This document defines synonyms and antonyms and provides examples of each. Synonyms are words that have similar meanings but look or sound different, like "sick" and "ill". Antonyms are words with opposite meanings, such as "hot" and "cold". The document includes synonym and antonym exercises for students to practice identifying these words in sentences. It also suggests playing a memory game with synonym cards and composing an antonym rap to help reinforce the concepts.

2. WHAT IS
SYNONYM?
• Words that look and sound different, but
have
similar meanings.
Jump Hop

3. synonyms
Word
ill
Picture Synonym
Sick

4. synonyms
Word Picture Synonym
silent quiet

5. Synonym
Word Picture Synonym
begin start

6. Synonyms in Sentences
• Underline the synonyms in the
following sentences.
– The boy is angry.
– The boy is mad.

7. Synonyms in the Sentences
• Underline the synonyms in the
following sentences.
– I throw the football.
– I toss the football.

8. Synonyms in Sentences
• Underline the synonyms in the
following sentences.
– She is late.
– She is tardy.

9. Synonyms in Sentences
• Some words have more than one synonym.
• Underline the synonyms in the
following sentences.
– The shoes are big.
– The shoes are large.
– The shoes are huge.
– The shoes are gigantic.

10. Synonyms in the Sentences
• Underline the synonyms in the
following sentences.
– The tree is little.
– The tree is tiny.
– The tree is small.

11. Memory and Synonyms
• Use the synonym memory cards to
play “memory” with a partner.
difficult hard
late tardy
friendly kind
naughty bad
finish end
skinny thin
loud noisy
middle center
ill sick
huge big
silent quiet
begin start
chat talk
weird strange
clever smart

13. WHAT IS
ANTONYMS?
• Words that have the opposite meaning.
Word Picture ANTONYM
Happy Sad

14. Antonym
Word Picture Antony
m
Hot Cold

15. Antonyms
Word Antonym
Summer Winter

16. Antonyms
Word Antonym
Big Small

17. Antonyms
Word Antonym
Clean Dirty

18. Antonyms in Sentences
• Underline the antonyms in the
sentences.
–The plate is clean.
–The plate is dirty.

19. Antonyms in Sentences
• Underline the antonyms in the
sentences.
–The boy laughs.
–The boy cries.

20. Antonyms in Sentences
• Underline the antonyms in
the sentences.
–The girl whispers.
–The girl shouts.

21. • Can you think of other
words that are antonyms?

22. A list of antonyms
Look
Look at the antonym
list provided.
Underline
Underline five pairs
of antonyms that
you know.
Circle
Circle one pair of
antonyms that you
do not know.

23. Antonym Rap
FILL IN THE MISSING ANTONYMS
TO COMPLETE THE ANTONYM
RAP.
SING THE ANTONYM RAP.

25. Synonyms and Antonyms
• Synonyms
– Words with the
same meanings.
• Antonyms
– Words with
opposite meanings.

27. Resources Used
• http://bogglesworldesl.com/synonym_worksh
• http://www.readingresource.net/support-files
• http://www.readingresource.net/support-files