Understanding Shades of Meaning in Language

elementarylibrarian.com Shades of Meaning 3rd Grade Month 8 Lesson 1

Learning Objectives At the end of the lesson, students should be able to identify shades of meaning and properly use them in a sentence. I can Statement I can understand shades of meaning and properly use them in a sentence.

Lesson 1: Shades of Meaning Write a stronger adjective for each given adjective. good 1 _______________________ large 2 _______________________ helpful 3 _______________________ happy 4 _______________________ memorable 5 _______________________

Lesson 1: Shades of Meaning Write a stronger adjective for each given adjective. ANSWER GUIDE good 1 pleasant large 2 gigantic helpful 3 charitable happy 4 ecstatic memorable 5 historical

Lesson 1: Shades of Meaning There are words that are synonymous with each. But if you take a closer look at these words, they actually have a slightly different meaning.

Lesson 1: Shades of Meaning The words typically have their synonyms. Because these synonyms offer the same sense, they are still different from the word itself. Hence, what we call shades of meaning. Shades of meaning distinguish the small, subtle differences between words. It is important to distinguish this small difference, so you will be able to better express an idea. There is no rule that really teaches how the words are arranged based on their strength, but consulting a dictionary or a reference definitely helps. Example: Other Examples: happy ecstatic joyful good pleasant awesome The word happy means feeling pleasure and enjoyment. The word ecstatic means feeling very happy. The word joy or joyful means a feeling of great happiness. large huge gigantic The slight intensifiers definitely make a big difference to the meaning. Thus, knowing this can allow you as a writer to identify which is the best word to use.

Lesson 1: Shades of Meaning LET S TRY! Arrange the words based on their shades of meaning. Arrange them from left to right based on their strength. 1. angry hateful irritated _________________ _________________ _________________ 2. comical funny hilarious _________________ _________________ _________________ 3. complain lash out rant _________________ _________________ _________________

Lesson 1: Shades of Meaning LET S TRY! Arrange the words based on their shades of meaning. Arrange them from left to right based on their strength. ANSWER GUIDE 1. angry irritated hateful irritated angry hateful 2. comical funny hilarious funny comical hilarious 3. complain lash out rant complain rant lash out

Lesson 1: Shades of Meaning LET S TRY! Arrange the words based on their shades of meaning. Arrange them from left to right based on their strength. Write a sentence for each word to show that shade of meaning. 1. cruel ferocious fierce _________________ _________________ _________________ 2. catastrophic disastrous terrible _________________ _________________ _________________ 3. triumphant victorious winner _________________ _________________ _________________

Lesson 1: Shades of Meaning LET S TRY! Arrange the words based on the shades of meaning. Arrange them from left to right based on their strength. Write a sentence for each word to show that shade of meaning. ANSWER GUIDE 1. cruel ferocious fierce cruel fierce ferocious 2. catastrophic disastrous terrible terrible disastrous catastrophic 3. triumphant victorious winner winner triumphant victorious

Lesson 1: Shades of Meaning LET S TRY! Arrange the words based on the shades of meaning. Arrange them from left to right based on their strength. Write a sentence for each word to show that shade of meaning. ANSWER GUIDE 1. cruel ferocious fierce fierce ferocious cruel The cruel stepmother did not allow her stepdaughter to attend the party. The fierce cat scared the rats. The ferocious lion wailed in pain and is ready to avenge his mate.

Lesson 1: Shades of Meaning ANSWER GUIDE 2. catastrophic disastrous terrible terrible disastrous catastrophic The rain was terrible. It definitely ruined our plan. This storm is disastrous and many lost their homes. The catastrophic event led many to their deaths. 3. triumphant victorious winner I felt like I am the winner of the competition. The team was triumphant because of the awards that they brought home. It feels victorious to win not only the competition but modern-day life battles as well.