Synonyms worksheet for children to practice word replacement with a fun elephant theme.

Let's solve this synonyms worksheet step by step.

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🔤 Instructions:

Choose a synonym from the word box to replace each underlined word.

📦 Word Box:

- children
- tale
- begin
- damp
- done
- giant
- perhaps
- like
- pebble
- silly
- tidy
- chuckle

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Now, let’s go through each sentence and find the best synonym from the box.

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1. Tommy liked watching the huge elephant at the zoo.

✔ Synonym: *giant*
👉 "Huge" means very large → giant is a perfect synonym.

> ✔ Answer: giant

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2. I tossed a stone in the lake.

✔ Synonym: *pebble*
👉 A small stone is often called a pebble.

> ✔ Answer: pebble

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3. Carla knows so many funny jokes.

✔ Synonym: *silly*
👉 "Funny" can be replaced with "silly" when describing jokes.

> ✔ Answer: silly

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4. Will you tell me a story, Grandpa?

✔ Synonym: *tale*
👉 "Story" and "tale" are synonyms.

> ✔ Answer: tale

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5. Sarah's bedroom is very neat.

✔ Synonym: *tidy*
👉 "Neat" and "tidy" both mean clean and orderly.

> ✔ Answer: tidy

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6. Ed makes everyone laugh when he makes goofy faces.

✔ Synonym: *chuckle*
👉 "Laugh" can be replaced with "chuckle" — both describe laughing, though "chuckle" is lighter.

> ✔ Answer: chuckle

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7. I enjoy drinking iced tea during the summer.

✘ Wait — no word is underlined here.
But looking back: The underlined word is likely enjoy.
Wait — actually, let’s check:
The sentence says: *"I enjoy drinking iced tea during the summer."*
But nothing is underlined in this sentence. Let's double-check.

Looking at the original image description, it seems that "enjoy" might be underlined. But in the text you provided, it's not marked. However, based on the context and typical worksheets, we assume:

> If enjoy is underlined, then we need a synonym for "enjoy".

But wait — none of the words in the box match "enjoy".
Let’s look again at the box:
- children, tale, begin, damp, done, giant, perhaps, like, pebble, silly, tidy, chuckle

Ah! like is in the box — and "like" is a synonym for "enjoy".

So if enjoy is underlined, use like.

> ✔ Answer: like

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8. The kids at the park played baseball.

✔ Synonym: *children*
👉 "Kids" = "children"

> ✔ Answer: children

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9. Put the wet towel on the clothesline to dry.

✔ Synonym: *damp*
👉 "Wet" and "damp" are similar — both mean moist.

> ✔ Answer: damp

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10. Put your plate in the sink when you're finished.

✔ Synonym: *done*
👉 "Finished" = "done"

> ✔ Answer: done

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11. Maybe we can go outside after lunch today.

✔ Synonym: *perhaps*
👉 "Maybe" and "perhaps" are synonyms.

> ✔ Answer: perhaps

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12. You should start your science project tonight.

✔ Synonym: *begin*
👉 "Start" and "begin" mean the same thing.

> ✔ Answer: begin

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✔ Final Answers:

1. giant
2. pebble
3. silly
4. tale
5. tidy
6. chuckle
7. like
8. children
9. damp
10. done
11. perhaps
12. begin

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💡 Summary:

This worksheet helps students practice identifying synonyms — words that have similar meanings. By matching underlined words to their synonyms from the given list, students improve vocabulary and reading comprehension.

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