Synonyms and Antonyms
ELACC4L5: Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
c. Demonstrate understanding of words by relating them to their opposites (antonyms) and to words with similar but not identical meanings (synonyms).
You use synonyms and antonyms everyday without even knowing it. Synonyms are words that have the same or similar definitions. For example, a few synonyms for smart are intelligent, brilliant, clever, or genius. Synonyms can make your writing more powerful and bring words to life. Always look for ways to bolster or make your sentences more specific or interesting by using strong verbs and vivid adjectives. A great way to use more synonyms is to use a thesaurus (a book that lists words and their synonyms); a thesaurus is different from a dictionary, which lists words and their definitions. Some thesauruses also provide antonyms for words.
An antonym is a word with the opposite meaning of another word. For example, a few antonyms for bored are excited, thrilled, energized, and wound up. Some words have only one antonym, such as black and white. Other words have many antonyms.
An antonym is a word with the opposite meaning of another word. For example, a few antonyms for bored are excited, thrilled, energized, and wound up. Some words have only one antonym, such as black and white. Other words have many antonyms.
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http://www.wordcentral.com/games/bigbot.html
http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/match/matchgeneric.asp?filename=kderittesynonyms
http://www.aasd.k12.wi.us/staff/boldtkatherine/ReadingFun3-6/ReadingFun_Synonyms.htm
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr/ewordgame/index.html?grade=4&theme=3&selection=1
http://www.scholastic.com/wordgirl/synonym_toast.htm
http://www.missspott.com/figurativelanguage.html
http://languagearts.mrdonn.org/figurative.html
http://mrswarnerarlington.weebly.com/figurative-language.html
http://buildvocabulary.wordpress.com/2011/04/04/important-synonyms-list/
http://buildvocabulary.wordpress.com/2011/04/04/important-antonyms-list/
http://www.aasd.k12.wi.us/staff/boldtkatherine/ReadingFun3-6/ReadingFun_Antonyms.htm
http://www.wordcentral.com/games/bigbot.html
http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/match/matchgeneric.asp?filename=kderittesynonyms
http://www.aasd.k12.wi.us/staff/boldtkatherine/ReadingFun3-6/ReadingFun_Synonyms.htm
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr/ewordgame/index.html?grade=4&theme=3&selection=1
http://www.scholastic.com/wordgirl/synonym_toast.htm
http://www.missspott.com/figurativelanguage.html
http://languagearts.mrdonn.org/figurative.html
http://mrswarnerarlington.weebly.com/figurative-language.html
http://buildvocabulary.wordpress.com/2011/04/04/important-synonyms-list/
http://buildvocabulary.wordpress.com/2011/04/04/important-antonyms-list/
http://www.aasd.k12.wi.us/staff/boldtkatherine/ReadingFun3-6/ReadingFun_Antonyms.htm