Students will –
• recognize relationships among words.
• identify synonyms and antonyms
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Words that mean the same thing but
look different are called synonyms.
Their meanings are very similar:
pretty – cute
calm – peaceful
kind – nice
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Falsehood and lie are synonyms.
One way to define a “falsehood”
is to say that it means a “lie.”
Despondent and depressed
are also synonyms.
Using the easier synonym
increases your understanding
when you read.
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Writers use synonyms to
avoid repeating words
and boring readers.
If you know one word in
a synonym pair, you
also know the other
without needing a
dictionary.
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Examples of Synonyms
Our desert is huge.
Our desert is enormous.
Our desert is gigantic.
Our desert is tremendous.
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baby
student
pretty
sick
smart
funny
brave
fear
scream
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infant
pupil
attractive
ill
intelligent
humorous
fearless
fright
yell
After her vacation, she felt rejuvenated.
With this feeling of rebirth, she felt strong
enough to take on any task.
A synonym for rejuvenated is–
A. sickly
B. weak
C. worsened
D. strengthened
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Looking puzzled, he said the hospital
was quite baffled by the child’s illness.
Select the best synonym for the word
baffled:
A. enlightened.
B. confused.
C. hurt
D. educated
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The crowd gathered at the concert
entrance at 3 o’clock and at 6 o'clock
the throng finally began to move.
Can you spot the two synonyms
here?
A. gathered and began
B. 3 o’clock six o’clock
C. crowd and throng
D. entrance and move
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After the game, the coach appeared
calm, yet everyone knew he was
extremely agitated.
A synonym for agitated is –
A. tranquil
B. relaxed
C. peaceful
D. upset
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Some words mean just the opposite of
each other.
Two words with opposite meanings
are called antonyms.
Use antonyms to help
you understand words
you don’t know.
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Sometimes you can change a word into
its opposite by adding a prefix to the
beginning.
Adding the prefixes un, in, or im often
change a word into its antonym.
Examples:
certain - uncertain
correct - incorrect
perfect - imperfect
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old
top
dirty
day
beginning
always
sell
sit
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new
bottom
clean
night
ending
never
buy
stand
Antonyms
follow – lead
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Jason was disinclined to try out for the team. He
was afraid that his grades would suffer. However,
all his friends were eager for the chance to play
football.
Select the best antonym for the word disinclined:
A. enthusiastic
B. unwilling
C. unpredictable
D. cautious
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Mario is very clumsy on the soccer field,
but his two sisters are adroit and agile.
Select the best antonym for the word
adroit.
A. adept
B. dexterous
C. awkward
D. nimble
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Rather than be involved in clandestine
meetings, they met openly in public
places.
Select the best antonym for the word
clandestine:
A. concealed
B. disguised
C. obvious
D. obscure
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