Some times when we are

writing we use the same

words over and over again.

That can make our writing

boring or less interesting to

our reader. It is fun to use new words to “jazz”

up we have written.

There is a reference source that we can use to help us find new words to make

our writing more interesting and exciting! It is called a …

Thesaurus

What is a thesaurus?

A thesaurus is book about words. Like a dictionary, the entry words are listed

in alphabetical order. However, instead of giving

the meanings of those words, the thesaurus lists synonyms for each entry

word.

What is a synonym?

Synonyms are words that have the same or similar meanings.

Example: a synonym for happy would be glad

Let’s read a book that will give us lots of examples of synonyms …

Can you think of a synonym for the word ….

mad

Now let’s look in the thesaurus for synonyms for the word mad …

It made me mad because Susan would not play with me at recess.

It made me boiling because Susan would not play with me at recess.

You have to make sure that the synonym makes sense in your sentence.

run

eat

throw

laugh

Can you use the thesaurus to make your writing more interesting