03/30 Synonyms and Antonyms

03/30 Synonyms and Antonyms

Objective

I will be able to define both synonyms and antonyms as well as state a synonym or antonym of a word from a text.

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Synonyms and Antonyms

A synonym is a word that has the same or almost the same meaning as another word.

An antonym is a word that means the opposite of another word.

Multiple Choice

What is a synonym?

• A word that has the same meaning as another word.

• A word that has the opposite meaning of another word.

• A describing word.

• An action word.

Multiple Choice

What is an antonym?

• A word that has the same meaning as another word.

• A word that has the opposite meaning of another word.

• A person, place, thing, or animal.

• Where a story takes place.

Synonyms

It's easy to remember the meaning of synonym by using this little trick:

Synonym = Same

They both start with an S!

Multiple Choice

What is the trick to tell what the word synonym means?

• The meaning has to rhyme with synonym.

• Both start with a vowel.

• Both start with the letter "S"

• There is no way to know the meaning of the word synonym.

Synonym Examples

rabbit and bunny

rocks and stones

enjoy and like

hot and boiling

throw and toss

Antonyms

It's easy to remember the meaning of antonym by using this little trick:

Antonym = Opposite

They both start with a vowel!

Multiple Choice

What is the trick to know what the word antonym means?

• It is impossible to know what the word antonym means.

• Both meaning and the word antonym start with a vowel.

• Both start with the letter "S".

• The meaning and the word antonym have to rhyme.

Antonym Examples

examples:

bad and good

hot and cold

soft and hard

smooth and rough

slow and fast

Multiple Choice

Replace the word "enjoy" with a synonym:

I enjoy baseball.

• hate

• like

• need

• want

Pro Tip:

Replace the bold word with each answer choice. If the meaning of the sentence is the same, then you've found a synonym. If the meaning of the sentence is the opposite of what it was before, then you've found an antonym.

Reason for the correct answer:

"I like baseball" means the same thing as "I enjoy baseball," so like and enjoy are synonyms. The answer is B!