Vocabulary Anchor Activity
Choose ____ activities from the 6 choices on this page. Read each activity carefully and
complete it. Make your work creative and neat.
Choose an unfamiliar word
from a library book,
newspaper, TV, or
conversation. Create a
cartoon/ comic strip to
illustrate the meaning of the
word. This must include a
picture and words to explain
the meaning.
Create a word map for a word
that you learned recently in
any class.
Look up the word
“connotation” in a dictionary.
What words have a negative
or positive connotation to
them? Create your own
connotation dictionary of 6-10
words. Include the word, the
implied meaning, and a
picture for each word.
Go to Merriam-Webster’s
online dictionary. On the far
left side, find the word of the
day heading and click. 1)
What is the word of the day?
2) What is interesting about
this word? 3) Make a list of
other words that are related to
it.
definition
synonym
picture
sentence
Due Date ________________________
Research Latin and Greek
roots.
Choose 10 roots and create a
booklet on them. Include a
picture and the meaning of
each root to help the reader
remember them. Include
examples of words that use the
roots. You should have one
root per page.
“Demo” is a prefix that means
“people.” Create a drawing
that illustrates the meaning for
at least 3 words that have this
prefix. Do your work on an
unlined sheet of white paper.
Be sure to include the word
and the definition at the
bottom of the drawing.