Word Meaning - Nuance & Meaning

Understanding Multiple-Meaning Words


In This Lesson

We aim to introduce multiple-meaning words, which are words that have the same spelling but multiple meanings depending on the context.


 

Activity Prep

  • Download & print the PDF below (If you'd like to show it on the screen, that sounds great, too.)


 

How to Use

  • Please review the anchor chart with the students and assist them in reading the printout.

  • Discuss how these words are different in meaning. If students don’t know the words on the anchor sheet, please explain them.


 

Common Core

  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.4.A: Identify new meanings for familiar words and apply them accurately (e.g., knowing duck is a bird and learning the verb to duck.)


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