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TODAY’S OBJECTIVES:

Find out what synonyms and antonyms are

Practice with partners coming up with our own

Then as a class complete a quiz so we can practice what we learned!

START LEARNING!

ALL ABOUT SYNONYMS - WORDS WITH THE SAME

OR SIMILAR MEANINGS- Some examples are:

- THE STORM CLOUD IS HUGE!

- THE STORM CLOUD IS ENORMOUS!

- Now your turn think of some on your own & share with your neighbor

NEXT WE WILL LEARN ABOUT ANTONYMS!

ANTONYM FUN!

- ARE WORDS THAT HAVE OPPOSITE MEANING

- MY EXAMPLE:

- I LOVE the rain!

- I HATE the rain!

* Again come up with some antonyms with a different partner!

SOME MORE INFO…

MORE INFO ABOUT SYNONYMS & ANTONYMS!

You can always find synonyms and antonyms in the dictionary

A thesaurus is a book full of synonymsWith practice you will learn more and

use synonyms and antonyms in your writing

Using SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS are great for improving your writing skills

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START THE QUIZ!

TRUE OR FALSE: Is a synonym a word that has the opposite meaning???

TRUE FALSE

QUESTION #2

What is an antonym for happy???

SADEXCITE

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SOURCES

• www.kidsconnect.com

• http://www.merriam-webster.com