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Writing Skills: Linguistic Flexibility - Using Synonyms
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Writing Skills - Linguistic Flexibility - Using Synonyms
Linguistic flexibility is an essential skill for effective writing. This vocabulary task improves students’ lexicon while encouraging them to increase their precision when choosing words with which to express themselves. This is a straightforward worksheet requiring students to find multiple synonyms of underlined words within sentences. It provides teachers and therapists the chance to discuss slight variations of meanings across synonyms, and motivates students to use a thesaurus when writing. A sample answer key is included.
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