Collins Developing Thesaurus Skills

This photocopiable pack contains worksheets and strategies to encourage students to develop the skill of using a thesaurus effectively.


The pack consists of around 40 photocopiable worksheets, preceded by 8 pages of notes for the teacher and answers to activities. Each sheet focuses clearly on one topic. Where possible the sheets are differentiated and follow a readily accessible structure:
* Subject and learning objective
* Example
* Student attempts the objective without help
* Student attempts the objective with help
* Follow-on activities.


Topics covered include:


Practical thesaurus skills
Finding your way around a thesaurus entry
Working with the alphabet
Word power
Using an index
Drafting
Proof-reading
Comprehension
Using a thesaurus in all subjects
Saving time using a thesaurus
When not to use a thesaurus
Revision: how to use a thesaurus


Spelling
Strategies for finding a word you don't know how to spell


Meaning
Finding the right meaning: selecting information
Alternative meanings
Changing meanings
Colloquialism and formality
Speech and writing
Choosing the best word - precision of meaning
Wordplay - words with more than one meaning


Grammar
Stems, prefixes, suffixes
Using a thesaurus to learn about grammar
Nouns
Pronouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Phrases
Clauses
Adverbs


Similar words
Finding different ways of saying something
Homonyms and heteronyms
Synonyms
Antonyms.