Snowballs flew through the air.

Meaning: The children were throwing snowballs at each other.

Choice of Words: Snowballs are balls made of snow. Flew means to move through the air quickly and easily. Through means passing from one side of something to the other. The is an article used to refer to a specific thing. Air is the mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth.

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The snowballs soared through the sky.

Meaning: This sentence describes the snowballs moving up high in the air, like when you throw a snowball and it goes really high before coming down.

Choice of Words: Soared means to fly or rise high in the air. Sky is the space above the Earth where you can see clouds, the sun, and the moon. When you put them together, "The snowballs soared through the sky" means that the snowballs were flying high in the air.

The snowballs whizzed past my ears.

Meaning: This sentence describes the snowballs moving very fast near my ears, like when someone throws a snowball and it almost hits you.

Choice of Words: Whizzed means to move very quickly through the air, often making a whistling sound. Past means by or beyond something. Ears are the parts of your head that you use to hear. When you put them together, "The snowballs whizzed past my ears" means that the snowballs were flying very quickly by my ears.

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