Antonyms, Synonyms, Homophones, & Homographs

The words shy and confident are ____________.

• synonyms

• antonyms

• homophones

• homographs

Answer explanation

These words have OPPOSITE meanings so they are ANTONYMS.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

The words where and wear are ____________.

• synonyms

• antonyms

• homophones

• homographs

Answer explanation

These words SOUND the same but have different spellings.

* phone = sound

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

The words noisy and loud are ____________.

• synonyms

• antonyms

• homophones

• homographs

Answer explanation

These words have the SAME meaning so they are SYNONYMS.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

The words read and read are ____________.

• synonyms

• antonyms

• homophones

• homographs

Answer explanation

These words have the SAME spelling but DIFFERENT meanings, so they are HOMOGRAPHS.

graph = write

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Use the homophones be and bee in a sentence correctly.

Write a sentence that shows the multiple meanings of the word second.

Write a sentence using a pair of synonyms (words with similar meanings).

Write a sentence using a pair of antonyms (words with opposite meanings).