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ball
pebble
flower
elephant
Many descriptive words have similar
meanings. They also have corresponding
opposite words.
1. There are tiny pebbles in the garden.
2. An elephant is a big animal.
3. The sampaguita flower smells fragrant.
1. small
2. huge
3. sweet
Words like: round and circle, small and
tiny, big and huge, and fragrant and
sweet have the same meaning. These
are called synonyms.
Syntonyms
1.cold - freezing
2.large - big
3.trash - garbage
4.shout - yell
5.speak - talk
Here are some examples of
synonyms and antonyms:
Antonyms
1. young- old
2. day - night
3. Near - far
4. dry - wet
5. long - short
Main great
Entry:
Part of adjective
Speech:
Definition: excellent, skillful
Synonyms absolute, admirable,
: awesome, best,
exceptional, expert,
fantastic, good, marvelous,
1. What is the main entry on this
page of the thesaurus?
2. What part o speech is the word
great?
3. What is the meaning of the word
great?
4. What are some synonyms of
great?
5. What are the antonyms of
great?
Again, what pieces of information
are shown in the sample thesaurus
entry?
A thesaurus is a book that
gives the synonyms and
antonyms of a word.
Aside from synonyms and
antonyms, a thesaurus also
gives the meaning and part of
speech of a word. It also tells
what part of speech a word is.
Study the thesaurus entry and
answer the questions that follow.
Main heroic
Entry:
Part of adjective
Speech:
Definition: having the characteristics
of a hero, very brave
Synonyms noble, courageous, valiant,
: bold, fearless, daring,
undaunted, gallant,
1. What is the main entry on this
page of the thesaurus?
2. What part o speech is the word
heroic?
3. What is the meaning of the word
heroic?
4. What are some synonyms of
heroic?
5. What are the antonyms of heroic?
Using a thesaurus, give the synonym
and antonym of each underline word.
1. __________ 6. ___________
good __ soft _
2. wet __________ 7. ___________
__ quiet _
3. __________ 8. ___________
clean __ wron _
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