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Twin Words
Students discuss twin words. They examine the use of homophones and create cartoons to illustrate the homophones. Students play "Go Fish" using synonyms, antonyms, or homophones.
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Synonyms
Students examine the meaning of synonyms after reading the story "Meet Taz the tiny terrier!" Students discover the importance of synonyms in stories and how to use a thesaurus.
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Using Similes, Synonyms, and Antonyms
Children study similes, synonyms, and antonyms and identify examples in the book Quick as a Cricket by Audrey Wood. They write short stories about themselves using antonyms, synonyms, and comparisons of themselves to animals. They draw...
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Revision Lesson
Students, through a series of 4 lessons, explore what it means to revise their written work. They revise a bland story together and then practice revising their own papers by identifying the main action and "exploding" that moment into...
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Find a Match
Third graders, in pairs, are blindfolded and must find each other across the room by calling out synonyms to each other. They practice with antonyms as well. They can skip, gallop, hop or walk to each other to increase the physical...
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Synonyms and Antonyms
Fourth graders access a website to take a quiz on synonyms and antonyms and then complete an activity on the two. They write their own sets of synonyms and antonyms and take a post-test.
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Identifying Key Words, Synonyms, and Key Phrases
Students identify key words, synonyms, and key phrases from their previously written research questions. They utilize the key words, synonyms, and key phrases to search resources for answers to the research questions.
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Down the Knoll Without the Water
Students use a thesaurus to find synonyms for selected words in fairy tales.
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Sensitive Synonyms
Third graders use a variety of hands-on activities to increase their understanding of synonyms. They exchange synonym plates with other groups and complete synonym puzzles by using the dictionary.
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Cinquain
Learners use poetry Cinquain to help review nouns, adjectives, verbs, and synonyms. They follow up by composing their own Cinquain.
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Spelling Practice
Students clap out synonyms for their spelling words and put their words into alphabetical order. In this spelling lesson plan, students outline words with different colored pencils, and place them in alphabetical order. A challenging...
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Synonyms 1
In this on-line language arts worksheet, students complete 1 multiple choice question where they choose the word that means the same as "large." Students can check their answers at the end of the worksheet.
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Synonyms
In this synonyms worksheet, students choose the word in a pair that is a synonym of a word given in bold-faced type. A reference website for additional resources is given.
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Synonyms 2
In this synonyms activity, students choose the word that is the synonym to the word in bold print. There are 2 words to choose from for each of the 10 problems.
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Synonyms 5
For this synonyms worksheet, students read the word in bold print and choose which word out of 2 means the same thing. There are 10 problems.
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Synonyms 2
In this synonyms worksheet, students read a sentence and choose the correct synonym for the word in parenthesis and write it on the line. Students complete 10 problems.
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Synonyms 5
In this synonyms worksheet, students use words from the word bank to write next to the word and picture that means the same thing. There are 8 problems.
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Means The Same
In this same definition learning exercise, students circle the 2 words in each group of 4 that mean the same thing. There are 10 groups total.
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Use synonyms to make your writing vivid
Students examine synonyms and practice finding appropriate synonyms in a thesaurus. In this use synonyms to make your writing vivid activity, students identify the correct usage of synonyms. Students replace incorrect synonyms in...
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Breaking News English: Grandparents
In this grandparents worksheet, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions, write, and...
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Breaking News English: U.S. Missile Shield
For this U.S. missile shield worksheet, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions,...
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Breaking News English: Phone Bills
In this phone bills worksheet, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions, write, and...
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Breaking News English: Stress and Dolphins
For this stress and dolphins worksheet, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions,...
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Breaking News English: Lance Armstrong
In this Lance Armstrong instructional activity, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion...