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Ideal for teaching at school and home!
A toolbox of skills for teaching the BASICS while strengthening ReAdIng CompRehenSIon
Homonyms, Synonymsand Antonyms
Capitalization
Punctuation
Writing CompleteSentences
Spelling
Word Meanings
VocabularyDevelopment
Dictionary Skills
About the Author
Karen Shackelford is a former classroom teacher.
Several of her books have been awarded with the
coveted Teacher’s Choice Award.
About the Illustrator
Terri Oberg is an art teacher in the
Fort Worth ISD in Fort Worth, Texas.
THANKS to my creative team!
Shelly Dreiling, Terri Oberg, Gayla Sellers,
Susan Munguia (story/poetry writer),
and Vickie Spurgin (graphic designer)
Note from the Author
Basic skills are so important in the reading and writing process. Reading
comprehension and fluency are enhanced when children know the various
parts of speech. They also become better communicators when given
these important “tools”. Learning about verbs, nouns, and such doesn’t
seem too exciting, but when presented in a FUN way, students can enjoy
participating in the learning process.
It was not my goal to write an entire book series, I simply wanted to help
my own children learn some of the basic language arts skills they seemed
to be missing. As I began developing a few lessons, I noticed that my
children (third grade and fifth grade) were actually enjoying the activities
and were LEARNING!
It then became my goal to provide both teachers and parents with the
“tools” they could use to help teach and reinforce the BASICS.
The books are simple in format and easy to use. Each book in the Building
FUNdamentals series focuses on ONE MAIN SKILL with other skills
integrated throughout the lessons. Clever illustrations are provided to help
visual learners. Loaded with FUN activities, each book is designed to add
more “tools” to the student’s learning toolbox of basic skills.
Enjoy!
Karen Shackelford
How to use this book/Ideas . . . .2
Homonyms . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
flour/flower . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 bare/bear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 male/mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 sale/sail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 night/knight . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 hare/hair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 week/weak . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 blue/blew . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 write/right . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 tail/tale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 fair/fare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Synonyms . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
earth/world . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 doctor/physician . . . . . . . .17 couch/sofa . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 bucket/pail . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 bug/insect . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 detergent/soap . . . . . . . . .21 suitcase/luggage . . . . . . . .22 truck/rig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 chef/cook . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 present/gift . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 gas/fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Antonyms . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
infant/adult . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 empty/full . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 winter/summer . . . . . . . . . .30 sunrise/sunset . . . . . . . . . . .31 miniature/gigantic . . . . . . .32 near/far . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 top/bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 start/finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 east/west . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 frozen/melted . . . . . . . . . . .37 tall/short . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Review Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Templates Homonym . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Synonym . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Antonym . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Pictures Homonym . . . . . . . . . . . 43-44 Synonym . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-46 Antonym . . . . . . . . . . . . 47-48
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There are three main sections in this book; homonyms, synonyms, and antonyms . Within each section, there are 11 related lessons, all in a similar format . You may choose to use these lessons as an INTRODUCTION of the skill or simply for a REVIEW of the skill .
Page Set Up1.Setitinconcrete!Say the word, write the word neatly, then spell it WITHOUT looking at the word . Check to see if you got it correct .
2.Nailitdown!Use the dictionary to define the words .
3.Createablueprint!Draw it . Illustrate the word or words .
4. Tackiton!You may need to use a separate piece of paper for some of these activities . Many are “hands-on” extensions . These can be done in a whole group setting, individually or for homework .
5.Digin!Write a sentence using the correct meaning(s) for each word(s) .
Review TestMeasure what your students have learned . See the test on page 39 .
Answer Key
How to Use This BookPlease read this entire page before getting started .
Blank Page TemplatesTemplates for each type of word (homonym, synonym, and antonym) are provided on pages 40-42 . These are for you to add other words that you might want to include .
Picture CardsThere are 55 related REPRODUCIBLE pictures on pages 43-48 to supplement the lessons .
Here are some ideas for using the pictures:•Flashcards
After every lesson, give each student the related picture to color and glue onto an index card . Keep in plastic baggies for flash card games .
•RiddlesHave the students make up riddles and allow the class to answer the riddles by holding up the correct picture card .
•CreativeStories Provide students with five to ten various pictures to incorporate in a creative writing lesson . The story could be in rebus form where the pictures are used in place of the word .
•Alphabeticalorder Put the pictures in ABC order.
