Shades of Meaning: Word Strength

Take your shades of meaning skills from good to great with this informative worksheet! Learners will first read through an introduction that explains shades of meaning and the intensity of different words. Then, learners will choose which word of each of 12 pairs has the stronger shade of meaning. 

This worksheet was created for a third-grade curriculum and is a smart resource for exercising students’ vocabulary and building on their knowledge of related words. A strong understanding of shades of meaning can help students improve their reading comprehension and word choice in their own writing! 

To keep learning about shades of meaning, check out the Shades of Meaning: Matching, Draw the Shades of Meaning With Pictures #1, and Shades of Meaning: Which Word? worksheets.