Exploring Synonyms and Antonyms in English

What are synonyms?

• Words with opposite meanings

• Words that are unrelated

• Words with the same meaning

• Words that rhyme

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Which of the following pairs are synonyms?

• Big and small

• Fast and slow

• Good and bad

• Skilled and talented

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

What are antonyms?

• Words with opposite meanings

• Words that rhyme

• Words that are unrelated

• Words with the same meaning

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Which of the following pairs are antonyms?

• Skilled and talented

• Noisy and smelly

• Tall and short

• Cold and chilly

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Are the words 'good' and 'cat' antonyms?

• No, they are unrelated

• Yes, they are opposites

• No, they rhyme

• Yes, they have the same meaning

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Inhale and exhale are:

• Unrelated

• Neither

• Antonyms

• Synonyms

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Cold and chilly are:

• Antonyms

• Synonyms

• Neither

• Unrelated

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Noisy and smelly are:

• Synonyms

• Unrelated

• Antonyms

• Neither

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Absent and present are:

• Neither

• Unrelated

• Antonyms

• Synonyms

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Difficult and challenging are:

• Unrelated

• Synonyms

• Antonyms

• Neither

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A