•Minibooks Put the picture cards in a book format to take home and enjoy .
•GoFish!Make fourSETS of the homonyms, synonyms and antonyms pictures . Cut them into individual words and glue to heavy card stock . Place ALL four sets of each type of word in a baggie . This makes three GO FISH Games . Play as you would with a deck of regular cards . Great for a center activity .
HOMONYM1 . week2 . right3 . mail4 . tail5 . knight
ANTONYM1 . adult2 . melted3 . miniature4 . near5 . finish6 . frozen7 . summer
SYNONYM1 . pail - bucket2 . luggage - suitcase3 . doctor - pysician4 . rig - truck5 . cook - chef6 . fuel - gas7 . bug - insect
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What is ahomonym?
A word that sounds the same as
another word but has a different
spelling andmeaning.
WORDLIST
flour/flower
bare/bear
male/mail
sale/sail
night/knight
hare/hair
week/weak
blue/blew
write/right
tail/tale
fair/fare
HOMONYMS
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HOMONYMS
Name:
What does it mean? Look it up in the dictionary.
Nail it down!
Define it!
Create a blueprint!
Draw it!
Tack it on!
Extend it!
Dig in!
Use it!
Write each word in a sentence .
Set in concrete!
Say it! Write it!Spell it!
Say it! Write it! Spell it! (Don’t look!)
•flour
flower
flour
flower
flour flower
Make sugar cookies from scratch . Using cookie cutters, cut them into flower shapes . Bake, decorate, and enjoy . YUM! YUM!
1 . flour:
2 . flower:
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Name:
What does it mean? Look it up in the dictionary.
Set in concrete!
Say it! Write it!Spell it!
Nail it down!
Define it!
Draw it!
Create a blueprint!
Tack it on!
Extend it!
Dig in!
Use it!
Write each word in a sentence .
Say it! Write it! Spell it! (Don’t look!)
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HOMONYMS•barebear
bare
bear
bare bear
1 . bare:
2 . bear:
On a large piece of paper, create a barefoot bear . Paint the bottoms of your feet and place them on the paper (heels together and feet separated about three inches) . Let dry . The toes serve as ears . Add the face, eyes, nose and mouth using markers .
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HOMONYMS
Name:
What does it mean? Look it up in the dictionary.
Nail it down!
Define it!
Create a blueprint!
Draw it!
Tack it on!
Extend it!
Dig in!
Use it!
Write each word in a sentence .
Set in concrete!
Say it! Write it!Spell it!
Say it! Write it! Spell it! (Don’t look!)
•malemail
male
male mail
1 . male:
2 . mail:
Write a short letter to a male member of your family . This could be your dad, brother, grandpa, uncle or cousin . Place the letter in an envelope, address, and send . Be sure to add a stamp!
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Name:
What does it mean? Look it up in the dictionary.
Set in concrete!
Say it! Write it!Spell it!
Nail it down!
Define it!
Draw it!
Create a blueprint!
Tack it on!
Extend it!
Dig in!
Use it!
Write each word in a sentence .
Say it! Write it! Spell it! (Don’t look!)
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HOMONYMS•salesail
sale
sail
sale sail
1 . sale:
2 . sail:
Design a small sailboat using various scrap items such as fabric, straws, plastic tubs, etc . Next, write an advertisement for the newspaper with the caption, “Check out this sailboat! It’s on SALE!”
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HOMONYMS
Name:
What does it mean? Look it up in the dictionary.
Nail it down!
Define it!
Create a blueprint!
Draw it!
Tack it on!
Extend it!
Dig in!
Use it!
Write each word in a sentence .
Set in concrete!
Say it! Write it!Spell it!
Say it! Write it! Spell it! (Don’t look!)
•nightknight
night
knight
night knight
1 . night:
2 . knight:
Write a short story containing three to five paragraphs about a knight who does funny things at night . Be creative!
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Name:
What does it mean? Look it up in the dictionary.
Set in concrete!
Say it! Write it!Spell it!
Nail it down!
Define it!
Draw it!
Create a blueprint!
Tack it on!
Extend it!
Dig in!
Use it!
Write each word in a sentence .
Say it! Write it! Spell it! (Don’t look!)
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HOMONYMS•harehair
hare
hair
hare hair
1 . hare:
2 . hair:
Look through some magazines and find a picture of a person . Cut out his or her hair . Glue this “wig” onto a separate piece of paper and add a hare’s face and body . Do not forget his long, floppy ears!
