RIC-20235 Primary Grammar and Word Study Year 3 – Understanding and choosing words
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Synonyms<br />
Synonyms are <strong>words</strong> that have the same or almost the same<br />
meaning.<br />
1. Use the letters in each section of the puzzle <strong>and</strong> the middle letter<br />
i to make five <strong>words</strong>. Write each word under the puzzle, then write<br />
synonyms for each word.<br />
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2. Read the newspaper article. Write a synonym for each word in brackets.<br />
Another (house) has been (burgled) in the<br />
(wealthy)<br />
d n u n k c h r a<br />
t l e d g h i<br />
r e t d<br />
was (vacant)<br />
n t d u y<br />
seaside suburb of South Beach. The (house)<br />
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as the owners were on<br />
holiday. (Robbers) (trampled) several<br />
(beautiful)<br />
garden beds before (smashing)<br />
a downstairs window to gain entry. When neighbours were (questioned)<br />
if they heard or saw anything suspicious, they (answered)<br />
that they didn’t because there was a (wild)<br />
storm that night with (loud)<br />
escaped with (cash)<br />
claps of thunder. The (robbers)<br />
<strong>and</strong> several items of<br />
(priceless)<br />
jewellery.<br />
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