Lesson on Synonyms and Antonyms

Unit 5.1 Communities Create Heroes

English Fifth Grade Mrs. Goytia

What are synonyms?

Synonyms are words that mean the same or nearly the same as another word.

Word:  Critter

Part of Speech:  Noun
Meaning:  a small animal
Synonyms:  animal, beast, creature 

Word:  Frigid

Part of speech:  adjective
Meaning:  having a low or subnormal temperature
Synonyms:  cold, frosty, freezing, icy

Word:  Pesky

Part of speech:  Adjective
Meaning:  causing annoyance
Synonyms:  annoying, bothersome,
 discomforting, displeasing, troublesome,

Word:  Whet

Part of speech:  Verb
Meaning:  to make sharp or sharper
Synonyms:  stimulates,sharpen, stone, strop

Word:  Afore

Part of speech:  adverb
Meaning:  so as to precede something in order of time
Synonyms:  ahead, already, antecedently,
 anteriorly, before, beforehand, earlier,

Word:  griddle

Part of Speech:  noun
Meaning:  a flat cake
Synonyms:  pan, pancakes,flapjacks, hotcakes

Word:  slick

Part of speech: Verb
Meaning:   to coat (something) with a slippery substance in order to reduce friction.
Synonyms:  slippery,  greasy, lubricated, oiled

Word:  abandon

Part of speech:  verb
Meaning:  to cause to remain behind
Synonyms:  desert, forsake, leave,
 maroon, quit, strand

Word:   Imitated

Part of speech:  verb

Meaning:  to use (someone or something) as the model for one's speech, mannerisms, or behavior
Synonym:   copied, copycatted, 
emulated, mimed, mimicked

Word:  Jump

Part of speech:  verb
Meaning:  to rise suddenly or quickly:
Synonym:  bounce, leap,vault

Word:  boast

Part of speech: verb
Meaning:  to speak of with excessive pride or vanity
Synonym:  pride, brag

Word:  shiny

Part of speech:  adjective
Meaning:  bright or glossy in appearance.filled with light, as by sunshine.
Synonym:gleaming, glossy, lustrous, polished, slick, sparkling, bright

Word:  errors

Part of Speech:  noun
Meaning: a deviation from accuracy or correctness; a mistake, as in action or speech
Synonym: mistake,failure

Word:  wide

Part of Speech:  adjective
Meaning:  having a greater than usual measure across
Synonyms:  broad, fat, thick

Word:  Joyful

Part of speech:  adjective
Meaning:   experiencing pleasure, satisfaction, or delight
Synonyms:  delighted, glad, gratified,

 happy

Word:  empty

Part of speech:  adjective
Meaning:  lacking contents that could or should be present
Synonym:  bare, blank, clean, devoid, stark,

Word:  risky

Part of Speech: adjective
Meaning:   attended with risk or danger
Synonyms:  dangerous, grave,

 grievous, hazardous,

Multiple Choice

1. My new bracelet has a (bright) diamond on it.

• shiny

• dull

• dark

Multiple Choice

1. John enjoys to (brag) about his good grades in school.

• say

• ask

• boast

• think

Multiple Choice

The baby (copied) _ her mother’s smirk.

• griddle

• leave

• imitate

• whet

Multiple Choice

1. The room is (broad) and spacious.

• risky

• wide

• tired

• boast

Multiple Choice

1. Don’t make the same (mistakes) I made!

• risky

• errors

• afore

• frigid

Multiple Choice

1. Mom says she’s (exhausted) after cleaning the house.

• joyful

• slick

• stimulates

• tired

Multiple Choice

1. It’s (dangerous) to swim in the river when it rains.

• pesky

• slippery

• risky

• joyful

Multiple Choice

1. I am (happy) we’re going to the movies.

• sad

• annoyed

• joyful

• pesky

Multiple Choice

1. The frogs (leap) in the backyard.

• slick

• imitated

• jump

• run

Multiple Choice

1. I don’t like that (blank) space on the wall.

• joyful

• wide

• empty

• shiny