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HOMONYMS
Name:
What does it mean? Look it up in the dictionary.
Nail it down!
Define it!
Create a blueprint!
Draw it!
Tack it on!
Extend it!
Dig in!
Use it!
Write each word in a sentence .
Set in concrete!
Say it! Write it!Spell it!
Say it! Write it! Spell it! (Don’t look!)
•weekweak
week
weak
week weak
1 . week:
2 . weak:
On a separate piece of paper, list the days of the week . Next to each day, write five VERBS describing activities that you could DO that day . Be sure each verb begins with the beginning letter for that particular day of the week . (Example: Monday-march) After this week, you will not be weak, you will be strong!
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Name:
What does it mean? Look it up in the dictionary.
Set in concrete!
Say it! Write it!Spell it!
Nail it down!
Define it!
Draw it!
Create a blueprint!
Tack it on!
Extend it!
Dig in!
Use it!
Write each word in a sentence .
Say it! Write it! Spell it! (Don’t look!)
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HOMONYMS•blueblew
blue
blew
blue blew
1 . blue:
2 . blew:
Illustrate this sentence: Thebluekiteblewinthewind .
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HOMONYMS
Name:
What does it mean? Look it up in the dictionary.
Nail it down!
Define it!
Create a blueprint!
Draw it!
Tack it on!
Extend it!
Dig in!
Use it!
Write each word in a sentence .
Set in concrete!
Say it! Write it!Spell it!
Say it! Write it! Spell it! (Don’t look!)
•writeright
write
right
write right
1 . write:
2 . right:
Try to write your name using your toes on your right foot . Good luck!
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Name:
What does it mean? Look it up in the dictionary.
Set in concrete!
Say it! Write it!Spell it!
Nail it down!
Define it!
Draw it!
Create a blueprint!
Tack it on!
Extend it!
Dig in!
Use it!
Write each word in a sentence .
Say it! Write it! Spell it! (Don’t look!)
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HOMONYMS•tailtale
tail
tale
tail tale
1 . tail:
2 . tale:
Write a tale about ” TheFamousFishTail .”
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HOMONYMS
Name:
What does it mean? Look it up in the dictionary.
Nail it down!
Define it!
Create a blueprint!
Draw it!
Tack it on!
Extend it!
Dig in!
Use it!
Write each word in a sentence .
Set in concrete!
Say it! Write it!Spell it!
Say it! Write it! Spell it! (Don’t look!)
•fairfare
fair
fare
fair fare
1 . fair:
2 . fare:
Pretend you are at the fair . The fare for each ride is 50 cents . If you go on two rides, how much would that cost? Five rides? Eight rides? Eleven rides? Show your work on a separate piece of paper .
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What is asynonym?
A word that has the same or nearly the same
meaning as another word.
WORDLIST
earth/world
doctor/physician
couch/sofa
bucket/pail
bug/insect
detergent/soap
suitcase/luggage
truck/rig
chef/cook
present/gift
gas/petrol
SYNONYMS
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Name:
What does it mean? Look it up in the dictionary.
Nail it down!
Define it!
Tack it on!
Extend it!
Dig in!
Use it!
Write each word in a sentence .
Draw it!
Create a blueprint!
Set in concrete!
Say it! Write it!Spell it!
Say it! Write it! Spell it! (Don’t look!)
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SYNONYMS •earthworld
earth/world
earth/world
1 . earth:
2 . world:
Locate the United States on a map or globe . What countries are on the other side of the world? Name at least three .
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(Use it!)
What does it mean? Look it up in the dictionary.
Nail it down!
Define it!
Tack it on!
Extend it!
Dig in! Write each word in a sentence .
Draw it!
Create a blueprint!
Set in concrete!
Say it! Write it!Spell it!
Say it! Write it! Spell it! (Don’t look!)
Name:
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SYNONYMS•doctor
physician
doctor/physician
doctor/physician
1 . doctor:
2 . physician:
Abbreviations are shortened forms of words . What is the abbreviation for doctor?
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Name:
What does it mean? Look it up in the dictionary.
Nail it down!
Define it!
Tack it on!
Extend it!
Dig in!
Use it!
Write each word in a sentence .
Draw it!
Create a blueprint!
Set in concrete!
Say it! Write it!Spell it!
