Basic Vocab and Vocab Concepts

A synonym is a word that...

• means the same as another word

• means the opposite of another word

A word that means the opposite of another word is an...

• asteroid

• antonym

• argyle

• argument

A synonym for big is...

• small

• tiny

• huge

• miniscule

An antonym for happy is...

• upset

• overjoyed

• ecstatic

• delighted

The Days of the Week are...

• Sunday, Monday,

  Tuesday, Wednesday,

  Thursday, Friday,

  Saturday

• School days or home days

• January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

• The 1st-31st

A year is...

• too long

• January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

• 22 months

• 7 days

Some words have multiple meanings. For example, bark is the noise that dogs make and the outside part of a tree.

Pick the multiple meaning word below.

• ring

  e.g., The bells ring.

  She is wearing a ring.

• the

  e.g., The cat swam.

  The cat sat.

• me

  e.g., She looked at me.

  He looked at me.

Prefixes are...

• people in Harry Potter

• stuck up

• a group of letters that are added to the beginning of words to change their meaning

The prefix un-means not.

The prefix re- means again.

Pick the right prefix to complete this story.

She was not happy.

She was...

• re-happy

• un-happy

Select the correct prefix to complete this story.

He had to do his homework again.

He had to ___ his homework.

• re-do

• un-do