📘 Vocabulary: Shades of Meaning (Grade 1)

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Distinguish shades of meaning among verbs and adjectives.

1. Act out and order from least to most: toss, throw, hurl

2. Act out and order from least to most: look, peek, stare

3. Act out and order from least to most: big, huge, giant

4. Act out and order from least to most: walk, march, strut

Answer key: 1) toss, throw, hurl · 2) look, peek, stare · 3) big, huge, giant · 4) walk, march, strut

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Free Grade 1 English worksheet (Common Core L.1.5.d): distinguish shades of meaning among verbs and adjectives. Skill: Distinguish shades of meaning among verbs and adjectives. Level: Grade 1 — also suits Year 2 (UK).

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CCSS L.1.5.d: Distinguish shades of meaning among verbs and adjectives
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