New York Test Prep Common Core Language Skills Synonyms & Antonyms

This book offers an organized program where students complete focused exercises to develop a key language skill required of students. The exercises increase from easy, to moderate, and then to advanced. This leveled and focused approach will introduce students at a comfortable level and then build on the skills so that students reach and then exceed grade level expectations.

Key Features

- 101 exercises focused on synonyms and antonyms

- includes practice understanding and using suffixes and prefixes

- also covers connotations, shades of meaning, and precise word choices

- 10 complete sets of exercises organized into easy, moderate, and advanced

- vocabulary, reading level, and difficulty increase through the sets

- format allows for review and feedback as the student progresses Develops Key Common Core Language Skills

- produces a thorough understanding of synonyms and antonyms

- illustrates how prefixes and suffixes change word meaning

- helps students distinguish between words with similar meanings

- builds an understanding of positive and negative connotations

- teaches students to use context to determine word meaning

- helps students make real-life connections between words and their meanings

- improves writing by encouraging stronger word choices

- provides practice making precise word choices