Word Relationships Review

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English

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6th - 8th Grade

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WORD RELATIONSHIPS

A Review of:

- Synonyms/Antonyms

- Denotation & Connotation

- Word Meanings (Context Clues)

Open Ended

WORD BUILDER!

How many words can you build with the letters on the game board? The letters all have to connect to each other on the board.

Type response here

OBJECTIVES:

IDENTIFY synonyms & antonyms
DISTINGUISH between denotation & connotation
DETERMINE the meaning of words used in sentences

SYNONYMS & ANTONYMS

What are synonyms?

What are antonyms?

Multiple Choice

What pair of words have almost the same meaning?

break and destroy

fall and decide

help and take

normal and strange

Multiple Choice

This word means 'answer' _____________.

apply

replay

comply

Multiple Choice

Pick the pair of antonyms:

angry, mad

slim, thin

big, tall

messy, clean

Multiple Choice

Are the words synonyms or antonyms?

smile

grin

Synonyms

Antonyms

Multiple Choice

Are the words synonyms or antonyms?

center

middle

Synonyms

Antonyms

Multiple Choice

What is an antonym of before?

after

at first

beginning

start

Multiple Choice

What is a synonym for help?

assist

hurt

forget

work

Multiple Choice

What is a synonym for hot?

cold

scorching

coffee

freezing

DENOTATION & CONNOTATION

Do you remember the difference?

Which one tells us the dictionary meaning of a word?

Which one tells us the implied meaning?

DENOTATION & CONNOTATION

What would be the denotation of:
- house
- home
- shack
What would be the connotation of
- house
- home
- shack
Are those connotations positive or negative? Which is which?

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of denotation?

It represents something else (emble, token, etc.)

The emotion of a word

The art of lasagna baking

The official or dictionary meaning of a word

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of connotation?

Emotional or implied meaning of a word

An emotional outburst

Official meaning of a word

Refers to emotional atmosphere produced by an author’s use of language

Multiple Choice

Which connotation is MORE negative?
I didn't like the ______ on the jester's face.

grin

smirk

Multiple Choice

Which connotation is MORE positive?
Some of the monkeys made ______ faces.

amusing

hilarious

Multiple Choice

Which connotation is MORE negative?
It made me feel _______.

uneasy

frightened

Multiple Choice

Which connotation is MORE negative?
Mike _______ us to go to the funny house.

nagged

reminded

Multiple Choice

Which connotation is MORE positive?
Everyone had a _____ on his or her face on the way home.

smile

smirk

Multiple Choice

Which connotation is MORE positive?
We saw ______ animals in the animal house.

fascinating

weird

Multiple Choice

Referring to someone's house as a "shack" would have a __________ connotation.

positive

negative

Multiple Choice

The word scrawny, as in "Jason appeared scrawny," has a _________ connotation.

positive

negative

Multiple Choice

Choose the word with the positive connotation.
gossip--chat

gossip

chat

WORD MEANINGS

What are context clues?

How do we use context clues?

Multiple Choice

Animals live in DIVERSE and varied communities. What is the meaning of the word DIVERSE?

very different

the same

weird

muggy

Multiple Choice

Tristin couldn’t see the school building; it was SHROUDED by smoke and dust.” What does the word SHROUDED mean?

Covered

ruined

bounced

invisible

Multiple Choice

We thought that Mrs. Kerner would be very DISTRAUGHT when told that Antonio broke Ms.Pate's pointer; however, she took the news very calmly. What does the word DISTRAUGHT mean?
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anxious

upset

happy

fearful

Multiple Choice

Our new alarm system will wake up the entire neighborhood if an intruder gets in the house.
An intruder is someone who intrudes. To INTRUDE is to

paint or repair old building.

wear your shoes on the wrong feet

go where you are not wanted or don't belong

make a lot of noise to disrupt the quiet in an area

Multiple Choice

Tyler PREDICTED his results for his fantasy football team would win. What does the word PREDICTED mean?

to change

to understand

to tell ahead of time

to kick

Multiple Choice

Skylar won the election for School President because she was a dependable leader. She was always there when you needed her.
What does the word DEPENDABLE mean?

sassy and sarcastic

rude and mean

sad and distant

trustworthy and reliable

Multiple Choice

If you have trouble understanding a word in a passage or sentence of a story, you may want to read previous words or the end of the sentence to determine what the word means. What is this strategy known as?

text messaging

content origins

context clues

scanning

Multiple Choice

Most people feared the king because his judgment was final and his punishments were severe.

harsh or intense

fair

important

desirable or wanted

Multiple Choice

The graduates marched down the aisles and filled in their seats in an orderly procession.

when a group of people move together in an orderly way

a graduation speech

people at a party

when a group of people wait in line to get into a party

Multiple Choice

Bobby never realized how ignorant he had been about matters of the home until his wife got sick and he had to manage the house alone.

smart

having complete awareness

lacking knowledge or awareness

having complete knowledge

Multiple Choice

Alice finally threw the withering roses away when a dead petal fell into her cereal bowl.

to bloom

to shrivel or dry up

smelly

beautiful

WORD RELATIONSHIPS

A Review of:

- Synonyms/Antonyms

- Denotation & Connotation

- Word Meanings (Context Clues)

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Word Relationships Review

WORD RELATIONSHIPS

OBJECTIVES:

SYNONYMS & ANTONYMS

DENOTATION & CONNOTATION

​DENOTATION & CONNOTATION

WORD MEANINGS​

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