Language Arts DBA

The main difference between a dictionary and a thesaurus is:

• There is no difference.

• The dictionary tells me the part of speech but the thesaurus uses the word in a sentence.

• The dictionary gives me the word's definition and the thesaurus gives me synonyms for that word.

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Using context clues, select the word that has the same meaning as the bold word.

I was intrigued by the book and wanted to learn more.

• Interested

• Angered

• Bored

• Exhausted

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

What would be the best resource to use if you needed another word for "quiet?"

• Dictionary
• Atlas
• Thesaurus
• Encyclopedia

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Synonyms are words that...

• have the same meaning.
• have opposite meanings.

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

Antonyms are words that...

• have the same meaning.
• have opposite meanings.

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Choose the synonym of the highlighted word.
Do not leave your things unattended or else somebody might get your things.

• Abandon
• Bring
• Display
• Deposit

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Denotation is a word's ____________.

• Literal, dictionary definition

• Emotional meaning

• synonym

• antonym

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Referring to someone's house as a "shack" would have a __________ connotation.

• positive

• negative

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CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

synonyms can have different

• connotations
• denotations
• definitions

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CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

the emotional meaning of a word

• denotation
• connotation
• inference

• context clues

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4