Quarter 3: English 2: Week 2: Synonyms and Antonyms:

Quarter 3: English 2: Week 2: Synonyms and Antonyms:

Grade 2-St. Patrick

Objective:

😃Recognize that some words have same meaning (synonyms) and opposite meaning (antonyms). 

Set A 

happy

big

fast

child

tiny

rich

beautiful

Read the examples the following examples: 

glad 

large 

quick 

kid

little

wealthy

pretty

Words

Synonyms 

begin

false

start

untrue

Set B

happy

big

fast

child

tiny

rich

beautiful

begin

false ​

​ Words

Antonyms

sad

small

slow

adult 

big

poor

ugly

end 

true​

Let us practice:

Identify if the pair of words is Synonym o Antonym. Choose the correct answer.

Multiple Choice

1.

• Synonym

• Antonym

Multiple Choice

2.

• Synonym

• Antonym

Multiple Choice

3.

• Synonym

• Antonym

Multiple Choice

4.

• Synonym

• Antonym

Multiple Choice

5.

• Synonym

• Antonym

The words from previous page are examples of synonyms and antonyms. Set A presents words that show similarities in terms of meaning. They are synonyms. Set B, meanwhile, lists words with opposite meanings. They are antonyms. 

Learning Task 1:

Match the items with their synonyms . Choose the correct answer.

👆

Multiple Select

_____1. scared

• tidy

• rich

• afraid

• silent

• fast

Multiple Select

_____2. wealthy

• tidy

• rich

• right

• silent

• fast

Multiple Select

_____4. quiet

• tidy

• rich

• right

• silent

• fast

Multiple Select

_____5. quick

• tidy

• rich

• right

• silent

• fast

Multiple Select

_____6. correct

• tidy

• rich

• right

• silent

• fast

Learning Task 2:

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Match the items with their antonyms. Choose the correct answer.

🙋

Multiple Choice

________1. below

• above

• end

• sad

• hot

• open

Multiple Choice

_____2. close

• above

• end

• sad

• hot

• open

Multiple Choice

_____3. happy

• above

• end

• sad

• hot

• open

Multiple Choice

_____4. man

• above

• end

• sad

• hot

• woman

Multiple Choice

_____5. start

• above

• end

• sad

• hot

• open

Multiple Choice

____6. cold

• above

• end

• sad

• hot

• woman

^{SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS}

^{Synonym refers to a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning with other word/s. It is the same or similar to the given word.} 

• Examples:

• circle - round

• neat - clean/tidy

• smart - intelligent 

Antonym refers to the exact opposite of another word. It has an opposite meaning with the given word. Examples: 

• hard - soft 

• hot - cold

• clean - dirty

Learning Task 3:

​

Write SYNONYM if the given words have the same meaning, and ANTONYM if they are opposite. Type your answer.

Learning Task 4:

Direction: Give the synonym or antonym of a word in every item.

Multiple Select

1. wrong ( antonym)

• correct

• false

Multiple Select

1. wrong ( synonym)

• correct

• false

Multiple Select

1 small ( synonym)

• tiny

• big

Multiple Select

1. small ( antonym)

• tiny

• big

Multiple Select

1. easy (antonym)

• hard

• simple

Multiple Select

1. easy (synonym)

• hard

• simple

Learning Task 5:

• Find the antonym of every underlined word in each sentence. Choose your answers from the given choices.

Multiple Choice

_____1. I would like to have some hot water.

• cold

• hard

• happy

Multiple Choice

_____2. Nathan was mad when he received his gift.

• cold

• hard

• happy

Multiple Choice

_____3. Our exam was very easy.

• cold

• hard

• happy

Additional Activity:

Direction: Complete the paragraph by selecting your answers from the choices below.

Note! The highlighted line/number indicates that it will be question to be answered first.

Multiple Choice

Two of the common strategies in developing (1)__________ skills are through synonyms and antonyms. Synonyms refer to words that have the (2)__________ meanings while antonyms refer to words that have (3)__________ meanings.

• vocabulary

• same

• opposite

Multiple Choice

Two of the common strategies in developing (1)__________ skills are through synonyms and antonyms. Synonyms refer to words that have the (2)__________ meanings while antonyms refer to words that have (3)__________ meanings.

• vocabulary

• same

• opposite

Multiple Choice

Two of the common strategies in developing (1)__________ skills are through synonyms and antonyms. Synonyms refer to words that have the (2)__________ meanings while antonyms refer to words that have (3)__________ meanings.

• vocabulary

• same

• opposite