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ANTONYMS

4L.5(c): I can differentiate between synonyms and


antonyms in various situations.
What are antonyms ?
An antonym is a word that means the opposite of another
word.

For example, the antonym of hot is cold. 


Tall x short
Messy x tidy
Big x small
Poor x rich
It’s your turn
Write an antonym for each underlined word in the sentence.
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• I am eagerly looking forward to my graduation party next week. __________________
most
• John tries to walk at least two miles every day. _______________________

• The toddler played innocent when dad asked him who had eaten all the cookies.
guilty
_______________________

• I had to create an art project based on chapter 5 of my science book. _______________


destroy
Find the antonym
Word Antonym
heavy
light
pleased
sad
wild
tame
empty
full
thick
thin
worst
best
beautiful
ugly
Practice Time
Click on the following link
https://www.softschools.com/quizzes/vocabulary/antonym/quiz279.html
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Make up 2 examples of antonyms.

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