Synonyms

and
Antonyms
 Synonyms
A synonym is a word, or in some cases a
phrase that has the same meaning as
another word with regards to the same
language. If the meaning is not exactly
the same, the words have very similar
meanings in the context.
 Synonyms
When two words are synonyms of one
another, we call them synonymous
words. Let us take the example of the
word “jump”. The words leap, bounce,
hop are all synonymous to jump.
They have the same (or very similar)
meanings.
 Synonyms
At some times there are cases where the word
has more than one meaning. The meaning of
the word can only be judged by the context in
which it has been used as a sentence. In such a
case the synonyms of the word will also differ
according to the context. Let us take the
example of the word “free”.
 Synonyms
One meaning of the word free is to be
without restrictions, and in this case, the
synonym would be ‘independent‘.
Another meaning of the word free is to be
free of charge, and so here the synonym
would be ‘complementary’ or ‘gratuitous’.
 Antonyms
An antonym is a word whose meaning is
exactly opposite to another word, in the
same language. It originates from the
Greek word “anti” which stands for
opposite and “onym” which stands for
“name”. For example the antonym for hot
is cold, and the antonym for up is down.
 Antonyms
Antonyms are actually quite useful
in the English language. At times it
is easy to understand the meaning
and the context of a difficult word,
by knowing what the opposite of
the word means.
 Antonyms
Take for example the word
“mundane” whose synonym is
“humdrum”. The antonym for
mundane is “extraordinary” or
“imaginative”. Now the word
mundane has much better clarity.
BRING A DICTIONARY NEXT
MEETING
WHAT IS A DICTIONARY?
A Dictionary is a book
of words, arranged in
alphabetical order,
that shows how to
spell the words and
tells their meanings.
ACTIVITY: LOOK FOR THE
WORD
1. Divide the class into three
groups.
2. The teacher will flash a WORD on
the screen and each group will
have to look for its meaning
using the dictionary.
ACTIVITY: LOOK FOR THE
WORD
3. The first group to write on the
board its meaning will get a
point.
4. The group with the most number
of points shall be declared as the
winner.
READY YOUR
DICTIONARY
In 3…
2…
1…
The word is…

whine
The word is…

quarrel
The word is…

pavement
The word is…

severe
The word is…

lean
The word is…

array
The word is…

imperial
The word is…

wreck
 THE CLASH
1. The class will be divided into TWO.
2. Each group will list down 15
random words on a piece of paper.
3. After 15 minutes of writing down,
they will exchange papers.
 THE CLASH
4. Then, each group will look for the
synonym and antonym of each word
using a dictionary.
 WORD SYNONYM ANTONYM
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
 SYNONYMS
Large Big
Exit Leave
Present Gift
Alike Same
Stone Rock
Last Final
Easy Simple
False Untrue
Above Over
Difficult Hard
 SYNONYMS
Raise Lift
Under Below
Angry Mad
One Single
Keep Hold
End Finish
Respect Honor
Get Receive
Glad Happy
True Correct
 SYNONYMS
Old Ancient
Rich Wealthy
Safe Secure
Afraid Scared
Arrive Reach
Care Protection
Damage Hurt
Behave Act
All Every
Admit Confess
SEATWORK #2
On your notebook, COPY
and ANSWER the following.
Once done, SUBMIT your
notebooks and PLACE it on
my table.
Complete the table by writing the synonyms or antonyms of the given word.
A. Directions: Choose the synonym of the following words.
1. Handbag A. Shoe B. Hat C. Purse
2. Robber A. Officer B. Police C. Thief
3. Help A. Aid B. Payment C. Application
4. Fear A. Terror B. Hide C. Run
5. Hotel A. Bed B. Stay C. Inn

B. Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the word in capital

letter.
1. Up A. Down B. Above C. Inside
2. Give A. Share B. Take C. Release
3. Large A. Huge B. Big C. Small
4. Unhappy A. Glad B. Sad C. Calm
5. Tight A. Free B. Loose C. Firm
Complete the table below by supplying the correct synonym
and antonym of each word.
WORDS SYNONYMS ANTONYMS
1. compassionate kind
2. quick fast
3. brief long
4. brave coward
5. accurate correct