📘 Vocabulary: Shades of Meaning (Grade 3)

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Distinguish shades of meaning among related words.

1. Order from weakest to strongest: enjoy, adore, like

2. Order from weakest to strongest: walk, stroll, march

3. Order from weakest to strongest: glance, stare, look

4. Order from weakest to strongest: big, enormous, large

5. Order from weakest to strongest: annoyed, angry, furious

6. Order from weakest to strongest: cool, cold, freezing

7. Order from weakest to strongest: nibble, eat, devour

8. Order from weakest to strongest: whisper, say, shout

9. Order from weakest to strongest: microscopic, little, small

10. Order from weakest to strongest: happy, content, thrilled

Answer key: 1) like → enjoy → adore · 2) stroll → walk → march · 3) glance → look → stare · 4) large → big → enormous · 5) annoyed → angry → furious · 6) cool → cold → freezing · 7) nibble → eat → devour · 8) whisper → say → shout · 9) little → small → microscopic · 10) content → happy → thrilled

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Free Grade 3 English worksheet (Common Core L.3.5.c): distinguish shades of meaning among related words. Skill: Distinguish shades of meaning among related words. Level: Grade 3 — also suits Year 4 (UK).

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CCSS L.3.5.c: Distinguish shades of meaning among related words
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