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Activity
McGraw Hill

Mc Graw Hill Education: Language: Vocabulary Acquisition: Shades of Meaning

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
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.
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Activity
Primary Resources

Primary Resources: To Order Words According to Shades of Meaning [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
This PDF activity has students order lists of words with similar meanings from the weakest to the strongest in meaning, select words with strongest meaning to fill in the blanks, make a list of words that mean happy, and then use them to...
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Lesson Plan
Other

Pb Works: Great Source: Word Choice: The Right Shade of Meaning [Pdf]

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
This PDF unit is complete with a variety of worksheets providing students practive with choosing the right shade of meaning of synonyms.