Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VI-Western Visayas
Division of Iloilo
San Joaquin Central Elementary School
San Joaquin, Iloilo
VOCABULARY
A person's vocabulary is the set of words within a language that are
familiar to that person. A vocabulary usually develops with age, and serves
as a useful and fundamental tool for communication and acquiring
knowledge.

SYNONYMS
are words that are similar or have a related meaning to another
word
is a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as
another word or phrase in the same language
words that are synonyms are said to be synonymous, and the
state of being a synonym is called synonymy
the
word
comes
from Ancient
Greek syn(("with")
and onoma("name")
they can be lifesavers, especially when you want to avoid
repeating the same words over and over
sometimes the word you have in mind might not be the most
appropriate word, which is why finding the right synonym can
come in handy
Examples:
Outgoing: Friendly, Sociable, Warm, Extroverted
Rich: Affluent, Wealthy, Well-off, Well-to-do
Strong: Stable, Secure, Solid, Tough
Unhappy: Sad, Depressed, Melancholy, Miserable
Lucky: Auspicious, Fortunate
Positive: Optimistic, Cheerful, Starry-eyed, Sanguine
Bossy: Controlling, Tyrannical
Choosing a Synonym in describing people:
Here is a list of adjectives and their synonyms that are commonly used to
describe people.

Beautiful: Attractive, Pretty, Lovely, Stunning

Fair: Just, Objective, Impartial, Unbiased
Funny: Humorous, Comical, Hilarious, Hysterical
Happy: Content, Joyful, Mirthful, Upbeat
Hardworking: Diligent, Determined, Industrious, Enterprising
Honest: Honorable, Fair, Sincere, Trustworthy
Intelligent: Smart, Bright, Brilliant, Sharp
Introverted: Shy, Bashful, Quiet, Withdrawn

Kind:Thoughtful, Considerate, Amiable, Gracious

Other Examples of Synonyms:

BIG - HUGE

SMALL - TINY

References:
Pictures:
Image of big - Google Search. (n.d.). Retrieved July 14, 2016, from
https://www.google.com.ph/search?q=image of big
Image of big - Google Search. (n.d.). Retrieved July 14, 2016, from
https://www.google.com.ph/search?q=image of big
Documents:
The definition of synonym. (n.d.). Retrieved July 04, 2016, from
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/synonym

Synonym Meaning in the Cambridge English Dictionary. (n.d.). Retrieved July

04, 2016, from http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/synonym
ANTONYMS

A word that has the exact opposite meaning of another word

The word antonym itself takes the Greek word anti, meaning
"opposite," and adds it to -onym, which comes from the
Greek onoma, or "name"
So antonym literally means "opposite-name."
Life is full of antonyms, from the "stop" and "go" of a traffic
signal to side-by-side restroom doors labeled "men" and
"women"
Most antonyms are pretty obvious, like "good" and "bad," or
"black" and "white."
Some words can be transformed into their antonyms simply by
adding the prefixes "un," "in," or "non" as when "likable" is
changed into its antonym, "unlikable.

Examples

Achieve Fail
Idle Active
Afraid Confident
Ancient Modern
Arrive Depart
Arrogant Humble
Ascend Descend
Attack Defend
Blunt Sharp
Strength Weakness
Sturdy Weak
Sunny - Cloudy
Superb Inferior
Temporary Permanent
Toward Away
Tragic Comic
Unique Common

ADDING A PREFIX
Sometimes, an antonym can be easily made by adding a prefix.
Examples of antonyms that were made by adding the prefix un are:

Likely and unlikely

Able and unable
Fortunate and unfortunate
Forgiving and unforgiving

OTHER EXAMPLES

SMALL BIG

DIRTY - CLEAN

References:
Pictures:
Examples of Antonyms. (n.d.). Retrieved July 14, 2016, from
http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-antonyms.html
Examples of Antonyms. (n.d.). Retrieved July 14, 2016, from
http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-antonyms.html
Documents:
Examples of Antonyms. (n.d.). Retrieved July 14, 2016, from
http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-antonyms.html