Exploring Vocabulary: Synonyms and Antonyms

The video tutorial explains the concepts of synonyms and antonyms, highlighting their definitions and providing examples. It discusses how synonyms are words with similar meanings, while antonyms have opposite meanings. The tutorial also covers how synonyms and antonyms can be any part of speech, as long as both words in the pair are the same part of speech. Examples of synonyms and antonyms are provided, along with a discussion on using prefixes to form antonyms. The video concludes with guidance on how to find synonyms and antonyms in reading texts, which is useful for comprehension exercises.

What is a synonym?

• A word with the opposite meaning

• A word that has multiple meanings

• A word with the same or nearly the same meaning

• A word that sounds the same

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Which of the following pairs are synonyms?

• On and Off

• No and Yes

• Yell and Shout

• Near and Far

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Which of the following pairs are antonyms?

• Nice and Kind

• Youth and Kids

• Mad and Angry

• Small and Big

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

What part of speech must synonyms and antonyms share?

• They must be nouns

• They must be different parts of speech

• They must be verbs

• They must be the same part of speech

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Which of the following pairs are both adjectives?

• On and Off

• No and Yes

• Mad and Angry

• Yell and Shout

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

How can antonyms be formed using prefixes?

• By removing a letter from the word

• By changing the word completely

• By adding 'un', 'dis', 'in', or 'non' to the word

• By adding 're' to the word

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is the antonym of 'popular'?

• Nonpopular

• Unpopular

• Dispopular

• Inpopular

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which word in paragraph 3 means 'timid'?

• Confident

• Bold

• Shy

• Brave

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Find a word in paragraph 1 that means 'sincere'.

• Fake

• Genuine

• Dishonest

• Insincere

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which word in paragraph 6 has the opposite meaning to 'talk'?

• Chat

• Speak

• Whisper

• Listen

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A