Analogies

Analogies are a fun way to practice synonyms, antonyms, similes, metaphors and critical thinking.  Give these links a try:
What is an analogy?
Try this list of analogy activities and games.
Extra analogy practice.
internet4classrooms analogy page
Education.com analogies

Synonyms Online

Try out this short lesson on synonyms and antonyms.
Give this word study page a try.

Now try a few games:
Synonym Sam's Lab
Synonym Matching Squares
Synonyms BBC

Have you mastered synonyms?  Great!  Now try out a few quizzes.
Easy quiz #1.
Spelling City quiz #2
Searching for Synonyms quiz #3

Homophones Practice

This week we are learning about homophones in class.

Homophone definition:

each of two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling, e.g., new and knew.

Try out this kid friendly quiz from a teacher named Mr. Anker.
Apples 4 The Teacher has another quiz to try.
Need a challenging quiz?  Try this one out.

This homophones game matches words with pictures.
You can try out several more games on this page.

Wow! Wonderful Word Work for the Week.

Homographs game.
Homonyms quizzes and exercises.
Multiple meaning words.
Homographs game.
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Synonym practice online.
Find the synonym.
Adjective synonyms.
Synonym or antonym.

Bonus question:  What is alliteration?  Why am I asking?  Leave your answer as a comment.