Use Shades of Meaning to ‘Bump Up’ Student Writing

These shades of meaning flashcards have been created by a teacher to provide a tool for students to use when understanding shades of meaning in verbs and to use to improve their writing skills with stronger use of verbs. Print, laminate and cut out these flashcards and use them in a variety of ways in the classroom. Here are some examples of the shades of meaning verbs included in these flashcards:

• Happy, cheerful, delighted, elated
• Tired, bored, annoyed, fatigued
• Rest, sleep, doze, slumber
• Walk, stroll, stride, saunter
• Funny, silly, witty, humorous
• Pretty, lovely, beautiful, gorgeous
• Big, giant, huge, massive

How to Use These Flashcards in the Classroom

The best part about this shades of meaning resource is that it is extremely versatile, you can choose to just use one card and have students write sentences that suit each word. Alternatively, this can be set up as a station and students can use the cards to help with their writing.

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This resource was created by Samantha Rose, a teacher and Teach Starter Collaborator.

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