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Becoming Familiar With Synonyms and Antonyms
4th grade Lesson
What is a synonym?
Words that have the same meaning but are completely different words.
Which example shows synonyms?
Happy/Sad Tidy/Neat
Memory/recollection
YOU ARE CORRECT!
• Tidy/Neat are synonyms because they are different words but have the same meaning!
• Memory and recollection are also examples of a synonym because they mean the same thing!
INCORRECT
• These two words are actually examples of an antonym
What is an Antonym?
• Two words that are the complete opposite of each other.
• Which of the following groups of words are an example on an antonym?
Pleasant/Obnoxious Beautiful/Pretty
You are CORRECT!
Pleasant and obnoxious are opposite words! Can you think of other antonyms?
Sorry, those are examples of a synonym
Let’s try something a little bit harder…
What’s the difference?
• Homonyms- words that are spelled the same but have more than one meaning.
• Homographs-words that are spelled the same, have different meanings and are pronounced differently.
• Homophones- words that sound the same but have different meanings and different spellings.
Homonyms…
• Which of the following groups of words are considered homonyms?
band/bandAccept/except
Well done! You are correct!
Can you think of any other homonyms?
What about bug and bug?
For example, My little brother really bugs me or I hate bugs!
Sorry, that is incorrect
• The choice you picked Is actually an example of a homophone.