John loved gardening, even as a child. He was always planting something here, something there, and something everywhere. John was only nine years old, but he was skilled at handling the shovel, hoe, and a soil tiller. For his birthday, John’s father bought him a box of seeds. John could not have received a better gift. His mother gave him a box of gardening gloves. John was equally excited about this gift as well. This year, John created a vegetable garden in his backyard. He used a fork to loosen the soil. He used a shovel to create drains between the garden beds, and he used boards to box off the garden beds. Within a few months, John created a thriving garden that produced loads of vegetables.
Rewrite or reread the paragraph above, replacing the words or phrases in bold with a suitable word or phrase from the lists below.
Gardening: cultivation, crop growing, farming, agriculture
Child: youngster, young person, kid
Always: forever, for all time, for eternity, at all times, all the time, constantly, continuously, permanently, continually, each time, every time, regularly, frequently, persistently, relentlessly, incessantly, ceaselessly, unremittingly, inexorably, obstinately, adamantly, determinedly, resonantly
Something: a bit, a tad, a spot, a little, a touch
Everywhere: all over the place, all over, far and wide, in all places, the world over
John, the Gardener: Part 2
John loved gardening, even as a child. He was always planting something here, something there, and something everywhere. John was only nine years old, but he was skilled at handling the shovel, hoe, and a soil tiller. For his birthday, John’s father bought him a box of seeds. John could not have received a better gift. His mother gave him a box of gardening gloves. John was equally excited about this gift as well. This year, John created a vegetable garden in his backyard. He used a fork to loosen the soil. He used a shovel to create drains between the garden beds, and he used boards to box off the garden beds. Within a few months, John created a thriving garden that produced loads of vegetables.
Rewrite the paragraph above, replacing the words or phrases in bold with a suitable word or phrase from the lists below.
Only: merely, barely, no more than, just, scarcely, just about, hardly
But: all the same, however, nonetheless, yet, even so, still, in spite of this
Skilled: accomplished, an expert, trained, skillful, experienced, practiced, competent, proficient, consummate, gifted, adept, talented, exceptional, artistic, endowed, clever, capable, brilliant, arty
Handling: manipulating, operating, working, controlling, maneuvering, utilizing, applying
Bought: gave, presented, granted, awarded, furnished, provided
John, the Gardener: Part 3
John loved gardening, even as a child. He was always planting something here, something there, and something everywhere. John was only nine years old, but he was skilled at handling the shovel, hoe, and a soil tiller. For his birthday, John’s father bought him a box of seeds. John could not have received a better gift. His mother gave him a box of gardening gloves. John was equally excited about this gift as well. This year, John created a vegetable garden in his backyard. He used a fork to loosen the soil. He used a shovel to create drains between the garden beds, and he used boards to box off the garden beds. Within a few months, John created a thriving garden that produced loads of vegetables.
Rewrite the paragraph above, replacing the words or phrases in bold with a suitable word or phrase from the lists below.
Box: pack, small package, sachet, container, carton, envelope, packet
Received: been given, been the recipient of, accepted, collected, taken delivery of, obtained, been granted, been offered, gotten, been accorded with
Better: superior, greater, higher, finer, better-quality, more appropriate, more suitable, more fitting, more proper, more pertinent
Excited: keyed up, eager, thrilled, animated, energized, wound up, enthusiastic, sparkling, spirited, ecstatic, overjoyed, elated, tickled
About: concerning, regarding, in relation to, by, with
John, the Gardener: Part 4
John loved gardening, even as a child. He was always planting something here, something there, and something everywhere. John was only nine years old, but he was skilled at handling the shovel, hoe, and a soil tiller. For his birthday, John’s father bought him a box of seeds. John could not have received a better gift. His mother gave him a box of gardening gloves. John was equally excited about this gift as well. This year, John created a vegetable garden in his backyard. He used a fork to loosen the soil. He used a shovel to create drains between the garden beds, and he used boards to box off the garden beds. Within a few months, John created a thriving garden that produced loads of vegetables.
Rewrite the paragraph above, replacing the words in bold with a suitable word or phrase from the lists below.
Created: designed, conceived, set up, started, founded, originated, built, produced, generated, fashioned, formed, crafted, made, invented, initiated
Loosen: relax, lax, decompress, distend, till, plow, turn over, dig
Soil: earth, ground, loam, mud, top soil
Drain: dividers, partitions, divisions, rift, split, segregation,
Between: linking, amidst, among, in the middle of, along the course of
