Words That Look Like Their Meaning

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   Step 1: Open your page

   Open the page. If you use Google Docs, press Make a copy.

   • GDOCWords That Look Like Their Meaning (opens in a new tab)Google Docs copyPress "Make a copy" to get your own page.
   • DOCWords That Look Like Their Meaning (Word)Word fileUse this one if the Google Doc will not open at your school.

   Your page opens in a new tab. Keep this page open too, so you can come back and read the jobs.
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   Step 2: Do your jobs

   Make each word look like what it means. Make big look big and red look red!

   1. Double-click a word to select it.
   2. Make big really big, and make tiny really tiny.
   3. Make bold bold with the B button. Make slanted slanted with the I button. Make underlined underlined with the U button.
   4. Make red red, blue blue and green green with the A button.
   5. Make highlighted highlighted with the highlighter button.

   
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   Step 3: Bonus jobs

   Finished early? Try these!

   • Type a new word, like hot or cold or happy, and make it look like what it means.
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   Step 4: Show your work

   Read your page one more time. Then show it to your teacher or a grown-up, or print it.

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For teachers

Skills: Selecting one word, size, bold, italic, underline, color and highlight. Most students finish in 20 to 30 minutes; the bonus jobs stretch faster typists. See the notes for teachers and parents for the whole set.

Read the full notes for teachers and parents