Name Using Words and Phrases for Effect

DIRECTIONS: It’s Halloween night, and Charlie the Cat and his friends
are telling spooky stories around a bonfire. You can make the
stories more powerful by using a thesaurus to find
a stronger, more precise or more descriptive
synonym for each word in bold. Write the new
word on the line.

1. Jacob had an awful feeling about going into the attic.

2. She was a very bad witch who liked to play tricks.

3. Jeremiah was a big monster.

4. Even though there were ghosts out, Jim was brave.

5. The calm night was about to be disturbed.

6. A crowd of people set out to capture the beast.

7. Hearing the strange sound, she began to cry.

8. They all felt they were in danger.

9. It was a cold, dark night.

10. The bats began to descend upon them.

11. We ran away and jumped over the wall.

12. Suddenly there was a knock at the door.

13. They all felt very nervous.

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