Pronunciation- using symbols to represent sounds
Short vowels
ă pat
ĕ pet
ĭ
pit
ŏ pot
ŭ put
ə
Long vowels
ā ate
ē eat
ī
ice
ō open
ū unicorn
schwa - represents a vowel that is neither short nor long
put a space between syllables
′
accent mark are used to show which syllable is stressed
(the syllable that sounds loudest)
Consonant- any letter that is NOT a vowel
We do not put any punctuation symbols above consonants
Carly Hayes - kər′ lē hāz
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Thesaurus is a book containing synonyms and antonyms
Happy
Synonyms: joyous, cheerful, glad, jolly, ecstatic, peachy,
overjoyed, excited, thrilled,
Antonyms: sad, unhappy, despair, depressed, woeful, sorrow,
glum, miserable, gloomy
Independence DayDenotation: a national holiday celebrated on July 4th in honor of
the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
Connotations: fireworks, war, red/white/blue, Uncle Sam,
independence, movie, holiday, flags, founding fathers, party, bbq,
sparkler, parade, freedom
ChristmasDenotation: a holiday occurring on Dec 25 celebrating the birth of
Jesus Christ
Connotation: white, snow, green/red, cookies, Santa Claus, gifts,
Jesus, family, icicles, friends, dinner, candy canes, elves, tree
HalloweenDenotation: a holiday occurring on October 31, the eve of All
Saint’s Day.
Connotation: costumes, candy, scary, vampires, apple cider, evil,
jack o lanterns, nighttime, pumpkins, werewolves, scary people,
monsters, bats, trick or treating, ghosts, orange and black, Michael
Myers, death, movies, scare crows, haunted houses, blood,
Pronunciation: hǎl´ ō ēn
Analogies Shows a relationship between two sets of words
Example: tall is to short as wide is to narrow
Tall:short::wide:narrow
Antonyms: words that mean the opposite of another word
Yell is to whisper as noise is to silence
yell:whisper::noise:silence
Big is to small as large is to tiny
big:small::large:tiny
Man is to woman as boy is to girl
man:woman::boy:girl
Laziness is to hardworking as failure is to success
Synonyms: words that have the same meaning
Cat is to feline as dog is to canine
cat:feline::dog:canine
Lizard is to reptile as horse is to mammal lizard:reptile::horse:mammal
Small is to tiny as big is to large
small:tiny::big:large
Laziness is to failure as hardworking is to success
Doer and Action: people and animals and the things they do
Cat is to meow as dog is to bark
cat:meow::dog:bark
Teacher is to teach as student is to learn
teacher:teach::student:learn
Donkey is to he-haw as horse is to neigh` donkey:he-haw::horse:neigh
Police is to crime as fireman is to fire
police:crime::fireman:fire
Doctor is to heal as mechanic is to fix
doctor:heal::mechanic:fix
Object and Function: things and their functions
Television is to view as radio is to listen
tv:view::radio:listen
Lighthouse is to warn as fork is to eat
lighthouse:warn::fork:eat
Freezer is to freeze as oven is to bake
freezer:freeze::oven:bake
Fan is to cool as heaters are to warm
fan:cool::heater:warm
Car is to drive as bus is to ride
car:drive::bus:ride