Lessons & Classroom Games for Teachers
Part A: Rewrite the following sentences, using synonyms for the underlined words.
1. The lightning flashed across the black sky as the trees bent in the wind.
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2. Blasts of wind whistled through the openings between the boards on the window.
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3. Then a hush seemed to fall over our part of the world.
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Part B: Write a sentence that uses a homophone of the word in the brackets.
1. (new) ________________________________________________________
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2. (grater) ______________________________________________________
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3. (choose) _____________________________________________________
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4. (weight) _____________________________________________________
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5. (waist) _______________________________________________________
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Part C: For each homograph below, write two sentences that each reflect the different
meaning of the word.
1. (light) a. _________________________________________________
b. _________________________________________________
2. (shed) a. _________________________________________________
b. _________________________________________________
3. (rest) a. _________________________________________________
b. _________________________________________________
Part D: Add one of the following prefixes or suffixes to each base word to make a new
word. You may use prefixes and suffixes more than once.
Prefixes: in-, non-, dis-, mis-, pre-, re-
Suffixes: -able, -ful, -less
1. (place) __________________ 6. (tire) ______________________
2. (direct) _________________ 7. (remark) ___________________
3. (use) ___________________ 8. (spell) _____________________
4. (measure) _______________ 9. (pay) ______________________
5. (speech) ________________ 10. (fund) ____________________
Part E: Use the following idioms in sentences. Make sure the sentence reflects the
meaning of the idiom.
1. (throw in the towel) _______________________________________________
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2. (pulling my leg) ___________________________________________________
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3. (skating on thin ice) _______________________________________________
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4. (get in touch with) ________________________________________________
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5. (keep an eye on) __________________________________________________
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Part F: Think of words that almost have the same meaning as the neutral word, but
have a more negative or positive connotation. Complete the chart with one
word on each side of the chart.
NEGATIVE CONNOTATION NEUTRAL POSITIVE CONNOTATION
Wet
Shout
House
Old
Talk
Clothes
Ask
Part G: Rewrite the following sentences, replacing the underlined nouns and verbs with
different ones.
1. The baseball player was wearing a hat. __________________________________
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2. My sister just bought a new car. ______________________________________
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3. The cat has won many show ribbons. ___________________________________
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4. We bought some things at the market. _________________________________
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5. āIām in pain,ā the patient said. ________________________________________
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6. We walked ten kilometres in the pouring rain. ____________________________
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7. Marla looked out the window at the scenery. _____________________________
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8. The fire truck went to the fire. ______________________________________
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