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Class Flow: Synonym Exercises
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a group of exercises that ask students to match words with their synonym. There are assessment questions included. The vocabulary level is appropriate for middle school students.
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Infoplease: Dictionary: Meaning of Dialogue
A brief definition of the term "dialogue" is provided here.
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Class Flow: Analogies
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart teaches about antonyms, synonyms, and homophones and follows up with several pages of opportunities to use Activotes to check for understanding.
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Class Flow: Antonyms
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart utilizes a magic window to reveal the appropriate answers for finding antonym matches. It also has a matching game to uncover words that are antonym pairs. This is a great review for...
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Class Flow: Be More Descriptive
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart helps students find synonyms for tired, dull words in order to make their writing more interesting.
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Rhyme Zone Rhyme Finder
Enter a word and get a list of rhyming words, synonyms, antonyms, definitions, homophones and related words. Also available on this page, the texts of Shakespeare's plays, quotes by notable authors, games and quizzes, texts of famous...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Common Issues With Homophones
This lesson goes over homophones that are commonly confused.
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Sophia: Connotation and Denotation
This lesson discusses connotation and denotation; it defines each and provides examples showing how words can have very similar denotations but very different connotations. This information is offered in text and audio.
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Sophia: Denotation
This lesson introduces denotation and provides examples. L.11-12.5b Nuance
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Sophia: Antonyms
This lesson defines antonyms, explains where to locate them in a dictionary and thesaurus, discusses why it is helpful to know antonyms, and provides examples. Offered in both text and audio formats.
Education Development Center
Tv411: Vocabulary: Finding New Ways to Say Something: Activity 1 of 3
Practice your vocabulary skills by choosing the stronger synonym from a word bank to complete each sentence.
Ted Nellen
Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Denotation
Brief definition of the term denotation provided. Several examples given and a link to the term connotation provided.
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Bedford/st. Martin's: Connotation and Denotation
A brief explanation distinguishes connotation from denotation. At the bottom, click on practice exercises. L.11-12.5b Nuance
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One Look Reverse Dictionary
OneLook is a dictionary for those times when you have a good idea what a word means, but you can't think of the word itself. You can also generate lists of related terms or possible answers for crossword clues. L.9-10.4c References,...
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Sophia: Connotation and Denotation: Lesson 2
This lesson discusses the difference between connotation and denotation. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Connotation and Denotation." L.11-12.5b Nuance
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Common Core Standards Bellringers: Grade 8: English Language Arts [Pdf]
See pages 15, 31, and 47 of this 227-page document for activities where students must order sets of words from most negative to most positive connotation.
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Teaching Ideas: Using a Thesaurus
Use this worksheet activity to develop your thesaurus research skills.
University of Michigan
Personal Site: Antagonyms
This personal site is a good resource page for teachers who are teaching about word meanings, slang, synonyms, antonyms and word contradictions.
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Stage Door: Word Traps
This reference guide helps to discriminate words that confuse people with their spelling or meaning.
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Grammar Monster: What Does Connotation Mean?
Learn the difference between positive and negative connotation, and then practice determining connotation in context examples. Please be aware that this is an ad-heavy resource.