Synonyms And Antonyms

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Synonyms and Antonyms
Identify and write synonyms and antonyms

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This Vocabulary lesson pack contains eleven exercises on identifying and
writing synonyms and antonyms. Each worksheet can be used over a
period of consecutive dayseither as warm-up, practice or review.
Have students use different colored highlighters to distinguish between
synonyms and antonyms. Have students use a thesaurus to look up
additional synonyms and antonyms for each exercise and a dictionary to
look up any unknown words. (Visual, Tactile)

To modify these exercises, read each set of four words given and have
students choose the two wordsthat are either synonyms or antonyms.
Create teams and give points to the teams that answer correctly. Discuss
answers. To extend these exercises, have students create a comic strip,
poem or narrative that includes synonyms and antonyms. Instruct students
to highlight the synonyms and antonyms.

Exercises on Dictionary Skills, Definitions and Descriptive Adjectives
Exercises on Analogies,Homophones and Words with Multiple Meanings

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Relationships: Synonyms, Antonyms
From the EPS book Wordly Wise 3000 Book 2
The following focus on identifyingcorrect synonyms or antonyms

The Lessons included in this pack are as follows:
Relationships: Synonyms, Antonyms
From the EPS book Wordly Wise 3000 Book 2
The following focus on identifying correct synonyms or antonyms
Words: 'reluctant,' 'prohibit'
Circle two words that are synonyms; circle two antonyms

Wordly Wise 3000 Book 2

Words: 'lengthen,' 'despair'
Circle two words that aresynonyms; circle two antonyms

Wordly Wise 3000 Book 2

Words: 'snout,' 'gorge'
Circle two words that are synonyms; circle two antonyms

Wordly Wise 3000 Book 2

Words: 'associate,' 'transform'
Circle two words in a group of four that are synonyms

Wordly Wise 3000 Book 2

Words: 'investigate,' 'fracture'
Circle two words that are synonyms; circle two antonyms

Wordly Wise 3000 Book 2Words: 'guardian,' 'hoist'
Circle two words that are synonyms; circle two antonyms

Wordly Wise 3000 Book 2

Designate as Synonym or Antonym
The following focus on identifying synonyms and antonyms

Wordly Wise 3000 Book 2

Words: 'resemblance,' 'somber'
Find and circle two words that are synonyms or antonyms

Wordly Wise 3000 Book 2

Words: 'perish,' 'molten'
Find and circletwo words that are synonyms or antonyms

Wordly Wise 3000 Book 2

Words: 'refuse,' 'compassionate'
Find and circle two words that are synonyms or antonyms

Wordly Wise 3000 Book 2

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Words that have the same meaning are called synonyms.
Examples:

little — small
woman — lady
over — above

● For each word in Column A, find asynonym in Column B. Write the number of the
synonym next to the word.

A

B

frighten

1. earth

harm

2. scare

grateful

3. peacefulness

make

4. build

loyal

5. great

world

6. piece

powerful

7. damage

blackness

8. correct

wonderful

9. strong

fearless

10. thankful

right

11. gladness

calmness

12. darkness

useless

13....