Homophone, Synonym, Antonym Quick Review

Homophone, Synonym, Antonym Quick Review

4th Grade

Let's Review

• Homophones

• Synonyms

• Antonyms

Poll

What is a homophone?

• Words that mean the same

• Words that are opposite

• Words that sound the same, might be spelled the same, but have different meanings

Homophones

Words that sound the same, are spelled differently and have different meanings

Examples

• there / their / they're

• know / no

• hear / here

• sent / cent / scent

• blue / blew

• through / threw

Multiple Choice

Which sentence correctly uses the homophone?

• He sat down over they're.

• Their house is on Main Street.

• There classroom is near the library.

• Please put the book on the table over their.

Poll

What is a synonym?

• A word that means the same or close to the same as another word

• An opposite word

• Words that sound the same

Synonym

A word that means the same, or close to the same as another word

Examples

• angry - mad

• conflict - disagreement

• terrible - awful - horrible

• chilly - cold - freezing

• easy - simple

Multiple Select

Read the following sentence.

The Civil War test was hard because I did not study.

Which of the following words are synonyms for hard?

• easy

• challenging

• difficult

• simple

• tough

Poll

What are antonyms?

• Words with opposite meanings

• Words with the same meaning

• Word part added at the beginning of a word, which changes the meaning of the word

Antonyms

Words with opposite meanings

Examples

• hot - cold

• simple - challenging

• dark - light

• for - against

• start - finish

• before - after

Multiple Choice

Which set of words below are antonyms?

• beginning - end

• smart - intelligent

• mistake - error

• infant - baby