EnglishVocabularyAges 9–11

Using a Thesaurus to Choose Words

Use a thesaurus to find synonyms and extend vocabulary choices, selecting the most appropriate word based on context, connotation, and register

Lesson

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Use a supplied mini-thesaurus to select a word that fits context.

Before teaching

Activity

Ask for an example of one prerequisite idea; revisit if needed. Historical graph coverage does not establish this learner’s readiness.

Printer, credit, and teaching notes

Instructions

Use mini-thesaurus cards; they are original teaching entries, not a full reference book or a copied dictionary.

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Use supplied stage sheets on screen or scrap paper; keep adult keys separate.

Use the complete materials on screen or print only the current sheet. Keep adult guidance out of learner view. Retain an earlier model only when the current step supplies it as context.

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Teaching limits and safe use

These are finite task opportunities, not proof of mastery. Record what was attempted and what support was used.

Mini-reference use, not independent navigation of a full external thesaurus.

Use the fictional scenarios. Passing is allowed. Do not ask for private money amounts, account details, family conflict, identity or health information. Keep only minimal local learning notes.

Supplied data are explicitly practice data, not observations. Record only what is actually attempted; absent equipment, consent, partner or repeated observations means that part remains pending.

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Use a supplied mini-thesaurus to select a word that fits context.

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ReadWriteThink · Practice link — not the full lesson

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Student Interactives supports Using a Thesaurus to Choose Words. An adult previews and guides; this is a learning page, not a scored quiz.

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Ask the learner one fact they learned and one question they still have.

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Public ReadWriteThink page. An anonymous GET on 2026-11-12 returned HTTP 200 with no login or payment prompt for this URL. Opening the link does not save practice or assess mastery. An adult should preview and guide the learner.

ReadWriteThink. “Student Interactives.” External page; Gakuva does not copy, host, embed, or redistribute materials.

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Check understanding

Use a thesaurus to find three alternatives for overused words in own writing
Select the most appropriate synonym from thesaurus options based on context and tone
Explain why one synonym is more suitable than another for a specific sentence

“When your child is writing and wants a better word than the one they first thought of, can they use a thesaurus and pick the right synonym for the context — not just any word that means something similar?”

Curriculum record

Type: Procedural
Subject: English
Domain: Vocabulary
Age range: Ages 9–11

Standards

acara-v9:AC9E4LA11uk-nc-2013:Eng.UKS2.Write.Trans.Spell.7

Curriculum