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Identifying Synonyms Lesson: Expand Your Vocabulary Skills

Enhance vocabulary skills by learning to identify synonyms. Understand how synonyms can enrich writing and improve test performance.

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Identifying Synonyms Lesson: Expand Your Vocabulary Skills

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  1. Learning ObjectiveName _____________________ Today, we will identify1 synonyms. 1 find (synonym) CFU What are we going to do today? What does identify mean? Identify means___________. Activate (or provide) Prior Knowledge What is another word for shout? 1. yell 2. whisper What is another word for glad? 1. mad 2. happy CFU (pair-share) Students, you all knew another word for shout and glad, when words mean the same or almost the same thing, they are called synonyms. Today, we are going to use your knowledge of words to identifysynonyms.

  2. Concept Development • A synonym is a word with the same or almost the same meaning • as another word. • A synonym can be used to replace2words with the same meaning. • Use words around the synonym to find its meaning. • 2 put in place of CFU Which is an example of synonyms below? How do you know? Which is not an example of synonyms? How do you know? In your own words, what is a synonym? A synonym is ______________. A mad, angry B sad, happy

  3. Skill Development/Guided Practice • A synonymis a word with the same or almost the same meaning as another word. • A synonym can be used to replace words with the same meaning. • Identify synonyms. Step #1: Read the sentence, looking carefully at the bolded word. a. Identify the words in the sentence that help determine3 the meaning of the bolded word. (underline) Step #2: Identify a synonym for the bolded word.(circle)Hint: Synonyms can replace each other. Step #3: Write and read the synonyms on the line. 3 figure out tidy neat terrified afraid gloomy sad perfect ideal bitter sour massive huge CFU(#1a) How did I/you identify the words that helped determine the meaning of the bolded word? (#2) How did I/you identify a synonym for the bolded word?

  4. Relevance • A synonymis a word with the same or almost the same meaning as another word. • A synonym can be used to replace words with the same meaning. • 1. Identifying synonyms will help make your writing better by not repeating the same word over and over. • Identifying synonyms will help you do well on tests. The man saw the prettylady walking through the prettypark. The man saw the prettylady walking through the beautiful park. CFU Does anyone else have another reason why it is relevant to identify synonyms? (pair-share) Why is itrelevant to identify synonyms? You may give me one of my reasons or one of your own. Which reason is more important to you? Why?

  5. A synonymis a word with the same or almost the same meaning as another word. • A synonym can be used to replace words with the same meaning. Skill Closure Identify synonyms. Step #1:Read the sentence, looking carefully at the bolded word. a. Identify the words in the sentence that help determine the meaning of the boldedword. (underline) Step #2: Identify a synonym for the bolded word.(circle)Hint: Synonyms can replace each other. Step #3: Write and read the synonyms on the line. 1. I was so delighted to get a new bicycle, I jumped up and down with excitement! A happy B sad C angry D lazy Synonyms: ___________________ ___________________ delighted happy Constructed Response Closure Why are kind andnicesynonyms? Explain your answer. Summary Closure What did you learn today about identifying synonyms? (pair-share)

  6. Independent PracticeName ___________________________ • A synonymis a word with the same or almost the same meaning as another word. • A synonym can be is used to replace words with the same meaning. • Identify synonyms. Step #1: Read the sentence, looking carefully at the bolded word. a. Identify the words in the sentence that help determine the meaning of the bolded word. (underline) Step #2: Identify a synonym for the bolded word.(circle)Hint: Synonyms can replace each other. Step #3: Write and read the synonyms on the line. chuckle laugh terrible bad thin skinny screamed yelled chilly wise cold smart

  7. Periodic Review 1Name __________________________ • A synonymis a word with the same or almost the same meaning as another word. • A synonym can be is used to replace words with the same meaning. • Identify synonyms. Step #1: Read the sentence, looking carefully at the bolded word. a. Identify the words in the sentence that help determine the meaning of the bolded word. (underline) Step #2: Identify a synonym for the bolded word.(circle)Hint: Synonyms can replace each other. Step #3: Write and read the synonyms on the line. beautiful pretty frighten scare speak talk breeze wind fabulous great concealed covered

  8. Periodic Review 2Name __________________________ • A synonymis a word with the same or almost the same meaning as another word. • A synonym can be used to replace words with the same meaning. • Identify synonyms. Step #1: Read the sentence, looking carefully at the bolded word. a. Identify the words in the sentence that help determine the meaning of the bolded word. (underline) Step #2: Identify a synonym for the bolded word.(circle)Hint: Synonyms can replace each other. Step #3: Write and read the synonyms on the line. simple easy weep cry shut close begin start center middle silent quiet

  9. Periodic Review 3Name __________________________ • A synonymis a word with the same or almost the same meaning as another word. • A synonym can used to replace words with the same meaning. • Identify synonyms. Step #1: Read the sentence, looking carefully at the bolded word. a. Identify the words in the sentence that help determine the meaning of the bolded word. (underline) Step #2: Identify a synonym for the bolded word.(circle)Hint: Synonyms can replace each other. Step #3: Write and read the synonyms on the line. bashful shy sturdy strong quit stop kind nice incorrect wrong proper correct

  10. Name __________________________ Constructed Response 1 • A synonymis a word with the same or almost the same meaning as another word. • A synonym can be used to replace words with the same meaning. Mrs. Sindhu was furious when the dog dug a hole in her vegetable garden. Bella told her 2nd grade teacher mad is a synonym for furious. Why is Bella correct? Bella is correct because_________________________________________.

  11. Name __________________________ Constructed Response 2 • A synonymis a word with the same or almost the same meaning as another word. • A synonym can be used to replace words with the same meaning. My mom was exhausted from the day. She had to cook, clean, and take care of the small children. Which word can replace exhausted? Why? A hyper B happy C tired D energetic ________ can replace exhausted because______________________________.

  12. Name __________________________ Constructed Response 3 • A synonymis a word with the same or almost the same meaning as another word. • A synonym can be used to replace words with the same meaning. Using the word bank identify the synonyms for each word. • 1. Tim was upset when his bicycle got a flat tire. • upset,_____________________ • 2. The mountain was huge! We could see miles away. • huge,______________________ • The bird was pretty. Its feathers were different colors. • pretty,_____________________

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