Synonyms in the Dictionary

Lesson Plan - Get It!

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A dictionary can help you improve your writing.

1. Look at the sentence in the opening section.
2. Let's change the word "sad."
3. Look up "sad" in the dictionary. You can use dictionary.com to find the word "sad."
4. Read all the way through the definition to the end.
5. At the end of the definition, there is a list of synonyms. These are words that have the same, or nearly the same, meaning.
6. Which word would you choose to replace "very sad" in the sentence, "The little boy was very sad"?
7. Turn and tell your teacher which word you chose. Try out the word in the sentence.

• How does it sound?

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