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SYNONYMS & ANTONYMS
By Kamlesh JoshiBy Kamlesh Joshi
Synonymsand
Antonyms!
FIRST, WE BEGIN WITH A WORD.
LET’S TRY THE WORD
“evening”
WHAT DO I DO IF I DON’T KNOW WHAT THAT WORD MEANS?
• LOOK UP the word “evening” in the dictionary.
• For example, the word “evening” means late afternoon or early night.
Now that we know what the word
“evening” means, let’s find a SYNONYM
BUT FIRST WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT A SYNONYM IS
A SYNONYM is a word whose meaning is the same or almost the same to that of another word in the same language.
WHAT IS A SYNONYM?A SYNONYM is a word that has the same or almost the same meaning
as another word.
EXAMPLES:big- large
cold-chilly
Can you think of a word that means the same thing or almost the same thing as evening?
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE
If you chose the word “night”, you are very close, but that’s not quite it.
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE
ANOTHER RESOURCEto find a synonyms for evening
THE THESAURUS!
A thesaurus is a book of synonyms, which makes it a perfect resource for finding synonyms!
THE THESAURUS
Look up the word “evening” in your
thesaurus.
What do you find?
THE THESAURUS
WHO FOUND THE WORD: Dusk? Nightfall? Close of day? Sundown? Sunset? Eve? Twilight?
No, not this Twilight...
This twilight...
“EVENING” is the time of day right around sunset, before it gets completely dark outside.
We sometimes refer to this time as “DUSK”.
LET’S PRACTICE FINDING SYNONYMS!
WHAT IS A SYNONYM FOR MAD?
• happy• angry• smart
THE ANSWER IS…
angry
PLEASE FIND SYNONYMS FOR THE FOLLOWING WORDS:
• Start• Rock• Pretty• Road• City• Finish• Small• Lead
You have 8 minutes.
Go!
EXAMPLE(S):
• large and big • tiny and small• happy and content • sad and miserable• funny and humorous • weird and strange
More Examples of SynonymsBeautiful Pretty Smart
Intelligent
Rich Wealthy Funny Hilarious
What is a Synonym for intelligent?
a.Dumbb.Smartc.Gladd.Silly
What is the synonym for silent?
a.Roundb.Expensivec.Loudd.Quiet
IF THEY HAVE THE SAME MEANING, THEN WHY USE THEM?
• using the same word over and over again is dull
• these help make the sentence more interesting
What is an antonym?
An antonym is a word that means the opposite of another word.
EXAMPLES: happy-sad
hot-cold
WHY USE THEM?
They help describe things better...
EXAMPLE(S):
• cold and hot• smart and stupid• easy and hard• fast and slow• day and night• right and left
More Examples of AntonymsSunny Cloudy Big Small
Wet Dry Day Night
EXERCISE:
WHAT IS THE ANTONYM OF:
•clean•complicated•ugly
WERE YOU PAYING ATTENTION?
LET’S FIND OUT
SUN - MOON
HAPPY – SAD
LEFT - RIGHT
What is an antonym for big?
• little• giant• cold
THE ANSWER IS…
little
What is the Antonym for Country?
a.Summerb.Highc.Cityd.Rich
What is an antonym for always?
a. Yella.Neverc. Sometimesd. Forever
Now it’s YOUR turn!
1. Read the following sentences.
2. Replace the underlined word with either a synonym or antonym of that
word.
Sentence 1:The student was silent during
class.
What is a synonym for silent?
Sentence 2:The room was very bright.
What is an antonym for bright?
Sentence 3:The frog jumped into the pond.
What is a synonym for jumped?
Sentence 4:The towel was very wet.
What is an antonym for wet?
Now you know all about synonyms and antonyms !All the best !!!!