Say it! Write it! Spell it! (Don’t look!)
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SYNONYMS •couch
sofa
couch/sofa
couch/sofa
1 . couch:
2 . sofa:
Draw your favorite place to sit and relax . What makes this place so special? Write a paragraph describing this place .
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(Use it!)
What does it mean? Look it up in the dictionary.
Nail it down!
Define it!
Tack it on!
Extend it!
Dig in! Write each word in a sentence .
Draw it!
Create a blueprint!
Set in concrete!
Say it! Write it!Spell it!
Say it! Write it! Spell it! (Don’t look!)
Name:
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SYNONYMS•bucket
pail
bucket/pail
bucket/pail
1 . bucket:
2 . pail:
Illustrate this poem: Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down and broke his crown, and Jill came tumbling after .
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Name:
What does it mean? Look it up in the dictionary.
Nail it down!
Define it!
Tack it on!
Extend it!
Dig in!
Use it!
Write each word in a sentence .
Draw it!
Create a blueprint!
Set in concrete!
Say it! Write it!Spell it!
Say it! Write it! Spell it! (Don’t look!)
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SYNONYMS •bug
insect
bug/insect
bug/insect
1 . bug:
2 . insect:
Many bug names are compound words — two words put together to make one word . (Example: lady+bug= ladybug) On a separate piece of paper, make a list of other bug names that are compound words . Write at least six .
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(Use it!)
What does it mean? Look it up in the dictionary.
Nail it down!
Define it!
Tack it on!
Extend it!
Dig in! Write each word in a sentence .
Draw it!
Create a blueprint!
Set in concrete!
Say it! Write it!Spell it!
Say it! Write it! Spell it! (Don’t look!)
Name:
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SYNONYMS•detergent
soap
detergent/soap
detergent/soap
1 . detergent:
2 . soap:
Do you remember to wash your hands before you eat? To ensure that you wash thoroughly, while you are lathering, sing the Happy Birthday song . Keep washing until you sing the entire song . Now that’s clean!
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Name:
What does it mean? Look it up in the dictionary.
Nail it down!
Define it!
Tack it on!
Extend it!
Dig in!
Use it!
Write each word in a sentence .
Draw it!
Create a blueprint!
Set in concrete!
Say it! Write it!Spell it!
Say it! Write it! Spell it! (Don’t look!)
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SYNONYMS •suitcaseluggage
suitcase/luggage
suitcase/luggage
1 . suitcase:
2 . luggage:
If you were going to take a trip to the moon and could take only 10 items, what would they be? List these on a separate piece of paper .
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(Use it!)
What does it mean? Look it up in the dictionary.
Nail it down!
Define it!
Tack it on!
Extend it!
Dig in! Write each word in a sentence .
Draw it!
Create a blueprint!
Set in concrete!
Say it! Write it!Spell it!
Say it! Write it! Spell it! (Don’t look!)
Name:
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SYNONYMS•truck
rig
truck/rig
truck/rig
1 . truck:
2 . rig:
Draw a picture of a truck . Label its parts .
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Name:
What does it mean? Look it up in the dictionary.
Nail it down!
Define it!
Tack it on!
Extend it!
Dig in!
Use it!
Write each word in a sentence .
Draw it!
Create a blueprint!
Set in concrete!
Say it! Write it!Spell it!
Say it! Write it! Spell it! (Don’t look!)
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SYNONYMS
chef/cook
1 . chef:
2 . cook:
chef/cook
chefcook
•
Imagine that you are a chef at a very fancy restaurant . What would definitely be on the menu? List at least five choices and write a description for each as you would want them to appear in your menu .
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(Use it!)
What does it mean? Look it up in the dictionary.
Nail it down!
Define it!
Tack it on!
Extend it!
Dig in! Write each word in a sentence .
Draw it!
Create a blueprint!
Set in concrete!
Say it! Write it!Spell it!
Say it! Write it! Spell it! (Don’t look!)
Name:
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SYNONYMS•present
gift
present/gift
present/gift
1 . present:
2 . gift:
Pretend you have wrapped a present in a box and no one knows what it is . Provide five very helpful clues to tell a partner . Can he/she guess what is in the box? You may have to give more clues .
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Name:
What does it mean? Look it up in the dictionary.
Nail it down!
Define it!
Tack it on!
Extend it!
Dig in!
Use it!
Write each word in a sentence .
Draw it!
Create a blueprint!
