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Synonyms, Antonyms, and Homonyms
Grade 3By: Amanda Lundberg
What is a synonym?
• A synonym is a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word.
• Example:– Cold and Chilly• Susie’s feet were cold, so she put on her
slippers.• Susie’s feet were chilly, so she put on her
slippers.
What is an antonym?
• An antonym is a word opposite in meaning to another word.
• Example:– Short and Tall• The person on the left is short.• The person on the right is tall.
What is a homonym?
• A homonym is a word that is the same as another in sound and/or spelling but different in meaning.
• Example:– Ant and Aunt• An ant is an insect.• An aunt is the sister of your mother or
father.
Sing Along!
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEoF80dUhKI
Let’s Review!
• Nice and kind are: – synonyms
• Happy and sad are: – antonyms
• Bye and buy are: – homonyms
• Quiet and loud are: – antonyms
• Two and to are: – homonyms
• Fast and quick are: – synonyms
Game Time!
• Please get into teams of 4-5 students.• In your teams, you will choose a point value
and a category for a question that you will answer regarding synonyms, antonyms, or homonyms.
• If your team gets the answer right, your team receives the selected amount of points.
• If your team gets the answer wrong, another team can answer the question to earn those points.
• Ready? Let’s go!
Jeopardy
Synonyms Antonyms Homonyms
100 100 100
200 200 200
300 300 300
400 400 400
500 500 500
Synonyms-100 Points
• What is a synonym for the word “nice”?
Synonyms-200 Points
• What is a synonym for the word “cheerful”?
Synonyms-300 Points
• What is a synonym for the word “walk”?
Synonyms-400 Points
• What is a synonym for the word “impolite”?
Synonyms-500 Points
• What is a synonym for the word “honest”?
Antonyms-100 Points
• What is an antonym for the word “up”?
Antonyms-200 Points
• What is an antonym for the word “dark”?
Antonyms-300 Points
• What is an antonym for the word “right”?
Antonyms-400 Points
• What is an antonym for the word “old”?
Antonyms-500 Points
• What is an antonym for the word “talkative”?
Homonyms-100 Points
• Describe the definitions of the words “I” and “eye”.
Homonyms-200 Points
• Describe the definitions of the words “meet” and “meat”.
Homonyms-300 Points
• Describe the definitions of the words “mail” and “male”.
Homonyms-400 Points
• Describe the definitions of the words “hair” and “hare”.
Homonyms-500 Points
• Describe the definitions of the words “Sunday” and “sundae”.