:
speak
2.
My teacher is very smart.
- Underlined word:
smart
- Synonym:
clever
3.
I wanted to relax on the weekend.
- Underlined word:
relax
- Synonym:
rest
4.
That was a hilarious joke.
- Underlined word:
hilarious
- Synonym:
funny
5.
The drink stained the carpet.
- Underlined word:
carpet
- Synonym:
rug
6.
I felt sick because I ate too much food.
- Underlined word:
sick
- Synonym:
ill
7.
My mother was mad at me for not finishing my work.
- Underlined word:
mad
- Synonym:
angry
8.
We had to leave through the back door.
- Underlined word:
leave
- Synonym:
exit
9.
I wore a cap to the baseball game.
- Underlined word:
cap
- Synonym:
hat
10.
I had to run five miles.
- Underlined word:
run
- Synonym:
jog
11.
She had a difficult time on the test.
- Underlined word:
difficult
- Synonym:
hard
12.
We looked at the baby through the window.
- Underlined word:
baby
- Synonym:
infant
---
Final Answer:
1.
talk →
speak
2.
smart →
clever
3.
relax →
rest
4.
hilarious →
funny
5.
carpet →
rug
6.
sick →
ill
7.
mad →
angry
8.
leave →
exit
9.
cap →
hat
10.
run →
jog
11.
difficult →
hard
12.
baby →
infant
Boxed Final Answer:
\[
\boxed{
\begin{array}{ll}
1. & \text{speak} \\
2. & \text{clever} \\
3. & \text{rest} \\
4. & \text{funny} \\
5. & \text{rug} \\
6. & \text{ill} \\
7. & \text{angry} \\
8. & \text{exit} \\
9. & \text{hat} \\
10. & \text{jog} \\
11. & \text{hard} \\
12. & \text{infant} \\
\end{array}
}
\]
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of synonyms worksheet 6th grade.