Set in concrete!
Say it! Write it!Spell it!
Say it! Write it! Spell it! (Don’t look!)
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SYNONYMS
gasfuel
•
gas/fuel
1 . gas:
2 . fuel:
gas/fuel
Assume your family’s car holds 20gallons of gas . How much money would it take to fill up the car’s tank if the gas was $1 .50 per gallon? $1 .80 per gallon? $2 .00 per gallon?
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What is anantonym?A word that
means the opposite of another word.
WORDLIST
infant/adult
empty/full
winter/summer
sunrise/sunset
miniature/gigantic
near/far
top/bottom
start/finish
east/west
frozen/melted
tall/short
ANTONYMS
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Name:
What does it mean? Look it up in the dictionary,
Set in concrete!
Say it! Write it!Spell it!
Nail it down!
Define it!
Tack it on!
Extend it!
Dig in!
Use it!
Write each word in a sentence .
Say it! Write it! Spell it! (Don’t look!)
Draw it!
Create a blueprint!
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ANTONYMS
adultinfant
infant
adult
adultinfant
•
1 . infant:
2 . adult:
Using a magazine, cut out a picture of an infant . Do the same for an adult . Compare each one . How are they alike? How are they different?
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Name:
What does it mean? Look it up in the dictionary,
Set in concrete!
Say it! Write it!Spell it!
Nail it down!
Define it!
Draw it!
Create a blueprint!
Tack it on!
Extend it!
Dig in!
Use it!
Write each word in a sentence .
Say it! Write it! Spell it! (Don’t look!)
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ANTONYMS
emptyfull
•
empty full
empty
full
1 . empty:
2 . full:
Pour water into a container . Now empty it into a measuring cup to see how much the container holds .
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Name:
What does it mean? Look it up in the dictionary,
Set in concrete!
Say it! Write it!Spell it!
Nail it down!
Define it!
Tack it on!
Extend it!
Dig in!
Use it!
Write each word in a sentence .
Say it! Write it! Spell it! (Don’t look!)
Draw it!
Create a blueprint!
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ANTONYMS •winter
summer
winter
summer
winter summer
1 . winter:
2 . summer:
List all of the winter and summer holidays . Which holiday is your favorite? Why?
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Name:
What does it mean? Look it up in the dictionary,
Set in concrete!
Say it! Write it!Spell it!
Nail it down!
Define it!
Draw it!
Create a blueprint!
Tack it on!
Extend it!
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Write each word in a sentence .
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ANTONYMS•sunrisesunset
sunrise
sunset
sunrise sunset
1 . sunrise:
2 . sunset:
The sun rises in the _______________ and sets in the _______________ .
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Name:
What does it mean? Look it up in the dictionary,
Set in concrete!
Say it! Write it!Spell it!
Nail it down!
Define it!
Tack it on!
Extend it!
Dig in!
Use it!
Write each word in a sentence .
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Draw it!
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ANTONYMS •
miniaturegigantic
miniature
miniature
gigantic
gigantic
1 . miniature:
2 . gigantic:
Draw a miniature elephant and a gigantic flea . Write a creative story about them .
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Name:
What does it mean? Look it up in the dictionary,
Set in concrete!
Say it! Write it!Spell it!
Nail it down!
Define it!
Draw it!
Create a blueprint!
Tack it on!
Extend it!
Dig in!
Use it!
Write each word in a sentence .
Say it! Write it! Spell it! (Don’t look!)
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ANTONYMS•nearfar
near
far
near far
1 . near:
2 . far:
What relative lives nearest to you? What relative lives the farthest away from you?
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Name:
What does it mean? Look it up in the dictionary,
Set in concrete!
Say it! Write it!Spell it!
Nail it down!
Define it!
Tack it on!
Extend it!
Dig in!
Use it!
Write each word in a sentence .
Say it! Write it! Spell it! (Don’t look!)
Draw it!
Create a blueprint!
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ANTONYMS •top
bottom
top
bottom
top bottom
1 . top:
2 . bottom:
Choose an object to describe in great detail from TOP to BOTTOM . Write this in paragraph form .
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Name:
What does it mean? Look it up in the dictionary,
Set in concrete!
Say it! Write it!Spell it!
Nail it down!
Define it!
Draw it!
Create a blueprint!
Tack it on!
Extend it!
Dig in!
Use it!
Write each word in a sentence .
