Library and media center. Vocabulary

Library and media center. Vocabulary

By joseph martin

​We can find several resources in a library including books, newspapers, magazines, and microfiches.

​Microfiche: a flat piece of film containing microphotographs of the pages of a newspaper, catalog, or other document.

​At the library, first find the card catalog to help you get to the resources of the library. The card catalogs include three types author, title, and subject cards, or it may be in the form of an online search engine at a computer terminal.

​What is a synonym?

​Words that are similar in meaning

​What is an antonym?

​Words that opposite in meaning

​Choose the synonym or antonym.

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Multiple Choice

Light (antonym)

• dark

• green

• white

Multiple Choice

empty(

• crowded

• popular

• tunnel

Multiple Choice

popular (antonym)

• famous

• unpopular

• lazy

Multiple Choice

trusting (antonym)

• suspicious

• confident

• overwhelmed

Multiple Choice

hot(antonym)

• cold

• warm

• easy

Multiple Select

fast(synonym)

• quick

• rapid

• weak

• swift

​Find a synonym for the following words.

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​Which two words are synonyms or antonyms?

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Multiple Choice

Which two words are synonyms?

• big-large

• small-heavy

• big-heavy

• large-small

Multiple Choice

Which two words are antonyms?

• old-cool

• old-young

• cool-new

• new-fast

Multiple Choice

Which two words are synonyms?

• tiny-tired

• tiny-lively

• lively-active

• active-tired

Multiple Choice

Which two words are antonyms?

• dark-turn

• turn-bulb

• bulb-light

• light-dark

​Write a synonym and an antonyms of the following words. For example:

Begin​

start​

end​

​synonyms

​antonym

Open Ended

Finsih

Open Ended

Glad

Open Ended

Shout

Open Ended

Unkind

Open Ended

Tiny

Open Ended

near

Open Ended

Purshase

​Copy the antonym of the underlined word in each sentence.

​Tell whether the following pairs of words are synonyms or antonyms.

Open Ended

1.agree, disagree

Open Ended

2. cold, freezing

Open Ended

3. easy, difficult

Open Ended

4. argue, squabble

Open Ended

5. guess, estimate

Open Ended

6. bottom, top

Open Ended

7. tired, energetic

Open Ended

8. huge, gigantic

Open Ended

9. sink, float

Open Ended

10. windy, calm

Rewrite each sentence using a synonym or an antonym for each word in parentheses.

Open Ended

1- Building a (flimsy) pyramid was difficult

Open Ended

2- It required (prepared) workers

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3- Each (huge) block weighed two-and- a-half tons.

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4- (Lazy) men worked for decades

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5- Egyptian pyramids are one of the most (amazing) wonders.

​Write the sentences. Choose a synonym or an antonym to replace the word in parentheses.

​Sheer, shabby, elegant, material, inmense, rotten​

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1- Noble Egyptian families lived in (drab) homes

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2-They had (large) parties and kept many pets.

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3- Some merchants sold (fabric) for lightweight clothing

Open Ended

4- The women wore (thin) ankle-length-dresses.

Open Ended

5- They ate (ripe) fruits such as figs and dates.