Synonyms, Antonyms, and Homonyms Grade 3 By: Amanda Lundberg

What is a synonym? A synonym is a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word. Example: Cold and Chilly Susie’s feet were cold, so she put on her slippers. Susie’s feet were chilly, so she put on her slippers.

What is an antonym? An antonym is a word opposite in meaning to another word. Example: Short and Tall The person on the left is short. The person on the right is tall.

What is a homonym? A homonym is a word that is the same as another in sound and/or spelling but different in meaning. Example: Ant and Aunt An ant is an insect. An aunt is the sister of your mother or father.

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Let’s Review! Nice and kind are: Happy and sad are: Bye and buy are: synonyms Happy and sad are: antonyms Bye and buy are: homonyms Quiet and loud are: Two and to are: Fast and quick are:

Game Time! Please get into teams of 4-5 students. In your teams, you will choose a point value and a category for a question that you will answer regarding synonyms, antonyms, or homonyms. If your team gets the answer right, your team receives the selected amount of points. If your team gets the answer wrong, another team can answer the question to earn those points. Ready? Let’s go!

Jeopardy Synonyms Antonyms Homonyms 100 200 300 400 500

Synonyms-100 Points What is a synonym for the word “nice”?

Synonyms-200 Points What is a synonym for the word “cheerful”?

Synonyms-300 Points What is a synonym for the word “walk”?

Synonyms-400 Points What is a synonym for the word “impolite”?

Synonyms-500 Points What is a synonym for the word “honest”?

Antonyms-100 Points What is an antonym for the word “up”?

Antonyms-200 Points What is an antonym for the word “dark”?

Antonyms-300 Points What is an antonym for the word “right”?

Antonyms-400 Points What is an antonym for the word “old”?

Antonyms-500 Points What is an antonym for the word “talkative”?

Homonyms-100 Points Describe the definitions of the words “I” and “eye”.

Homonyms-200 Points Describe the definitions of the words “meet” and “meat”.

Homonyms-300 Points Describe the definitions of the words “mail” and “male”.

Homonyms-400 Points Describe the definitions of the words “hair” and “hare”.

Homonyms-500 Points Describe the definitions of the words “Sunday” and “sundae”.