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 each underlined word:
1. “dirt” → synonym is
soil
2. “jumped” → synonym is
leaped
3. “drove” (truck) → synonym is
steered
4. “argued” → synonym is
disagreed
5. “groomed” (dog) → synonym is
brushed
6. “street” → synonym is
road
7. “dropped” → synonym is
released
8. “danced” → synonym is
whirled (since whirled can mean spun or danced quickly)
9. “aced” → synonym is
mastered (meaning did very well on)
10. “tossed” → synonym is
threw
11. “bought” → synonym is
acquired
12. “grabbed” → synonym is
grasped
Let me double-check each pairing to make sure they’re good synonyms:
- dirt = soil
✔
- jumped = leaped
✔
- drove = steered
✔ (especially for vehicles)
- argued = disagreed
✔
- groomed = brushed
✔ (for pets)
- street = road
✔
- dropped = released
✔ (in context of letting go)
- danced = whirled
✔ (if dancing involves spinning)
- aced = mastered
✔ (did perfectly)
- tossed = threw
✔
- bought = acquired
✔
- grabbed = grasped
✔
All matches look correct!
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 for 4th grade.