Homophones, Synonyms and Antonyms…oh my!!
What are homophones?
• Homophones are words that sound the same, but have different spellings and meanings.
• Example:• A bear is a large furry animal.• She walked on the beach with bare
feet.
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You are not ______________ to vote until you are 18.
Question 1
allowed
aloud
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To be ______________ is to have lost interest in something.
Question 2
bored
board
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Can you _____________ that noise?
Question 3
here
hear
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I walked ___________ the door to the secret castle.
Question 4
threw
through
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Waiting in line for sold out tickets was a _________ of time.
Question 5
waist
waste
• Good!!
• Those were homophones.
• Now we can move onto synonyms!!
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Synonyms
• Synonyms are different words with identical or at least similar meanings.
• We must leave for the airport!• We must depart for the airport!
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Find the matching synonymfast hot wet start
begin mend quick fix
anger extra more warm
damp sleep wrath slumber
1. Fast = -------------
Click the synonym of “fast” on the word chart.
Find the matching synonymfast hot wet start
begin mend quick fix
anger extra more warm
damp sleep wrath slumber
2. hot = -------------
Find the matching synonymfast hot wet start
begin mend quick fix
anger extra more warm
damp sleep wrath slumber
3. wet = -------------
Find the matching synonymfast hot wet start
begin mend quick fix
anger extra more warm
damp sleep wrath slumber
4. start = -------------
Find the matching synonymfast hot wet start
begin mend quick fix
anger extra more warm
damp sleep wrath slumber
5. mend = -------------
Find the matching synonymfast hot wet start
begin mend quick fix
anger extra more warm
damp sleep wrath slumber
6. anger = -------------
Find the matching synonymfast hot wet start
begin mend quick fix
anger extra more warm
damp sleep wrath slumber
7. extra = -------------
Find the matching synonymfast hot wet start
begin mend quick fix
anger extra more warm
damp sleep wrath slumber
8. sleep = -------------
Great!! Now we know all about
homophones and synonyms!!Finally we have antonyms!!
Antonyms
• Antonyms are different words with opposite meanings.
• They went to dinner before the movie.
• They went to dinner after the movie.
Find the matching antonymlow close full kind
cruel difficult narrow thin
empty high fat open
smile easy frown wide
1. low = -------------
Find the matching antonymlow close full kind
cruel difficult narrow thin
empty high fat open
smile easy frown wide
2. close = -------------
Find the matching antonymlow close full kind
cruel difficult narrow thin
empty high fat open
smile easy frown wide
3. full = -------------
Find the matching antonymlow close full kind
cruel difficult narrow thin
empty high fat open
smile easy frown wide
4. kind = -------------
Find the matching antonymlow close full kind
cruel difficult narrow thin
empty high fat open
smile easy frown wide
5. difficult = -------------
Find the matching antonymlow close full kind
cruel difficult narrow thin
empty high fat open
smile easy frown wide
6. narrow= -------------
Find the matching antonymlow close full kind
cruel difficult narrow thin
empty high fat open
smile easy frown wide
7. Thin = -------------
Find the matching antonymlow close full kind
cruel difficult narrow thin
empty high fat open
smile easy frown wide
8. smile = -------------
Good! We learned all about homophones, synonyms, and antonyms!
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