Free printable grammar resource
This free synonyms happy poster helps pupils expand vocabulary by comparing synonyms for happy. The poster includes cheerful, delighted, ecstatic, elated, joyful, merry, joyous, thrilled, bubbly, gleeful, pleased and glad.
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For nearby practice, use the Suffix -ing Sentence Worksheet. Continue with the Simple Present Tense Worksheet when pupils are ready to apply the learning in a different format.
About this Synonyms happy poster
The printable asks learners to expand vocabulary by comparing synonyms for happy. The poster includes cheerful, delighted, ecstatic, elated, joyful, merry, joyous, thrilled, bubbly, gleeful, pleased and glad.
Its focused format keeps the learning intention visible and gives teachers a ready-to-use starting point for modelling, guided practice or independent consolidation.
What is included?
1 printable page: The resource is arranged as a poster for clear classroom or home use.
A specific learner task: Pupils expand vocabulary by comparing synonyms for happy.
Resource-specific content: The poster includes cheerful, delighted, ecstatic, elated, joyful, merry, joyous, thrilled, bubbly, gleeful, pleased and glad.
A 3-page PDF package: The printable content is followed by the Word Made Easy thank-you and terms-of-use pages.
What children can practise
- recognise the target synonyms feature;
- apply the feature in words or sentences;
- check choices by reading for meaning;
How to use this poster
Introduce: Introduce a small part of the poster and discuss the examples.
Practise: Refer to the poster during guided practice rather than expecting pupils to memorise everything at once.
Review: Cover selected labels or examples so pupils retrieve the information before checking.
Teaching and follow-up ideas
- Ask pupils to explain the instruction in their own words before they begin.
- Use one completed item as a model, then hide it so learners retrieve the method or vocabulary.
- Pair pupils to compare answers and identify the evidence or clue that supports each choice.
- Return to the synonyms happy poster in a later session as a short retrieval activity.
Support and challenge
Support: Work through one example aloud, underline the clue and reduce the number of choices before returning to the full set.
Challenge: Ask the pupil to write a new example, explain the choice using grammatical language and edit a deliberately incorrect sentence.
Where this resource fits in learning
Use the poster after the relevant vocabulary, concept or correspondence has been introduced. Keep the first attempt supported, then revisit selected items so pupils retrieve rather than simply copy. The National curriculum English programmes of study provides the wider statutory or teaching context for planning an appropriate sequence.
Resource licence
Free for personal and classroom use. You may print copies for yourself or your learners. Resale, redistribution and uploading the file to other websites are not permitted.
Questions about the Synonyms happy poster
What does this poster ask pupils to do?
It asks pupils to expand vocabulary by comparing synonyms for happy.
What content is included?
The poster includes cheerful, delighted, ecstatic, elated, joyful, merry, joyous, thrilled, bubbly, gleeful, pleased and glad.
How many printable pages are included?
The PDF contains 1 printable resource page plus the Word Made Easy thank-you and terms-of-use pages.
How can I support a learner who finds it difficult?
Work through one example aloud, underline the clue and reduce the number of choices before returning to the full set.
How can I extend the activity?
Ask the pupil to write a new example, explain the choice using grammatical language and edit a deliberately incorrect sentence.
May I print copies for my class?
Yes. You may print copies for your own learners under the personal and classroom-use licence.
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