Teachers, save “Shades of Word Meaning” to assign it to your class.

Click to begin the activity. 1. Move the + to the word with the stronger meaning and the - to the word with a weaker meaning in each pair. 2. Pick three sets of word pairs and click to record your own sentences using both shades of meaning. 3. Click when you are finished to add the activity to your journal. Example: (No, you may not use these examples as your sentences) I was happy to find my library book. I was thrilled to win the trophy.