CurriculumGrade 5English Language Arts

Figurative Language & Word Shades

Aligned to L.5.5 — Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.

What this lesson teaches

Words carry more than plain meaning. Idioms, similes, and metaphors add color, and similar words can have slightly different shades of meaning.

Worked example

'Break a leg' is an idiom meaning good luck. And 'glad,' 'thrilled,' and 'content' all mean happy, but each shows a different level of it.

Practice questions

  1. Explain what a common idiom really means.
  2. Order 'warm, hot, boiling' from least to most.
  3. Write a simile and tell what it means.

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Lenguaje Figurado y Matices

Las palabras cargan más que su significado literal. Los modismos, símiles y metáforas dan color, y palabras parecidas pueden tener matices ligeramente distintos.

Ejemplo: 'Estar en las nubes' es un modismo que significa estar distraído. Y 'contento', 'feliz' y 'eufórico' significan alegre, pero cada uno muestra un nivel distinto.

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