Shades of Meaning

What does "shades of meaning" mean?

• When words are similar but have weaker and stronger meanings

• When words are about colors

• When words do not mean the same thing

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

Which choice below shows the words in the correct order of intensity (weakest to strongest)?

• chilly, cold, freezing

• freezing, cold, chilly

• cold, freezing, chilly

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

Which choice below shows the words in the correct order of intensity (weakest to strongest)?

• thrilled, happy, ecstatic

• ecstatic, thrilled, happy

• happy, thrilled, ecstatic

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

Which word below best completes this sentence?

It had been storming all day, so by the time I got home I was _____.

• damp

• wet

• soaked

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

Complete the sentence by choosing the word with the strongest (most intense) meaning.

Max felt _____ when mud splashed on his poster.

• worried

• upset

• unhappy

• angry

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

Which choice below shows the words in the correct order of intensity (weakest to strongest)?

• eat, gobble, nibble

• gobble, nibble, eat

• nibble, eat, gobble

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

Which choice below shows the words in the correct order of intensity (weakest to strongest)?

• large, big, enormous

• big, large, enormous

• enormous, large, big

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

Which word below best completes this sentence?

During the moment of silence, John ______ to his friend when he asked him a question.

• spoke

• whispered

• responded

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Complete the sentence by choosing the word with the strongest (most intense) meaning.

Max _______ that the judges would like his poster.

• thought

• believed

• knew

• guessed

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

Read the sentence. Then replace the underlined word with the word with the strongest (most intense) meaning.

Max was worried that his poster might not win a prize.

• concerned

• bothered

• troubled

• alarmed

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D