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Super Word Kid 1 A Superhero Was Born

Join Jack White, a primary student by day and superhero by night, as he fights for world peace and word power against evil forces. Explore his incredible abilities and adventurous life story on Earth and beyond.

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Super Word Kid 1 A Superhero Was Born

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  1. Super Word Kid 1A Superhero Was Born What are Synonyms?

  2. Before the lesson… let’s play “Odd One Out”! Which word is different from the others? How about the rest? What is in common? pleased pleased glad glad happy happy sad sad

  3. Odd One Out! Which word is different from the others? How about the rest? What is in common? ugly ugly beautiful beautiful pretty handsome pretty handsome

  4. Odd One Out! Which word is different from the others? How about the rest? What is in common? heavy heavy skinny skinny thin thin slim slim

  5. Odd One Out! Which word is different from the others? How about the rest? What is in common? weep laugh weep laugh cry cry sob sob

  6. Odd One Out! Which word is different from the others? How about the rest? What is in common? weep weep sob sob unhappy cry cry unhappy

  7. Who is he?Let’s read about him!

  8. A story about a person’s life. LOCAL NEWS Date today 26/03/2046 Who is Super Word Kid? Super Word Kid is actually a Primary 6 student in disguise! His real name is Jack White. Born on Planet Word, Jack left his home planet when he was a baby. He was raised by Mr. and Mrs. White on Earth since then. Jack is a great kid. His parent discovered his great power and great love of words when he was young. He read all the great books in the house at the age of one. When he was four, he already knew every word in the dictionary. Having the power to fly faster than light, to lift things as heavy as a building, to bend steel with his strong arms and to travel in time, Super Word Kid fights bad guys for world peace and for the right use of words.

  9. What is a biography? • The story of a person’s life written by another person.

  10. LOCAL NEWS Date today 26/03/2046 Who is Super Word Kid? Super Word Kid is actually a Primary 6 student in disguise! His real name is Jack White. Born on Planet Word, Jack left his home planet when he was a baby. He was raised by Mr and Mrs White on Earth since then. Jack is a great kid. His parents discovered his great power and great love of words when he was young. He read all the great books in the house at the age of one. When he was four, he already knew every word in the dictionary. Having the power to fly faster than light, to lift things as heavy as a building, to bend steel with his strong arms and to travel in time, Super Word Kid fights bad guys for world peace and for the right use of words.

  11. There are too many ‘great’! The writing is boring. Look at the paragraph again.What can you see? • Jack is a great kid. His parent discovered his great power and great love of words when he was young. He read all the great books in the house at the age of one. great great great great

  12. What should we do to make it • more interesting ?

  13. What are synonyms? • Synonyms are words that have the same, or very similar meaning. • They need to be the same part of speech. Part of speech Word Synonym adjective sad unhappy verb cry weep noun child kid adverb sadly unhappily

  14. How to find a right synonymfor the repeated words ?

  15. in detail short and simple 1. Look it up in a thesaurus • What is a thesaurus? • It is a book that lists words and their synonyms.

  16. Where can you find synonyms? 1. Look up the word in a thesaurus. Go to Thesaurus.com: http://www.thesaurus.com/

  17. Insert a word in the search box. Then, press the Search button. g gr gre grea great

  18. great meaning: excellent, skillful This is the list of its synonyms.

  19. Where can you find synonyms? 2. Look up the word in a dictionary. Go to Wordsmyth children's dictionary: http://www.wordsmyth.net/

  20. Choose Children’s Dictionary. Insert a word in the search box. Then, press the Go button. great grea g gre gr

  21. We are looking for the first meaning– great: very large in size

  22. great definition 4: very good. This is the list of its synonyms.

  23. One thing to note… Some words have more than one meaning. We call them homonyms. With different meanings, they have different synonyms.

  24. great • Meaning 1: • very big in size or number • Synonyms: • big, large, huge… • Meaning 2: • very important • Synonyms: • vital, serious • Meaning 3: • very good • Synonyms: • wonderful, excellent, cool, super, fantastic • Meaning 4:… • Meaning 5:…

  25. Can you use any synonyms to replace the word great in this sentence? • Peter is a great football player. Meaning 1: great  big in size Peter is a big football player. Meaning 2: great  very important Peter is a serious football player.

  26. Peter is a great football player. • Meaning 3: great  wonderful, excellent, super • Peter is a wonderful football player. The word ‘wonderful’ is stronger and more expressive. Using the right synonym makes you a better writer.

  27. In this sentence, sickmeans suffering from an illness; not well . So the synonyms of the word are bad, down, ill, unhealthyandunwell. Now you try. Replace the red word with a synonym. • Peter caught a cold last night. He was very sick. Let’s look up the word in a dictionary. Go to www.wordsmyth.net

  28. ill. unwell. down. Now you try. Replace the red word with a synonym. • Peter caught a cold last night. He was very sick. • Important: • Not all the synonyms can replace a word.

  29. Can you help Super Word Kid? • His friend, Captain Doggy, is doing homework. • Can you help him to rewrite the sentences so that they become more interesting?

  30. There is a word used many times. What is it? Do you think it is good to use the same word over and over again? • What will I be? • When I am big, I will buy a big house and a big car. Outside the big house, I will plant many big trees and build a big pond in my big garden.

  31. Why use synonyms? • Synonyms are useful in writing. • They can make your writing more interestingand enjoyable. • How do you use them in writing?

  32. Step 1: Brainstorming • Can you think of any words with similar meaning ? • Big: • large • huge • …

  33. Step 2: Go to thesaurus.com

  34. Step 3: Look for the right synonyms of the word

  35. large / gigantic / huge / spacious / roomy / enormous • When I am big, I will buy a _______ house and a _______ car. Outside the _______ house, I will plant many _______ trees and build a _______ pond in my _______ garden. spacious large roomy enormous gigantic huge

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