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 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

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

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

His little brother's hands were dirty!

• filthy

• muddy

• soiled

• stained

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

Which word below best completes this sentence?

I haven't eaten all day. My stomach is growling and I am _________.

• hungry

• full

• starving

• dying

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

Which word below best completes this sentence?

The movie was ______, but I liked the book much better.

• good

• amazing

• incredible

• boring

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which word below best completes this sentence?

I ______ ice cream so much that I could eat it every day!

• like

• love

• tolerate

• hate

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4