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3rd Grade Synonyms

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3rd Grade Synonyms

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📚 Part 1: Choose the Best Synonym

I can: Identify synonyms (words that mean the same thing)

1. Which word means the same as happy?

sad

joyful

angry

2. Which word means the same as big?

tiny

huge

small

3. Which word means the same as fast?

slow

quick

lazy

4. Which word means the same as pretty?

ugly

beautiful

mean

✏️ Part 2: Fill in the Synonyms

I can: Write synonyms to replace words in sentences

5. The dog was very small.

Replace "small" with a synonym: The dog was very __________.

6. She felt mad about losing her toy.

Replace "mad" with a synonym: She felt __________ about losing her toy.

7. The flowers smell good.

Replace "good" with a synonym: The flowers smell __________.

8. He can jump very high.

Replace "jump" with a synonym: He can __________ very high.

🌟 Part 3: Synonym Match

I can: Match words with their synonyms

9. cold
10. loud
11. smart
12. funny
clever
noisy
hilarious
freezing

Draw lines to connect each word with its synonym!

Extension Activity: Write a sentence using one pair of synonyms from above.

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