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ANTONYMS•startfinish
start finish
start
finish
1 . start:
2 . finish:
How long does it take you to write the alphabet from START to FINISH (A-Z)? If it was under one minute, try writing it from FINISH to START (Z-A) this time . Which took longer?
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Name:
What does it mean? Look it up in the dictionary,
Set in concrete!
Say it! Write it!Spell it!
Nail it down!
Define it!
Tack it on!
Extend it!
Dig in!
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ANTONYMS •eastwest
east
west
east west
1 . east:
2 . west:
Find your state on a map . What is to the EAST of your state? What is to the WEST?
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Name:
What does it mean? Look it up in the dictionary,
Set in concrete!
Say it! Write it!Spell it!
Nail it down!
Define it!
Draw it!
Create a blueprint!
Tack it on!
Extend it!
Dig in!
Use it!
Write each word in a sentence .
Say it! Write it! Spell it! (Don’t look!)
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ANTONYMS•frozenmelted
frozen melted
frozen
melted
1 . frozen:
2 . melted:
Fold a piece of blue paper in half . On one side, paint a snowman . On the other side, paint a large sun and the snowman . What does this snowman look like? What happened?
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Name:
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Set in concrete!
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Nail it down!
Define it!
Tack it on!
Extend it!
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ANTONYMS
tall short
shorttall
•
1 . tall:
2 . short:
tall
short
Illustrate a progression of an object going from TALL to SHORT . Use at least five different sizes for the same character .
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Review Test
Use the correct word in each sentence . Write it in the blank .
1 . A ____________________ contains seven days . week weak
2 . Make a ____________________ turn onto the next street . write right
3 . The ____________________ was not delivered yesterday . It was a holiday . male mail
4 . The rabbit’s ____________________ was very soft and furry . tail tale
5 . Princess Lily was saved by the brave ____________________ . night knight
Name:
HOMONYMS
SYNONYMS
Match the word to the left with its synonym on the right .
1 . pail suitcase
2 . luggage physician
3 . doctor chef
4 . rig bucket
5 . cook truck
6 . fuel insect
7 . bug gas
What is the antonym for each word listed below? Write it in the blank .
1 . infant ________________________
2 . frozen ________________________
3 . gigantic ______________________
4 . far ________________________
5 . start ________________________
6 . melted _______________________
7 . winter ________________________
ANTONYMS
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HOMONYMS
Name:
What does it mean? Look it up in the dictionary.
Nail it down!
Define it!
Create a blueprint!
Draw it!
Tack it on!
Extend it!
Dig in!
Use it!
Write each word in a sentence .
Set in concrete!
Say it! Write it!Spell it!
Say it! Write it! Spell it! (Don’t look!)
•
1 .
2 .
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(Use it!)
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Nail it down!
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Tack it on!
Extend it!
Dig in! Write each word in a sentence .
Draw it!
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Set in concrete!
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Name:
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SYNONYMS•
1 .
2 .
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Name:
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Set in concrete!
Say it! Write it!Spell it!
Nail it down!
Define it!
Tack it on!
Extend it!
Dig in!
Use it!
Write each word in a sentence .
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ANTONYMS •ANTONYMS
1 .
2 .
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HOMONYM PICTURES
flour flower bare bear
male mail sale sail
night knight hare hair
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HOMONYM PICTURES
week weak blue blew
write right tail tale
fair fare
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SYNONYM PICTURES
earth / world doctor / physician
couch / sofa bucket / pail
bug / insect detergent / soap
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SYNONYM PICTURES
suitcase / luggage truck / rig
chef / cook present / gift
gas / fuel
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ANTONYM PICTURES
infant adult empty full
winter summer sunrise sunset
miniature gigantic near far
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ANTONYM PICTURES
top bottom start finish
east west frozen melted
tall short
LL-1600 Homonyms,Synonyms andAntonymsLL-1601 CompoundWordsLL-1602 NounsLL-1603 Verbs&Adverbs
LL-1604 AdjectivesLL-1605 CollectiveNounsLL-1606 Prefixes&SuffixesLL-1607 IdiomsLL-1608 Similes
LL-506D Homonyms,Synonyms andAntonymsLL-507D CompoundWordsLL-508D NounsLL-509D Verbs&Adverbs
LL-510D AdjectivesLL-511D CollectiveNounsLL-512D Prefixes&SuffixesLL-513D IdiomsLL-514D Similes
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