Choose the Best Synonym

Year 3 EnglishSynonyms3 pages

About this worksheet

A choose-the-word sheet for Year 3 in two parts over three pages. Part 1 has eight sentences, each with three bracketed words to circle or write, such as exhausted, lively or fresh after a long race. Part 2 asks why tiny is better than small for a mouse in a crack, then asks pupils to rewrite one sentence with a different synonym that still makes sense. The key gives the eight answers and a model explanation. It supports England National Curriculum vocabulary work in Years 3 and 4.

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Curriculum objectives covered

Reading - comprehension

โ€œchecking that the text makes sense to them, discussing their understanding and explaining the meaning of words in contextโ€

Each sentence in Part 1 gives enough context to rule out two of the three words, such as a freezing wind making us shiver.

Writing - composition

โ€œproposing changes to grammar and vocabulary to improve consistency, including the accurate use of pronouns in sentencesโ€

Question 2 on page 2 asks pupils to rewrite a sentence with a different synonym that still makes sense.

What's inside this worksheet

Choose the Best Word

Eight sentences with a choice of three words, from whispered, shouted or yelled for a sleeping baby to gobbled, nibbled or sipped for a hungry dog.

Think About Word Choices

Pupils explain on five lines why tiny is better than small for a mouse in a crack, then choose one sentence from Part 1 and write it again with a different synonym.

Answers

The eight answers, a short explanation for the tiny question and two sample rewritten sentences.

How teachers use it

Circle and say

Read a sentence aloud with each of the three words in turn. Pupils vote for the word that sounds right and say why.

Explain it first

Use Part 2 question 1 as a talking task before anyone writes. Pupils tell a partner what tiny shows that small does not.

Cover the choices

Hide the brackets and ask for pupils' own words in sentences 4 and 8, then compare them with the printed options.

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