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6th Grade Shades of Meaning Worksheets

Ages 11-12 · 2 sub-topics · Free previews · Print-ready PDFs

Shades of meaning are the small differences between words that share a basic meaning, in feeling or in strength. There are 5 worksheets for 6th grade here, each with an answer key. Connotation and Denotation, Choose the Word With the Right Feeling and Order Words by Intensity compare words like curious and nosy or breeze and hurricane (CCSS L.6.5.C).

Written by Adi Ackerman, Head Teacher

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Frequently Asked Questions

Denotation is a word's dictionary meaning, and connotation is the feeling it carries. Thrifty and cheap both mean careful with money, but thrifty feels positive and cheap feels negative.

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