Here are the answers to help you complete your worksheet. Remember, a thesaurus gives you many choices, so your answers might be slightly different from these, but they should mean the same thing!
Example Section:
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Check the word happy: joyful, cheerful, glad
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Rewrite the sentence:
* I feel
joyful today.
* I feel
cheerful today.
* I feel
glad today.
1) Check these words in your thesaurus and write three synonyms:
1)
nice: kind, friendly, pleasant
2)
laugh: giggle, chuckle, smile
3)
got: received, obtained, acquired
4)
good: great, excellent, fine
5)
bad: terrible, awful, poor
6)
walk: stroll, march, hike
7)
eat: consume, devour, munch
8)
sad: unhappy, sorrowful, gloomy
9)
happy: joyful, delighted, pleased
2) Rewrite the sentences with one of the synonyms from your list:
1) You look very
kind today. *(or friendly)*
2) He
giggled when he heard the joke. *(or chuckled)*
3) When I
arrived at my friends place we played PS3. *(Note: "received" doesn't fit here well, so "arrived" or "reached" is better for context)*
4) I thought it was a
terrible film. *(or awful)*
5) All the children thought Ms Millea was a
great teacher. She was
friendly.
6) My mother
strolled to the shops. *(or marched)*
7) He
devoured the chicken quickly. *(or consumed)*
8) Some films make me
unhappy. *(or sorrowful)*
9) He was
delighted because he got all points on his test. *(or joyful)*
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of thesaurus worksheet.
