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Synonyms and Antonyms

This document provides a lesson on synonyms and antonyms. It defines synonyms as two words that mean the same thing and provides examples. Antonyms are defined as two words that mean the opposite. The lesson gives examples of synonyms and antonyms and has students identify, provide, and match synonyms and antonyms in sentences. It reviews what a synonym and antonym are and asks students to recall the definitions and provide their own examples.

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Synonyms and Antonyms

This document provides a lesson on synonyms and antonyms. It defines synonyms as two words that mean the same thing and provides examples. Antonyms are defined as two words that mean the opposite. The lesson gives examples of synonyms and antonyms and has students identify, provide, and match synonyms and antonyms in sentences. It reviews what a synonym and antonym are and asks students to recall the definitions and provide their own examples.

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Synonyms and Antonyms

Lesson B1
Can you think of words that mean the
same as.....

House

Run

Beautiful

Tiny
What are synonyms?

Synonyms are two


words that mean
the same thing. fast = quick
Examples ----->
sloppy = messy

silent = quiet
Which word means the same as
chicken?
A. bird

B. swan

C. duck

D. hen
What word means the same as
moist?

A. sponge

B. wet
C. seashell

D. dry
Which word means the same
as hungry?
A. starved

B. full

C. food

D. pizza
Synonym begins with "S"

for same
What is the synonym
of excellent?
What is the synonym
of jump?
What is the synonym
of cheerful?
Match the words that are synonyms.

1. argue A. chat

2. throw B. toss

3. look C. spin

4. talk D. glance
E. fight
5. twirl
Can you think of words that mean the
opposite of.....

Villain

Sleep

Lazy

Gigantic
What are antonyms?

Antonyms are two


words that mean fast = slow
the opposite.
Examples -----> messy = tidy

silent = noisy
Which word means the opposite
of finish?
A. end

B. start
C. middle

D. go
Which word means the opposite of
same?
A. exact

B. mine
C. different

D. alike
Antonym begins with a vowel

opposite also begins with a vowel


What is the
antonym of real?
What is the antonym
of honest?
What is the antonym
of stay?
Match the words that are opposites.

1. arrive A. sad

2. morning B. leave
3. happy C. last

4. rough D. night
E. smooth
5. first
Match the antonyms.

1. summer A. play

2. work B. old

3. rise C. easy

4. young D. winter

5. difficult E. fall
Now let's read!

Charlie's new puppy ran


across the street while Sam's
old cat watched from the
porch.

Are the underlined words


synonyms or antonyms?
Johnny likes to run to the
store. His brother, Joseph,
likes to jog.

Are the underlined words synonyms or


antonyms?
The beautiful girl sat on the
park bench. A dog came up
to her and sniffed. "What a
pretty dog," she said.

Read the sentences and find the


words that are synonyms.
Bob ran down the hill to see
his friend, Jack. Jack liked to
climb trees. Bob found Jack
up a tree.

Read the sentences and tell me


the words that are antonyms.
My friend Dora likes to go to
the playground with her mom
and run across the grass. Her
brother Lonnie dislikes the
playground but likes to kick his
soccer ball on the lawn.

What 2 words above are synonyms


and what 2 words are antonyms?
Becky has a huge teddy bear
that sits on the chair in her
room. On top of her dresser is
a cute doll that is just as
_______.
Use the context clues to fill in the
blank with a synonym for the
underlined word.
Janet wants to wear her new,
long earrings to school because
she just got them for her
birthday. Before today she only
had __________ ones.

Use the context clues to fill in the


blank with an antonym for the
underlined word.
Let's review

What is a synonym?

What is an antonym?
Give an example of a synonym.
Tell me two words that mean
the opposite.
Give an example of an antonym.
Tell me two words that mean
the same.
Tell me how you can
remember what is a synonym.
Tell me how you can remember
what is an antonym.
Great Job!

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