““NYM s” of EnglishNYM s” of English

An Interactive, Introductory Lesson on Homonyms, Synonyms, and

Antonyms by Lindsey Wells

Types of “NYMs”Types of “NYMs”Homonym

Synonym

Antonym

Concept Map

References

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HomonymsHomonyms Definition of Homonym

Different types of Homonyms

Examples of Homophones and Homographs

Games

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Types of HomonymsTypes of Homonyms

Homophone Homograph

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•A word that has the same A word that has the same spelling as another word, spelling as another word, differs in meaning.differs in meaning.

A Homograph is…A Homograph is…

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Examples of Homophones:Examples of Homophones:

Pair Pear

Ant Aunt

Ball Bawl

Flour Flower

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Examples of Homographs:Examples of Homographs:Mouse Mouse

Bat Bat

Pit Pit

Scale Scale

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Synonyms are…Synonyms are…

Two different words that Two different words that mean the same thing.mean the same thing.

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SynonymsSynonyms Definition of Synonym

Examples of Synonyms

Games

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Examples of Synonyms:Examples of Synonyms:Dog CanineDog Canine

Walk StrollWalk Stroll

Hat CapHat Cap

House HomeHouse Home

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AntonymAntonym Definition of Antonym

Examples of Antonyms

Games

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Antonyms are…Antonyms are…

pairs of words that have pairs of words that have oppositeopposite meanings meanings

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Examples of Antonyms:Examples of Antonyms:

•ColdCold

•DryDry •WetWet

•BlackBlack •WhiteWhite

•OnOn•OffOff

•HotHot

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A Homonym is….A Homonym is….One word that One word that

has two or more has two or more independent independent meanings meanings

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A Homophone is…A Homophone is…

a word that a word that soundssounds the the samesame as another word but as another word but differsdiffers in in meaningmeaning AND AND spellingspelling..

*Click here to view a video on Homophones!

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GamesGames Homophone Games

“Word Confusion”

Memory Matching

Word Pop-up

Homograph Game

“Jeopardy” style

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GamesGames Concentration

Word Match-Up

Choose from lots of other games and activities here!

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Matching

Choose from lots of different games and activities here!

GamesGames

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ReferencesReferences Readquarium.com Quia.com Teachertube.com How English Works: A Linguistic

Introduction –Anne Curzan

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Main

Homophones

HomonymsSynonyms

“NYMs”

Antonyms

Definition

DefinitionDefinition

Types

Homographs

Games Games

Games

Different Games

Different Games

Different Games

Examples

Examples

Examples

Homophones Homographs

Concept Concept MapMap

*Note: All slides *Note: All slides under “Main” under “Main” have the option have the option to go back to to go back to “Main” or “Quit.”“Main” or “Quit.”

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