Great SAID words!

from The Writing Doctor

Good vocabulary for State of Being

from The Writing Doctor

Emotion Words

Compound Words

There are three types of compound words: closed, open, and hypenated.

Celebration words

Homophones

Words that sound alike but are spelled differently and have VERY DIFFERENT meanings!

Words with Multiple Meanings

a major standard for 5th grade Word Study and Analysis

Good transition words to use in your writing

Transition Words

for a sequence or a story with a beginning, middle, and end

Compare and Contrast Words and Transitions

Try using these compare and contrast words in your writing!

Cause and Effect transitions and words

Other words for "thing"

Be SPECIFIC! Try to avoid using the word thing. This list should help you find the best word to replace "thing."

Other words for "and"

You can't begin a sentence with the word "And" so try these instead!

Synonyms for hard

Instead of saying the test was hard, use these words to make your writing more advanced!

Synonyms for easy

Instead of saying the homework was easy, use these words to make your writing more advanced!

Synonyms for a little

How many different ways can you say a little?

Synonyms for a lot

How many different ways can you say a lot?

Synonyms for boring

Instead of saying, "That movie was boring," try using these synonyms to say, "The dull, monotonous movie left me feeling uninspired."

Synonyms for interesting

Instead of saying, "That book was interesting," try saying, "The spellbinding book had me engrossed from page one!"

Synonyms for bad

Instead of saying, "The weather was bad today," try saying, "The foul and miserable weather could not bring my spirits down!"

Synonyms for good

Instead of saying, "I had a good day," try saying, "I had a sensational and fabulous morning!"

Synonyms for asked

Synonyms for said

Synonyms for look

Synonyms for walk

Synonyms for delicious

Synonyms for smart

How many ways can you describe yourself as smart?

Synonyms for surprised

Synonyms for thirsty and hungry

Character Traits

Use this list of character traits to fully describe the characters we encounter in our stories! Do any people in history resemble these characteristics? Maybe you'll find some character traits that fit you! Which character traits do you strive to be in life?