Language Skills - Columbus Day Semantics

Language Skills

Columbus Day Semantics

​What is a synonym?

​a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase in the same language, for example shut is a synonym of close.

Multiple Choice

Which word is a synonym for voyage?

• clothing

• journey

• plant

• animal

Multiple Choice

Which word is a synonym for ship?

• bike

• car

• boat

• waves

Multiple Choice

Which word is a synonym for ocean?

• sea

• pool

• sun

• chair

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Which word is a synonym for discover?

• walk

• travel

• find

• lost

​What is a antonym?

a word opposite in meaning to another (e.g. bad and good ).

Multiple Choice

Which word is a antonym for dangerous?

• safe

• mean

• danger

• scary

Multiple Choice

Which word is a antonym for west?

• direction

• compass

• east

• north

Multiple Choice

Which word is a antonym for rough?

• bumpy

• smooth

• water

• waves

Multiple Choice

Which word is a antonym for king?

• queen

• president

• teacher

• lawyer

​Multiple Meaning Words

Homonyms, or multiple-meaning words, are words that have the same spelling and usually sound alike, but have different meanings (e.g. dog bark, tree bark).​

Multiple Select

Select the 2 meanings for the word long.

• lengthy in time or distance

• desire

• temperature, sickness

• frightened, ridiculous

Multiple Select

Select the 2 meanings for the word trip.

• stumble

• desire

• journey

• frightened, ridiculous

Multiple Select

Select the 2 meanings for the word sail/sale.

• part of boat

• desire

• journey

• purchase

Multiple Select

Select the 2 meanings for the word sea/see.

• ocean

• look at

• journey

• purchase

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Define or use the following word in a sentence: explorer.

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Define or use the following word in a sentence: native.

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Define or use the following word in a sentence: crew.

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Define or use the following word in a sentence: spices.

What is an analogy?

​a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification.

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Complete the analogy below.

hot : cold :: east :

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locate : find :: dog :                

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Abe : Lincoln :: Christopher :                   

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male : female :: king :                .

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Lincoln : president :: Columbus :

​Unscramble the words to make a sentence.

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landed an Columbus on in Caribbean island the

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across trip the took ocean 2 the months

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the 1492 on Santa wrecked voyage Maria the in

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four made Columbus new voyages to world the

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weaver son was Columbus the of wool a

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Christopher Columbus be borned in Italy in 1451.

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The king and queen of Spain pays for hims trip.

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Columbus be young when he beginned to explore.

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Hims three ships was the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria.

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Columbus' trip across the oceans taked about 2 month.