Vocabulary Starters – Advanced Vocabulary
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Worksheet One
This worksheet accompanies slide 8 of Advanced Vocabulary.ppt
Use a dictionary!
Use a dictionary to help you complete this table.
Word
Word type
Meaning(s)
elucidate
primordial
obelisk
aesthetic
laudable
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Vocabulary Starters – Advanced Vocabulary
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Worksheet Two
This worksheet accompanies slide 12 of Advanced Vocabulary.ppt
Words with multiple meanings
How many meanings can you think of for the words below?
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Can you think of any other words with multiple meanings?
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Vocabulary Starters – Advanced Vocabulary
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Worksheet Three
This worksheet accompanies slide 12 of Advanced Vocabulary.ppt
Synonyms
Pair up each simple word on the left with its synonym on the right.
happy
bloodcurdling
scary
exultant
bright
sundrenched
good
aloof
cold
pleasant
nice
virtuous
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Vocabulary Starters – Advanced Vocabulary
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Worksheet Four
This worksheet accompanies slide 17 of Advanced Vocabulary.ppt
Literary vocabulary
Write down the definition of each word in the table below. Then write a
sentence using each word.
metaphor
symbolism
personification
ironic
onomatopoeia
rhetoric
hyperbole
empathy
allusion
emotive
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