Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION XI
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF DAVAO OCCIDENTAL

The READING TRAVAILS

(Training for Reading Advancement Via the Acquisition of Intelligence for Lifelong-learning Scheme)

III. PHONICS

LESSON 31: Reading Synonyms and Antonyms.

“Same Name”

Say: We call some things in many names. Like a girl, we say, “She is pretty.” Many
times, we say, “She is beautiful.” But we mean the same. This time we will recall how we
call some things in different names. From the box find the word that mean the same of the
words below:

“Sing Along”

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 Directions: Get the learners ready. Play the video and let the learners sing
along with the “Synonym Song”.

Say: Let's sing about words of the same meaning! While listening and singing
along you are going to list at least 5 pair words you hear of the same
meaning. Tell the class later what are these words.

https://youtu.be/qTjZRpoaHRk?t=112

Synonym Song
What is synonym? Have some fun
Synonyms are words with the same meaning. With synonym fun (2x) Some fun

Come on let’s swim Buy and Purchase

With synonym swim (2x) Let’s swim Sick and Ill
Have some fun Admit and Confess
With synonym fun (2x) Some fun Bad and Evil
Blank and Empty
Free and Release Careful and Cautious
Gain and Profit Close and Near
Glad and Happy Fall and Down
Help and Assist
Listen and Hear Come on let’s swim
Little and Small With synonym swim (2x) Let’s swim
Big and Large Have some fun
Loyal ang True With synonym fun (2x) Some fun

Come on let’s swim They don’t sound the same

With synonym swim (2x) Let’s swim. But mean the same.

“Q & A”

Directions: Call each learner and let each one tells what they did.

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 Say: You have tried calling words with words of the same meaning. How about trying also to
call words with words of opposite meaning? From the
Callout choose the words that for the synonyms and anonyms of the given words below.

happy stormy brave old

clean timid dirty
mad calm new
Synonyms Antonyms
tidy
shy
aged
windy
angry

Say: Let’s see what are written on the box. Let’s real aloud altogether.

Ask: What are synonyms and antonyms?

Synonyms are words with the same meaning while antonyms are words with opposite meaning
like:
Synonyms Antonyms
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clean
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T shy
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old
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windy stormy calm
 “Same and Opposite”

Say: Write the synonym and antonym for each word below. Use the words from the word
box.

Laugh healthy wet hard rich sob

sick poor hard easy dry

Same Meaning Opposite Meaning

cry
damp
ill
rich
difficult

Directions:

1. Say the word at the beginning of each row and encircle the word that has the same
meaning.

1. make jump loud build nail

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 2. car bike auto truck bear

3. yell shout brother whisper tell

4. over right under above see

5. big little pickle elephant large

2. Say the word at the beginning of each row and encircle the word that has the opposite
meaning.

1. hot up mug warm cold

2. morning day evening star girl

3. long short big under left

4. small huge boy tiny rock

5. up little down over ugly

Panuto: (Sa nagtuturo sa mga bata sa pagbasa sa bahay) Ipabasa isa-isa at paulit-ulit ang
mga salitang nasa ibaba hanggang masanay ang bata sa pagbasa ng mga salitang ito.
Lagyan ng tsek (/) ang puwang kung kaya na ng bata ang basahin ang mga ito.

Word Synonym Word Antonym

1. big 1. happy

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 2. good 2. soft

3. wet 3. ugly

4. clean 4. poor

5. enemy 5. quiet

6. difficult 6. wrong

7. slow 7. hot

8. day 8. awake

9. heavy 9. far

10. dark 10. long

“Read and Read”

Direction: Read again and again the words on the worksheet and follow the instructions
given.

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 Say: We will learn to read more about meaning of words. Let’s watch
together the video and read along.

The Opposites Song

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 https://youtu.be/HGeuA4iJ8vI?t=19

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