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Thesaurus Skills

Thesaurus Skills. Thesaurus Skills. A thesaurus is a book of synonyms – words that share the same or nearly t he same meaning. Thesaurus Skills. A thesaurus lists words as entries, similar to the dictionary. Big adjective 1. ◊ colossal, enormous, gigantic, huge,

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Thesaurus Skills

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  1. Thesaurus Skills

  2. Thesaurus Skills A thesaurus is a book of synonyms – words that share the same or nearly the same meaning.

  3. Thesaurus Skills A thesaurus lists words as entries, similar to the dictionary. Bigadjective 1. ◊ colossal, enormous, gigantic, huge, immense, large My St. Bernard puppy has big paws. 2. ◊ im- portant, great, major, significant, vital Our soccer team practiced hard for the big game.

  4. Thesaurus Skills The entry word is printed in purple, making it easy to find Bigadjective 1. ◊ colossal, enormous, gigantic, huge, immense, large My St. Bernard puppy has big paws. 2. ◊ im- portant, great, major, significant, vital Our soccer team practiced hard for the big game.

  5. Thesaurus Skills The entry word is printed in purple, making it easy to find The part of speech is printed in italic letters. Bigadjective 1. ◊ colossal, enormous, gigantic, huge, immense, large My St. Bernard puppy has big paws. 2. ◊ im- portant, great, major, significant, vital Our soccer team practiced hard for the big game.

  6. Thesaurus Skills The entry word is printed in purple, making it easy to find The part of speech is printed in italic letters. The words listed in bold are synonyms of the entry word. Bigadjective 1. ◊ colossal, enormous, gigantic, huge, immense, large My St. Bernard puppy has big paws. 2. ◊ im- portant, great, major, significant, vital Our soccer team practiced hard for the big game.

  7. Thesaurus Skills The entry word is printed in purple, making it easy to find The part of speech is printed in italic letters. The words listed in bold are synonyms of the entry word. Bigadjective 1. ◊ colossal, enormous, gigantic, huge, immense, large My St. Bernard puppy has big paws. 2. ◊ im- portant, great, major, significant, vital Our soccer team practiced hard for the big game. The example sentence shows how the entry word is commonly used in speaking and writing.

  8. Thesaurus Skills The entry word is printed in purple, making it easy to find The part of speech is printed in italic letters. The words listed in bold are synonyms of the entry word. Bigadjective 1. ◊ colossal, enormous, gigantic, huge, immense, large My St. Bernard puppy has big paws. 2. ◊ im- portant, great, major, significant, vital Our soccer team practiced hard for the big game. If the entry word has more than one meaning each meaning is numbered. The example sentence shows how the entry word is commonly used in speaking and writing.

  9. Thesaurus Skills Antonyms are words that are opposite in meaning. Many thesauruses will include a list of antonyms also.

  10. Thesaurus Skills Antonyms are words that are opposite in meaning. Many thesauruses will include a list of antonyms also. Big Small

  11. Thesaurus Skills Antonyms are words that are opposite in meaning. Many thesauruses will include a list of antonyms also. The Children’s Thesaurus puts antonyms into a box next to the entry word. Antonyms Big adjective small, little, tiny miniature, wee, puny 2. minor, petty, trivial, unimportant

  12. Thesaurus Skills Thesauruses can be used when someone has used the same word many times and would like to choose a new word to use in its place.

  13. Thesaurus Skills Thesauruses can be used when someone has used the same word many times and would like to choose a new word to use in its place. Thesauruses are also good to use when you are looking for a word that does a better job of saying exactly what you are trying to describe.

  14. Thesaurus Skills Thesauruses can be used when someone has used the same word many times and would like to choose a new word to use in its place. Thesauruses are also good to use when you are looking for a word that does a better job of saying exactly what you are trying to describe. good My St. Bernard puppy has big paws.

  15. Thesaurus Skills Thesauruses can be used when someone has used the same word many times and would like to choose a new word to use in its place. Thesauruses are also good to use when you are looking for a word that does a better job of saying exactly what you are trying to describe. good My St. Bernard puppy has big paws. My St. Bernard puppy has huge paws. better

  16. Thesaurus Skills The next time you are writing something try using a thesaurus to add more variety and a bigger selection of words to what you are writing.

  17. Thesaurus Skills The next time you are writing something try using a thesaurus to add more variety and a bigger selection of words to what you are writing. If you use a thesaurus regularly you will learn more words and see a big improvement in your vocabulary.

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