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Word Roots 5: NAT, TRACT, SEQU Advanced Puzzle 1, 2, & 3
Break down the connection between word roots and words with similar meanings with this resource. Learners use a list of words, a brief definition of each word, and twelve word roots with blanks next to them to fill in. They then fill in...
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Sort Positive and Negative Words
Your learners distinguish words with positive connotations from those with negative connotations. They mark 25 words on a list with "P" for positive or "N" for negative to signify connotation. To extend, have them brainstorm words with...
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Shades of Meaning
Learners use words with similar meanings to analyze implied meanings. In this word connotation lesson, the teacher introduces the activity by asking students whether a new product should be advertised as "newfangled" or "cutting-edge." ...
Ohio Department of Education
Word Origins
Understanding a word's etymology can really help with decoding and building vocabulary skills. Readers compare and contrast words of similar origins but with different difficulty levels. They focus on prefixes, suffixes, and affixes....
CK-12 Foundation
Derivatives with Mean Value Theorem and Rolle's Theorem: Maxima and Minima
Rolle with the mean values and derivatives. Scholars complete the statements of Rolle's Theorem and the Mean Value Theorem. Using the interactive to illustrate scenarios, pupils respond to questions concerning the theorems in terms of...
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Shades of Meaning
Examine and distinguish between words that have similar definitions but different connotations. Middle schoolers define connotation and denotation and participate in a "shades of meaning" contest in small groups. Groups use the Visual...
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Which Word Doesn't Belong?
In this which word doesn't belong worksheet students read groups of words. In this multiple choice worksheet, students find ten answers.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
We Can Do It!: English Language Development Lessons (Theme 10)
English language development lessons are brought to you in poems, picture cards, and grand discussions in a We Can Do It! themed unit. Topics of discussion include daily challenges, parts of a whole, words that describe what we hear,...
Florida Center for Reading Research
Vocabulary: Word Analysis, Word-by-Word
Scholars identify word relationships, categorize words, and identify similarities and differences between word meanings.
Road to Grammar
Confusing Words
You bathe in a bath, and you might advise someone by giving advice, but how do you tell the difference between these commonly misused words? This page provides 10 sets of words that sound or look similar, but have different meanings....
Super Teacher Worksheets
Accept and Except
Accept and except: although these two words sound similar, their meanings are very different. With a 10-question worksheet, grammar enthusiasts prove their understanding of the two commonly confused words by reading sentences and filling...
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Commonly Misspelled Words
Display this list of commonly misspelled and frequently confused words for your learners. Though there is no interactive component, this handout is a great reference tool comparing many homophones such as sole and soul. One tip...
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Draw a Line to Match Words That Mean the Same
In this synonym worksheet, students practice matching the words with similar meanings as they draw a line from a word in the left column to a synonym in the right column.
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Using the Sounds of Words Reading Task
Young readers demonstrate phonemic awareness in words and blends, and recognize 100 high-frequency words. Use a nursery rhyme to point out rhyming words, and change the words by putting a new letter at the beginning. Each learner will...
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Vocabulary Multiple Choice. Worksheet 21
In this vocabulary worksheet, learners choose from four words with similar meanings to complete each of eight sentences. The worksheet is intended to be used with English language learners.
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Understanding and Using Root Words to Expand Vocabulary
Middle schoolers engage in a lesson plan which reminds them that root words indicate the base meaning of a word, and that those roots are found in many different words that have similar meanings. Pairs of pupils use construction paper...
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Synonyms: Words with Similar Meanings
For this synonyms practice worksheet, students read 15 sentences and identify the words that are synonyms for the designated words in the sentences. A word bank is provided and answers should be written in complete sentences.
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Synonyms: Words with Similar Meanings 2
In this synonyms practice worksheet, students read 15 sentences and identify the words that are synonyms for the designated words in the sentences. A word bank is provided and answers should be written in complete sentences.
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Synonyms: Words with Similar Meanings 3
In this synonyms practice worksheet, 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: Words with Similar Meanings 4
In this synonyms practice worksheet, students read 15 sentences and identify the words that are synonyms for the designated words in the sentences. A word bank is provided and answers should be written in complete sentences.
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Synonyms: Words With Similar Meanings
For this synonym worksheet, students choose words from a word box that act as synonyms for italicized words in sentences. Students then complete the sentence frame, "__________is another word for________."
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Synonyms #2: Words With Similar Meanings
In this synonym instructional activity, students choose words from a word box that act as synonyms for italicized words in sentences, then complete sentence frames.
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Connotation Chart
Pleasingly plump or fat? Disheveled or sloppy? Pairs of words with similar definitions can have vastly different connotations. Reinforce this concept by having your pupils complete a Connotation Chart. After selecting 12 pairs of words...
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Synonyms
Help keep your writers from using the same words in their writing: introduce them to synonym. Learners read a brief explanation of synonyms with examples. Then, they fill in a chart by writing synonyms for six adjectives. Consider having...