TheLearnDenYear 2 · English
Clarify Word Meanings
Year 2 learners practise words with similar meanings synonyms.
The activities include Find Words with Similar Meanings, Recognise Words With Similar Meanings, Use Synonyms to Replace Words in Sentences, and related practice. The checked support below includes video, teaching, worksheet, lesson. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.
Activities covered
- Find Words with Similar Meanings
- Recognise Words With Similar Meanings
- Use Synonyms to Replace Words in Sentences
- Use the Text to Help in Understanding New Words
- Use the Text to Help to Understand the Meaning of Words
Checked learning resources
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Victor Vocabulary Foxes Video
Twinkl · Video · Account may be required
KS1 video models exploring word meaning and selecting vocabulary in a text.
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KS1 Comprehension
BBC Bitesize · Teaching · Opens on the provider website
KS1 comprehension guidance explains using surrounding text to understand vocabulary.
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Second Grade Synonyms Worksheet
Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required
Age-matched sentence practice identifies and substitutes synonyms.
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Year 2 Dictionary Skills
Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required
Ages 5-7 practice checks and records word meanings.
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Unknown Word Detective
Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required
Grade 2 practice applies context-clue strategies to unfamiliar words.
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A Christmas Collar Guided Reading 4 Y2 - Reading Comprehension, Reading Skills, Reading Activities, Vocabulary, synonyms
Twinkl · Lesson · Opens on the provider website
Year 2 English resource matched to words with similar meanings synonyms.
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Feelings vocabulary
Oak National Academy · Lesson · Opens on the provider website
Year 2 English resource matched to words with similar meanings synonyms.