- 1. Presented by:CARINNE KARLICKESL 502
2. There are words that have the same meaning orsimilar meanings
to other words. Lets match some similar words together. Which word
from list A has the same or similarmeaning as a word from list
B?LIST A LIST BCold LittleWarm QuickBig CoolSmall
HotFastPrettyBeautiful Large 3. There is a special name for words
that have thesame or similar meaning as other words. Thesewords are
called SYNONYMS. We just matched some synonyms: Cold-Cool
Pretty-Beautiful A trick to remember Synonyms is that Same and
Synonym both start with the letter S. 4. There are words that have
the opposite meaning ofother words. Lets match some opposite words
together. Which word from list A has the opposite meaning as aword
from list B?LIST ALIST BCold LittleUp
DownBigThinFatShortBlackHotTall White 5. There is a special name
for words that have theopposite meaning as other words. These words
are called ANTONYMS. We just matched some antonyms: Hot-Cold
Tall-Short Left-right Up-down 6. Easy, hard. ANTONYMSHuge,
large..SYNONYMSNoisy, quiet.. ANTONYMSFast, speedy.SYNONYMSWet,
dry.. ANTONYMSFriend, enemy ANTONYMSScream, yell SYNONYMSSink
,float..ANTONYMS 7. Read the following sentences and tell which two
words are synonyms:1.Please stop talking while I am speaking.2.The
puppy had filthy paws and dirty fur.3.I will throw the ball and you
will toss it back.4.If you listen closely, you will hear the
birds.5.The stars were shiny and the planets were bright.6.The tiny
dollhouse had a lot of little furniture.7.I was sad to see my
friend so unhappy.8.The noisy truck had a very loud engine. 8. Read
the following sentences and tell which twowords are antonyms:1. I
put the wet towel on the clothesline to dry.2. You will start the
project when you finish the test.3. He will throw the ball and you
will catch it.4. The kids will not eat what the adults cooked.5.
The huge yard was full of little flowers.6. The cat had black fur
and white paws.7. The silky fabric had a rough trim.8. Turn left
and drive right up to the house. 9. Read each sentence. Replace the
underlined word with asynonym for that word. 1. Many people enjoy
the holidays.Like, love 2. Some passengers sleep on the bus.Nap,
snooze, doze, rest 3. This is a wonderful story you have written.
great, excellent 4. I really admire my music teacher.Like, respect
5. She really talks a lot when she is excited.Speaks, chats 6. The
teacher was glad he got a high score.Happy, pleased 7. The boy was
terrified of the dark. Scared, frightened 8. My sister keeps her
bedroom very neat.Clean, tidy 10. Read each sentence. Replace the
underlined word with anantonym for that word. 1. The store will
open at nine oclock. close 2. I saw the biggest pumpkin at the
farm.smallest 3. That car was driving really fast.slow 4. I saw the
worst movie ever this weekend. best 5. The meeting was too
short.long 6. The cold weather will return next week. hot 7. The
wall is cracked over the window.under 8. The milk carton in the
refrigerator is full. empty 11. My students often ask, Why do I
need to learn this? Learning about synonyms and antonyms will
makeyou a more interesting and better speaker, story tellerand
writer. When you get to high school or go to college, you willneed
to be descriptive in your writing. When you are out with friends,
you will want to be ableto tell interesting or exciting stories.
Think about thisRead the following two paragraphsand decide which
one is more exciting? 12. Paragraph One: I watched a great movie
the other day. The specialeffects were great. The actors did a
great job. I couldntbelieve how great the sound was in the theater.
I heardthey are making a sequel. I bet it will be great!Paragraph
Two: I watched a terrific movie the other day. The specialeffects
were awesome. The actors did an outstandingjob. I couldnt believe
how wonderful the sound was inthe theater. I heard they are making
a sequel.I bet it will be incredible!I think we can all agree that
ParagraphTwo is definitely more exciting to read! 13. Words that
have the same or similar meaning asother words are called SYNONYMS.
A trick to remember synonyms is that the wordssame and synonym both
start with S. Some examples of synonyms are: Hot-warm Cool-cold
Big-huge Sleep-snooze Great-wonderful 14. Words that have the
opposite meaning as otherwords are called ANTONYMS. Some examples
of antonyms are: Warm-cool Black-white Up-down Left-right Fast-slow
Short-long 15. The more you know about synonyms andantonyms, the
better and more interesting speaker and writer you will
become!Great Job Everyone!
