In this lesson, small groups of students will compete in a "shades of meaning" contest to see which group can use the Visual Thesaurus to help them match words with similar definitions but different connotations in the shortest amount of...

This is a PDF learning exercise in which the students order synonyms according to the strength of the word and fill in the blanks in a reading passage with the most appropriate word.

Use the strategy of determining semantic gradients (shades of meaning) to help students improve their vocabulary and understanding of related words.

Students learn about the differences among action verbs with similar meanings by acting them out with classmates in this fun verb game.