Synonyms, Antonyms
and Homonyms
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Synonyms: Words that have the
same or almost the same
meaning.
easy
feed
big
grumble
start
ill
crazy
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simple
eat
large
complain
begin
sick
silly
Exercise
Read this sentence.
The car collided into the large tree.
Which word is a synonym for the underlined
word.
A big
B crashed
C bush
D drove
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Exercise
Read this sentence.
The humorous joke made us laugh.
Which word is a synonym for humorous as used
in the line above?
A
B
C
D
person
comedian
funny
happy
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Antonyms: Words that have opposite
meanings.
give
loud
thick
full
enemy
father
add
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take
quiet
thin
empty
friend
mother
subtract
Exercise
Read this sentence.
It was hard for Ann to stay calm on her birthday.
Which word is an antonym for the word calm as
it
Is used in the sentence?
A
B
C
D
sad
present
happy
excited
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Exercise
Which two words are ANTONYMS?
A
B
C
D
pull, carry
sad, depressed
up, curly
wet, dry
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Homophones: two or more words that have the same
pronunciation, but different spellings and different
meanings
ate
see
cent
hour
no
write
son
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eight
sea
sent
our
know
right
sun
Exercise
Read this sentence.
Would you like a glass of apple juice?
Which of the following words from the sentence could be
spelled differently and have a different meaning?
(A) Would
(B) glass
(C)apple
(D)juice
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Exercise
If I get good grades, Mom will _____ a
_____ phone for my birthday.
Which pair of words makes the sentence correct?
(A) by, cell
(B) buy, sell
(C) buy, cell
(D) by, sell
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