Collins Developing Thesaurus Skills (Collins New School Thesaurus S.)

by Matthew Berry

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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.

  • ISBN10 0007113188
  • ISBN13 9780007113187
  • Publish Date 20 March 2001
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 14 March 2007
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
  • Imprint Collins Educational