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Shades of Meaning
Vocabulary Exercise
Columbus City Schools, Office of Teaching and Learning
Directions
(Groups of 3-4 students)
1.
2.
Cut out the vocabulary words.
Arrange the vocabulary words
by rating them based upon their
similarity in meaning to the
target word (synonym to
antonym), organizing the words
from top (synonym) to bottom
(antonym).
3. Write the vocabulary words in
the order from top to bottom
on the color swatch.
4. Be prepared to share your
strategies with the class on how
you determined the order of
the words you selected.
Columbus City Schools, Office of Teaching and Learning
Target Word: Happy
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elated
delighted
contented
joyous
gloomy
indifferent
pleased
melancholy
Columbus City Schools, Office of Teaching and Learning
Vocabulary Template
Target Word:
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Swatch Template
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Columbus City Schools, Office of Teaching and Learning
sunny
overcast
cloudy
hazy
sunless
foggy
excellent
good
fair
poor
average
great
tiny
big
huge
small
medium
immense
silent
whisper
scream
shout
talk
mumble
nothing
several
some
few
all
many
sunrise
noon
morning
midnight
sunset
afternoon
laugh
whimper
sob
chuckle
giggle
cry
relative
visitor
classmate
stranger
friend
neighbor