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Synonyms
In this synonyms activity, students read 9 sentences and note the highlighted word. Student underline the synonym of that word.
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Using Synonyms
In this online interactive synonyms instructional activity, students respond to 12 fill in the blank questions that require them to identify synonyms.
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Intermediate Synonyms and Antonyms #17
In this antonyms and synonyms instructional activity, students choose the best synonym and antonym to complete the examples. Students complete 12 examples.
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Synonym Crossword Puzzle
In this synonym crossword worksheet, learners use a dictionary and/or thesaurus to help them solve the crossword puzzle. There are 10 words in this puzzle.
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Synonyms: Words with Similar Meanings 3
In this synonyms practice instructional activity, students read 15 sentences and identify the words that are synonyms to the designated words in the sentences. A word bank is provided and answers should be written in complete sentences.
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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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Synonyms
For this synonyms worksheet, students read 9 words in a box. Students choose four words and find as many synonyms as possible, writing them on another piece of paper in the form of a brainstorm.
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Using Synonyms and Explanations as Context Clues
In this using synonyms and explanations as context clues, 6th graders read newspaper articles, then answer five comprehension questions using context clues.
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Degrees Of Meaning
Introduce the idea of a word and its synonyms having different degrees of meaning. Each individual chooses a word that he or she wants to work with and fills out the included worksheet using a thesaurus. Consider having a word bank of...
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Nym Family
List and identify words for each part of the "Nym" family: synonyms, antonyms and homonyms. Middle schoolers place words in the correct category, then find the corresponding mate in a dictionary or thesaurus.
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Using a Dictionary
When do we use dictionaries? Provide this dictionary scavenger hunt for your youngsters. Third and fourth graders search for words, recording the number of syllables or definition for a variety of words. Get your class using dictionaries...
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Analogy Practice Worksheet
Clarify word relationships and practice working with synonyms and antonyms by administering an extensive worksheet. Class members determine the relationship between words and complete a series of analogies. Before assigning these...
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Prepare to Read Nonfiction
Students explore the components of a KWL chart as they examine the facts of a story about the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Vocabulary from additional stories is utilized to form antonyms and synonyms.
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Reading Comprehension 3: Level 9
A statistics-loaded passage about home sales provides the text for a reading comprehension exercise. Although the subject matter might challenge some readers, the answer key explains how to approach and answer the three multiple choice...
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Reading Comprehension 2: Level 12
Ever heard of CTE? A passage about Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) provides the text for a reading comprehension check. The subject matter is sure to engage your readers and the questions, based on the passage, assess whether high...
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James and The Giant Peach Vocabulary Building Activities
Reading literature is one of the best ways for kids to build a strong vocabulary while honing in on their comprehension skills. These vocabulary activities go along with the wonderful book, James and the Giant Peach. The children will...
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Vocabulary: Word Meaning, Oh My Word!
Ever come across an unfamiliar word while reading and can't decipher its meaning? Use a worksheet and graphic organizer that tracks and helps bring meaning to unknown words as learners read a text. A worksheet and graphic organizer come...
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Diamante Poems
The blank page can be a huge hurdle to overcome when writing a poem. Take that hurdle away with an interactive format that enables pupils to write elegant diamante poems. After they add the first and last words in two separate fields,...
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Matching Worksheet: Synonyms
For this synonym worksheet, 4th graders match a list of 25 words to their correct definition. The words are paired synonyms such as seam, seem, leek and leak. This worksheet can be used before a writing activity or as a prelude to a...
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Synonyms: various 101
In this synonyms activity, students choose the correct word or words that are synonyms to the words given to them. Students complete 10 multiple choice questions.
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Synonyms: Words That Mean The Same
In this synonyms worksheet, students read the six word pairs. Students decide if the words mean the same thing or different. Students write "same" or "different" on the line under each word pair.
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Synonyms
In this synonyms worksheet, students read the word pairs in each box and write if they words have the 'same' meaning or 'different' meanings. Students complete 9 problems.
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Synonyms - Antonyms - Homophones
In this grammar worksheet, students look at the 2 words in each problem and decide if they are synonyms, antonyms, or homophones.
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Analogies with Synonyms and Antonyms
In this synonym and antonym worksheet, students read the synonym and antonym for each word in the box below. Students then complete the analogies with the synonyms or antonyms.