Use this instructional activity activity to develop your thesaurus research skills.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart will review how to use a thesaurus. Uses links to an online web thesaurus to look up various words. Great starting point.

To use the thesaurus at Thesaurus.com, simply type a word in the gold search box at the top of the page and click the 'Search' button. A list of synonyms and antonyms will be returned.

In this whiteboard activity by SMART, students will define synonyms and antonyms, use a thesaurus to create lists of synonyms and antonyms for a variety of words, and create synonym poems to reinforce learning.

Literacy Education Online (or LEO) is a great place to start if you need help with your writing. The homepage is organized around kinds of problems or questions you might have concerning your writing. Find your problem, click on the...

"A professional writers' resource from The Phrase Finder for generating ideas for headlines, advertising copy, song lyrics, etc." Just type your word and the phrase finder will find a phrase to match it. L.9-10.4c References, L.9-10.4d...

Quiz testing basic alphabetization and dictionary skills required for real-world application. Three levels of difficulty with answers provided.