Learning Task 6: Read the story. Create a more interesting story by using a thesaurus in finding the synonym for each word in parentheses. Be sure to choose a semantically correct word in making sense of the story. Write your answers in your notebook.
Tita Lorie and the ( bad )_____ itch It was a (very) ____hot afternoon at the Veggie Farm. Tita Lorie had been (working)____. in the plantation since daybreak. She looked up at the (hot)____ sun and wished she could go swimming in the (cool) ____ river nearby. All at once, Tita Lorie had a (good idea)_____. She decided that a swim was just what she needed. So she (ran)_____ down to the river and jumped) in! A smile spread across her face as she floated on the water. The (nice)____ swim didn't take long down to the river and jumped)______ in! A smile spread across her face as she floated on the water. The (nice) swim didn't take long however. All of a sudden, Tita Lorie let out a (cry)_____ that could be heard in the next barangay. She jumped out of the water as though she'd been shot by a gun. She wiggled and squirmed, trying to (find) the source of her discomfort. Finally, after one (big)_____ shake, a (fat)_____ ”tilapia” came flopping out of her shirt. Seeing the small but fat fish made Tita Lorie (laugh)_____ so hard that she had the hiccups for two days. cher in Mod Sub
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Tita Lorie and the ( bad ) inferior_itch It was a (very) _extremely__hot afternoon at the Veggie Farm. Tita Lorie had been (working)_activ___. in the plantation since daybreak. She looked up at the (hot)___balmy_ sun and wished she could go swimming in the (cool) ____refreshing_river nearby. All at once, Tita Lorie had a (good idea)_awsome idea____. She decided that a swim was just what she needed. So she (ran)__rush___ down to the river and jumped) in! A smile spread across her face as she floated on the water. The (nice)_pleasant___ swim didn't take long down to the river and jumped)__leap q____ in! A smile spread across her face as she floated on the water. The (nice) swim didn't take long however. All of a sudden, Tita Lorie let out a (cry)__weep___ that could be heard in the next barangay. She jumped out of the water as though she'd been shot by a gun. She wiggled and squirmed, trying to (find) the source of her discomfort. Finally, after one (big)_large____ shake, a (fat)_stout____ ”tilapia” came flopping out of her shirt. Seeing the small but fat fish made Tita Lorie (laugh) chuckles_____ so hard that she had the hiccups for two days. cher in Mod Sub
Tita Lorie and the bad itch It was a very hot afternoon at the Veggie Farm. Tita Lorie had been worked in the plantation since daybreak. She looked up at the hot sun and wished she could go swimming in the cooled river nearby. All at once, Tita Lorie had a good idea. She decided that a swim was just what she needed. So she ran down to the river and jumped in! A smile spread across her face as she floated on the water.
The good swim didn't take long down to the river and jumped in! A smile spread across her face as she floated on the water. The (nice) swim didn't take long however. All of a sudden, Tita Lorie let out a cried that could be heard in the next barangay.
She jumped out of the water as though she'd been shot by a gun. She wiggled and squirmed, trying to (find) the source of her discomfort. Finally, after one bigger shake, a fat ”tilapia” came flopping out of her shirt. Seeing the small but fat fish made Tita Lorie laughed so hard that she had the hiccups for two days.