This document provides information about synonyms and antonyms. It defines synonyms as words that have the same or similar meaning, and antonyms as words that have opposite meanings. Examples of synonyms include big/large and cold/chilly. Examples of antonyms include hot/cold and fast/slow. The document encourages finding synonyms and antonyms to help make writing more interesting and descriptions more precise. It includes exercises to test the reader's understanding of synonyms and antonyms.
4. WHAT DO I DO IF I DON’T KNOW
WHAT THAT WORD MEANS?
• LOOK UP the
word “evening” in
the dictionary.
• For example, the
word “evening”
means late
afternoon or early
night.
5. Now that we know what
the word “evening”
means, let’s find a
SYNONYM
6. BUT FIRST WE NEED TO KNOW
WHAT A SYNONYM IS
A SYNONYM is a
word whose
meaning is the
same or almost the
same to that of
another word in the
same language.
7. WHAT IS A SYNONYM?
A SYNONYM is a word that has the same
or almost the same meaning as another
word.
EXAMPLES:
big- large
cold-chilly
8. Can you think
of a word that
means the
same thing or
almost the
same thing as
evening?
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE
9. If you chose the
word “night”, you
are very close, but
that’s not quite it.
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE
20. PLEASE FIND SYNONYMS FOR THE
FOLLOWING WORDS:
• Start
• Rock
• Pretty
• Road
• City
• Finish
• Small
• Lead
You have 8
minutes.
Go!
21. EXAMPLE(S):
• large and big
• tiny and small
• happy and content
• sad and miserable
• funny and humorous
• weird and strange
22. More Examples of Synonyms
Beautiful Pretty Smart Intelligent
Rich Wealthy Funny Hilarious
23. What is a Synonym for
intelligent?
a. Dumb
b. Smart
c. Glad
d. Silly
24. What is the synonym
for silent?
a.Round
b.Expensive
c.Loud
d.Quiet
25. IF THEY HAVE THE SAME MEANING,
THEN WHY USE THEM?
• using the same word over and over again is
dull
• these help make the sentence more
interesting
26. What is an antonym?
An antonym is a word that means the
opposite of another word.
EXAMPLES:
happy-sad
hot-cold