A. Look at the questions and ask and
answer.
answer.
What is a
synonym ? What is an antonym ?
synonym ? What is an antonym ?
Do you know
of any two words with the same or nearly the same meaning ? What about ‘boring’
and ‘dull’ ?
of any two words with the same or nearly the same meaning ? What about ‘boring’
and ‘dull’ ?
Do you know
a word that means just the opposite of another word ?
a word that means just the opposite of another word ?
What about
‘obey’ and ‘disobey’ ?
‘obey’ and ‘disobey’ ?
B. Read the text and do the following
activities in pairs.
activities in pairs.
A synonym is
a word that means the same or almost the same as another word. There may be
more than one synonyms for some of the words. Big and large, ‘begin’ and
‘start’ are synonyms.
a word that means the same or almost the same as another word. There may be
more than one synonyms for some of the words. Big and large, ‘begin’ and
‘start’ are synonyms.
An antonym
is a word that means the opposite of another word. ‘Sorrow’ and ‘happiness’,
‘right’ and ‘wrong’ are examples of antonyms.
is a word that means the opposite of another word. ‘Sorrow’ and ‘happiness’,
‘right’ and ‘wrong’ are examples of antonyms.
C. Find the synonyms of the following
words. Take help of the dictionary.
words. Take help of the dictionary.
idle text
annoyed result goal trip valuable return
annoyed result goal trip valuable return
D. Find the synonyms of the words in the
dictionary page in Lesson 3.
dictionary page in Lesson 3.
Make
sentences with the synonyms.
sentences with the synonyms.
E. Find the antonyms of the words in the
dictionary page in Lesson 3.
dictionary page in Lesson 3.
Make
sentences with the antonyms.
sentences with the antonyms.
F. From your dictionary find the antonyms
of the following words.
of the following words.
profit complete strong hard different sweet fair minor
G. Match a word in A with a synonym in B.
|
A |
B |
|
noise |
harm |
|
boring |
sight |
|
handy |
irritate |
|
mend |
dull |
|
damage |
useful |
|
jealous |
row |
|
annoy |
envious |
|
view |
fix |
H. Fill in the boxes with the synonyms of
the word ‘happy’.
I. Match a word in A with its opposite in B
|
A |
B |
|
high |
accept |
|
lose |
light |
|
refuse |
low |
|
temporary |
subtract |
|
heavy |
permanent |
|
add |
gain |
|
minor |
outdoor |
|
indoor |
major |
J. Fill in
the boxes with the opposites/ antonyms of the word ‘happy’.
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