Synonyms and Antonyms of Common WordsEnglish V

Checking of Assignment

Illustration on a bond paper using a cartoon with speech bubbles showing the king’s regret for being very proud.

Review

When do we identify ourselves with the character in the story?

Motivation

What are the beautiful

things found in our country?

Unlocking of Difficulties

LYVELO 1. beautiful

GEELTAN 2. graceful

EAAADPTLB 3. pliant

TRANFRAG 4. sweet

NIIHGSN 5.

sparkling

Rearrange the letters and give the meaning of the word then

use each word in your own sentence.

Unlocking of Difficulties

LOVELY 1. beautiful

ELEGANT 2. graceful

ADAPTABLE 3. pliant

FRAGRANT 4. sweet

SHINING 5.

sparkling

Rearrange the letters and give the meaning of the word then

use each word in your own sentence.

Review

Read the poem that follows observing proper phrasing.

How beautiful are her mountains grandThe peaceful valleys betweenHer sparkling sun and cooling rainsThat bathe the fertile plains –

How graceful are her stately plainsHer towering emerald trees How pliant her rustling bamboos greenDancing blissfully in the breeze –

How pretty her white sampaguitasAnd fragrant orchids so rareHow modest and sweet her daughtersWho harvest the golden grain –

How I love her rainbow birds Her blue skies and sparkling wavesHow I love this dear PhilippinesHome on this troubled earth. –Esmeraldo B. Pascua

Comprehension Check-up

What are found between grand mountains?How will you describe the plains?Explain why bamboos are pliant.Compare the sampaguitas and the orchids.Can you name three things you love most in our country?

Skills Development

A. Identify the words that have similar meaning as the underlined words.

1. The grand mountains are beautiful. a. attractive c. elegant b. marvelous d. radiant2. How graceful are her stately plains! a. willowy c. delicate b. obedient d. refined

3. How pliant are her rustling bamboos green!

a. wavering c. yieldingb. obedient d. loosening

4. How pretty are her white sampaguitas.a. lovely c. ampleb. cheerful d. considerable

5. How sweet and modest are her daughters who harvest the golden grain!

a. darling c. harmoniousb. pure d. fragrant

Skills Development

B. Identify the words that have opposite meaning of each of the underlined words.

1. How peaceful the valleys between her sparkling sun and cooling rains. a. violent c. noisy b. disturbed d. troubled2. How graceful are her towering emerald trees! a. brief c. tiny b. little d. low

3. How pretty are her fragrant orchids so rare.a. frequent c. periodicb. repeated d. common

4. How sweet and modest her daughters are!a. unchaste c. grandb. boastful d. excessive

5. How I love this dear Philippines, home on this troubled earth.

a. peaceful c. dignifiedb. restful d. gracious

Generalization

What are synonyms?

What are antonyms?

Generalization

What are synonyms?

What are antonyms?

Synonyms are words that are similar in meaning.

Antonyms are words that are opposite in meaning.

Application

Choose a partner. The word list contains words that may be a synonym or an antonym of the key word. Choose the correct word to complete each set.

WORD LIST

correct joy falsealive many deadsadness sameknown

unfamiliareconomical

opposite

Keyword Synonym Antonyms true __correct ___false___ happiness ____________ ___________ abundant ____________ ___________ lifeless ____________ ___________ identical ____________ ___________ famous ____________ ___________

WORD LISTcorrect joy false alivemanyunfamiliar many dead sadnessopposite same known economical

Keyword Synonym Antonyms true __correct ___false___ happiness ____joy______sadness_ abundant ___many___ economical lifeless ___dead____ ___alive___ identical ___same___ _opposite_ famous __known__ unfamiliar

WORD LISTcorrect joy false alivemanyunfamiliar many dead sadnessopposite same known economical

Generalization

Study the word list. Then read the

sentences that follow. Choose a

word from the list that can take the

place of the underlined word. Write your answer in the blank before

each sentence

WORD LIST

announcedpleaded

demandedmumbledsobbed

yelled

____ 1. Miss Luna declared the winner of the contest during the meeting of the group.____ 2. “Give me back my book,” Pepe ordered.____ 3. “Please give me another chance,” the girl asked the teacher.____ 4. The basketball fans shouted, Hurray for Sonny.____ 5. Nora cried loudly when Mother did not allow her to join the picnic.

WORD LIST announced pleaded demanded mumbled sobbed yelled

announced 1. Miss Luna declared the winner of the contest during the

meeting of the group.demanded 2. “Give me back my book,” Pepe

ordered.pleaded 3. “Please give me another chance,”

the girl asked the teacher.yelled 4. The basketball fans shouted,

Hurray for Sonny.sobbed 5. Nora cried loudly when Mother

did not allow her to join the picnic.

Key

Application

From the words in the box, select the synonyms of the underlined word in each sentence. Write the letter of the correct answer.

a. reddened

b. rescued

c. vanished

d. forefathers

e.triumphant

Evaluation

a. reddened

b. rescued

c. vanished

d. forefathers

e.triumphant

__1. Our ancestors fought valiantly for our freedom.__2. The victorious team was recognized during the assembly.__3. The players’ faces blushed

with the unexpected recognition.__4. The injured climber was saved by his companions.__5. The water vapor disappeared in the air.

Key

a. reddened

b. rescued

c. vanished

d. forefathers

e.triumphant

d 1. Our ancestors fought valiantly for our freedom.e 2. The victorious team was recognized during the assembly.a 3. The players’ faces blushed

with the unexpected recognition.b 4. The injured climber was saved by his companions.c 5. The water vapor disappeared in the air.

Write the antonym of the following words.

1. victorious

2. saved

3. disappeared

4. unseen

5. gradually

Evalution

Write the antonym of the following words.

1. victorious – unsuccessful, defeated, losing

2. saved - cursed, damned, doomed, unredeemed,

unsaved, destroyed, ruined

3. disappeared - appear, arrive, come along

4. unseen – seen, visible, open, detected

5. gradually – abruptly, intermittently, suddenly, f fastKey

Assignment

of yourReading

Textbook

Do

Activity 3 and 4

on

page 67

Activity 3

If the pair of words have the same meaning, write S, if opposite, write A.

1. poor-rich 6. huge-large

2. young-old 7. hard-easy

3. rich-wealthy 8. tired-exhausted

4. expensive-cheap 9. load-unload

5. shabby-worn-out 10. come-go

Activity 4

Fill in each blank with the synonym or antonym of the given word.