Identify the Meaning of Words from a Non-fiction Text

This activity is all about the meaning of words.

 

When reading a story or non-fiction text, we may come across an unfamiliar word.

This is a fantastic opportunity to broaden our vocabulary.

 

 

We can use the context of the story or text to help us make a clever guess about the word's meaning.

 

 

Read the beginning of the persuasive text below.

 

Hazlemarsh Summer Fair

Are you looking for an astounding and affordable activity to attend with your children this bank holiday weekend? Do you want to embrace the final weekend of summer? Look no further and head to Hazlemarsh Summer Fair this sunny weekend.

 

Our expansive village green will be a hive of activity with exhilarating events to suit all ages. It’s no wonder we’re listed as the best summer fair in the entire universe. We will have eight happy and bouncy trampolines, a superstar stage with live music, a grassy dog arena hosting ten different competitions and an archery target zone. We even have two merry-go-rounds for you to whizz around in. That’s just naming a few of our fantastic fun stations. You must come and see the rest for yourselves. Even if the sun decides to hide behind the clouds, this summer fair will be your sunshine. I can hear the woo-hoos already! We can guarantee that this fair will be as fun as a birthday party, if not better.

 

 

Find a word from the text which is a synonym for exciting.

 

In find and copy questions, we have to scan the whole text and find the best option.

Sometimes we're asked to find one word (like in this question) or a whole phrase.

 

Here, the word we were looking for is exhilarating as it means the same as exciting.

 

Remember that synonyms are words with the same, or very similar, meanings.

 

 

In this activity, you'll be identifying the meaning of words, so make sure you use clues in the text to help you.