1. Synonyms & Thesaurus Use
WALT: use a thesaurus to generate synonyms to make our writing more interesting.
WILF:
Understand the term synonym
Use a thesaurus to find synonyms
Ensure that words make sense in context

2. Similar means almost the same but with a small difference.
What is a synonym?
A synonym is a word that has a similar meaning to another.
Example.
good
fine
okay
Similar means almost the same but with a small difference.
Can you describe the difference between the words?

3. How can we use synonyms?
Synonyms can be used instead of common words (high frequency words)
Common words lack power in our writing. They can make our writing boring.
By choosing more unusual words a text can become interesting.

4. Using a thesaurus
A thesaurus is a book which lists words alphabetically in a similar way to a dictionary.
Beside each word entry is a list of synonyms.

5. TASK 1: Can you match up the synonym pairs
TASK 1: Can you match up the synonym pairs? In your Writing book, write each word with it’s correct synonym. You may need to look up words in a dictionary/ thesaurus to help you.
strange
tug
always
difficult
tiny
softly
large
dull
fast
pull
small
hard
hungry
giant
odd
quick
blunt
forever
gently
ravenous

6. TASK 2: You need to use a thesaurus to replace the word ‘bad’ in each space in the following paragraph. Re-write the paragraph in your Writing book with the new words you have found. REMEMBER – you can’t just pick any word. The sentence still needs to make sense.
Late one night I heard a bad noise - what could it be? Was is some bad creature doing a bad deed? As I went to investigate I could smell something bad, and I wondered what bad thing could have happened. All the bad things I could think of filled my mind, and as a I crept round the corner I saw a bad sight…
It was a ______________ !

7. said hungry funny pretty mistake try collect end rough skinny
TASK 3: Use a thesaurus to look up the following words. Create a list of synonyms in your Writing book which could be used instead of the following words.
said hungry funny pretty mistake try collect end rough skinny