English · Stage 4
Shades of Meaning
Vocabulary — choose between words that mean nearly the same but differ in strength or feeling
✦ English📘 Stage 4 · S4⏱ ~10 min🧒 Ages 8–9★ Free to start
I can choose between words with similar but different shades of meaning.
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Kavi's Word-Dial
"Some words are like a dial you can turn up," said Kavi. "Warm, hot, scorching — all about heat, but each one is stronger than the last! It works for feelings too: you can say a thing, whisper it ever so quietly, or yell it right across the field. Pick the word that is just the right strength and your writing comes alive."
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What your child will learn
1Near-synonyms can be mild or strongSome words mean nearly the same thing, but one is gentler and another is much stronger. The strength — or the feeling — is the word's shade of meaning. A good writer picks the word that matches exactly how much, or how it feels.
2whispered vs yelledBoth tell us a way of speaking, but the feeling is very different. Tap each card.
3Is each word mild or strong?
4Hear the word that fitsTap each line to hear it. Notice how the strong word makes the picture clearer.
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A peek inside
Which word is stronger: warm or scorching?
warm = a little hot; scorching = extremely hot → scorching is stronger
Try this at home: Which is stronger: big or gigantic?
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