Academic Vocabulary & Connotation
Grade 6
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✦ Exercise 1 — Academic Vocabulary Synonyms
Match each academic word to its everyday synonym. Write the letter on the line.
ACADEMIC WORD
1.
analyze
2.
deduce
3.
elaborate
4.
significant
5.
persist
6.
infer
7.
evaluate
8.
concise
EVERYDAY SYNONYM
A.
continue
B.
brief
C.
important
D.
examine
E.
conclude
F.
judge
G.
expand
H.
guess
✦ Exercise 2 — Context Clues & Synonyms
Read each sentence. Use context clues to choose the correct synonym for the bold word.
The scientist had to analyze the water samples carefully.
The bold word means:
She could infer from his smile that the news was good.
The bold word means:
The teacher asked him to elaborate on his answer.
The bold word means:
Her essay was concise and easy to understand.
The bold word means:
✦ Exercise 3 — Connotation: Positive, Neutral, or Negative?
Words with similar meanings can have different feelings (connotations). Label each word P (positive), N (neutral), or Neg (negative).
1.
thrifty
2.
cheap
3.
curious
4.
nosy
5.
confident
6.
arrogant
7.
slender
8.
skinny
9.
assertive
🌟 Writing Challenge
Choose any word from Exercise 1. Write a paragraph (4–5 sentences) using three synonyms of that word to show you understand the differences in their meanings or tone.