Students will review denotation and connotation. The teacher will provide examples. Students will then work independently or in pairs to replace the underlined words in the given sentences with synonyms that have either a positive connotation or a negative connotation. Students will share their answers with the class. 

This video is part of the Continue to Know with WHRO TV series. Watch Joy Phillips teach about expanding vocabulary using synonyms and antonyms.

Working in groups of two or three, students will identify the meaning of the given suffixes and will list as many words as possible that can be created from each in the allotted time. For each word, students will also write a definition and identify the part of speech of the word. The assignment can also be completed independently but may be more engaging for students if they can work collaboratively. 

Students will identify the meaning of the given prefixes and will work together to list as many words as possible that can be created from each. For each word, students will write a definition and identify the part of speech of the word. 

A vocabulary unit with the words: adversary, destination, hasten, exasperation, and multitude; the roots -gress- and -rupt-, and the prefix anti-. Includes a presentation and packet.