Identify Word Meaning

This activity is all about the meaning of words.

 

How many synonyms can you think of for the word cold?

 

 

Here are some:

Chilly

Cool

Freezing

Icy

Frosty

Glacial

 

Read the story opening below:

 

As the blanket of impenetrable mist started to clear on Monday morning, Emily and Lily ventured out to feed their pet rabbits in the back garden. The fresh weather gave them a cool embrace, making the sisters feel alert. Archie and Fluffy, their rabbits, lived in a cosy hutch on the patio and were treated like extravagant kings. As Emily placed fresh hay into the hutch, her eyes widened: she caught sight of a mysterious footprint on one of the paving slabs. It was dissimilar to anything she had seen before. She pointed it out to Lily, “Look, Lily. What’s that strange footprint over there?”

 

 

Find a word from the passage meaning the same as cold.

 

In this passage there were two words meaning cold.

You may have spotted cool or fresh.

 

When a question asks you to find and copy a word, you must only write one word.

 

Look at the sentence below.

 

As the blanket of impenetrable mist started to clear on Monday morning, Emily and Lily ventured out to feed their pet rabbits in the back garden.

 

Can you think of a phrase which could replace the phrase started to clear in this sentence so that it has the same meaning?

 

There are many possibilities here but how about began to fade away.

 

As the blanket of impenetrable mist began to fade away on Monday morning, Emily and Lily ventured out to feed their pet rabbits in the back garden.

 

In this activity, you’ll continue to read this story and answer questions about the meaning of words. Use clues in the sentences to help you work out their meanings.