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synonyms and antonyms
This document defines synonyms and antonyms. It states that synonyms are words that have similar or nearly the same meanings, while being the same part of speech. Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings but are also the same part of speech. It provides examples of synonyms and antonyms for different parts of speech like nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. Finally, it emphasizes the importance of knowing synonyms and antonyms to improve reading, writing, and vocabulary skills.
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- 1. SYNONYMS BY MARK JESSIEAGUILAR BEED III-AM and
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- 3. SYNONYMS are wordswith almost the same or similar meanings. a word having the same meaning as another word in the same language in one or more of its senses Synonyms can be any part of speech (such as nouns, verbs, prepositions, adverb, adjective), as long as both words are the same part of speech.
- 4. NOUNS, VERBS, ADJECTIVES,ADVERBS OR PREPOSITIONS Noun-a word used to name a person, place, things, state or quality. Verb-any of a class of words expressing an action performed. Preposition-a word expressing the relationship between noun, pronoun, or phrase and other element of the sentences.
- 5. Adverb-parts ofspeech which modifies or limit a verb, an adjective or another adverb Adjectives- part of speech used to qualify, define or limit a substantive
- 7. EXAMPLES OF SENTENCESHAS SYNONYMS The dancer has a slender figure. The dancer has a slim figure.
- 8. Aya found thesum very difficult. Aya found the sum very hard.
- 9. You should notloiter on the way home. You should not linger on the way home.
- 10. The class willcommence at 7 o’clock. The class will start at 7 o’clock.
- 11. The truck makethe old bridge tremble. The truck make the old bridge shake.
- 13. ANTONYMS are wordswith opposite or nearly opposite meanings. a word which means the exact contrary of another. Antonyms can be any part of speech (such as nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs or prepositions), as long as both words are the same part of speech.
- 15. The plate isas clean as it was before so he must be really hungry. The plate is dirty because he did not wash it. The little girl whispered her secret to her best friend. That lady shouted at the top of her lungs with the
- 16. THINGS TO REMEMBER oSynonyms and antonyms o are useful to know because they improve reading and writing skills by enriching our vocabulary. o Familiarising or memorising the synonym or antonym of a word is good technique to remember them. o Decoding words through context clues is also the best way to remember them instead of recalling one by one.
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