Different Kinds of Words

a word that means exactly or nearly exactly the same as another word in the same language.

• a perfect match

• a repeat

• a synonym

• an antonym

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

a word opposite in meaning to another

• synonym

• antonym

• anothernym

• notanym

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

each of 2 or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings.

• psuedophone

• homonym

• double negative

• homophone

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

each of 2 or more words spelled the same but not necessarily pronounced the same and having different meanings

• phonegraph

• homophone

• homonym

• homograph

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

a statement containing 2 negative elements

• double negative

• very negative

• negative negative

• not negative

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

connotation

• notation made in the margin of a paper

• a confusing notation

• an idea or a feeling that you don’t know what connotation means

• an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal meaning

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

the literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests

• connotation

• denotation

• renovation

• Lamentations

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

synonym for food

• nourishment

• sustenance

• nom-noms

• all of the avove

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

an antonym for antonym

• synonym

• similar

• same

• all of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

A double negative

• a no no

• I can’t get no satisfaction

• I ain’t doin’ nothing wrong

• all of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4