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2. RPDP Secondary Literacy Improving Vocabulary Synonyms, Antonyms, & Homonyms Created by Jill M. Leone Reading Specialist Copyright © 2006

3. RPDP Secondary Literacy Students will – recognize relationships among words. identify synonyms, antonyms, and homonyms in context.

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6. You can’t saw with a hammer. That makes no sense.

7. RPDP Secondary Literacy It does when you realize it’s figurative language and means - Learn what each tool can and can not do. Vocabulary skills are a valuable tool.

8. RPDP Secondary Literacy Words are the tools not just of better reading, but also of better - writing speaking listening thinking

9. RPDP Secondary Literacy If you don't know enough words, you will have trouble understanding what you read and hear. An occasional word may not stop you, but if there are too many words you don't know, comprehension suffers.

10. RPDP Secondary Literacy The more words you have at your command – the more effectively you can communicate and the more influence you have on the people and the world around you.

11. RPDP Secondary Literacy Better vocabulary skills will also open many more doors to you

12. RPDP Secondary Literacy In some ways words are like families. Just as there are different relationships among members of the same family, there are different relationships among words.

13. RPDP Secondary Literacy You probably have relatives who - like the things you do, but look nothing like you. live in another city, but have different accents. or are completely opposite of the rest of the family.

14. RPDP Secondary Literacy Words that mean the same thing but look different are called synonyms. Their meanings are very similar: pretty – cute calm – peaceful kind – nice

15. RPDP Secondary Literacy The simplest way to explain the meaning of a word is to use a synonym as a definition.

16. RPDP Secondary Literacy Falsehood and lie are synonyms. One way to define a “falsehood” is to say that it means a “lie.” Despondent and depressed are also synonyms. Using the easier synonym increases your understanding when you read.

17. RPDP Secondary Literacy Writers use synonyms to avoid repeating words and boring readers. If you know one word in a synonym pair, you also know the other without needing a dictionary.

18. RPDP Secondary Literacy When you come across a hard word, try to put a synonym in its place. This will help you better understand the ideas in a reading passage.

19. RPDP Secondary Literacy Our desert is huge. Our desert is enormous. Our desert is gigantic. Our desert is tremendous. Examples of Synonyms

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21. Let’s look at some words that have the same or similar meanings.

22. RPDP Secondary Literacy babyinfant studentpupil prettyattractive sickill smartintelligent funnyhumorous bravefearless fearfright screamyell

23. RPDP Secondary Literacy After her vacation, she felt rejuvenated. With this feeling of rebirth, she felt strong enough to take on any task. A synonym for rejuvenated is– A.sickly B.weak C.worsened D.strengthened

24. RPDP Secondary Literacy After her vacation, she felt rejuvenated. With this feeling of rebirth, she felt strong enough to take on any task. Like other context clues, synonym clues help us figure out meanings of unfamiliar words.

25. RPDP Secondary Literacy Looking puzzled, he said the hospital was quite baffled by the child’s illness. Select the best synonym for the word baffled: A.enlightened. B.confused. C.hurt D.educated

26. RPDP Secondary Literacy The crowd gathered at the concert entrance at 3 o’clock and at 6 o'clock the throng finally began to move. Can you spot the two synonyms here? A.gathered and began B.3 o’clock six o’clock C.crowd and throng D.entrance and move

27. RPDP Secondary Literacy After the disheartening news, he felt very depressed. Select the best synonym for the word depressed: A.cheerful B.gloomy C.ecstatic D.fascinating

28. RPDP Secondary Literacy After the game, the coach appeared calm, yet everyone knew he was extremely agitated. A synonym for agitated is – A.tranquil B.relaxed C.peaceful D.upset

29. RPDP Secondary Literacy Some words mean just the opposite of each other. Two words with opposite meanings are called antonyms. Use antonyms to help you understand words you don’t know.

30. RPDP Secondary Literacy Sometimes you can change a word into its opposite by adding a prefix to the beginning. Adding the prefixes un, in, or im often change a word into its antonym. Examples: certain - uncertain correct - incorrect perfect - imperfect

31. RPDP Secondary Literacy Antonyms are often found in clauses or phrases that signal contrasts: yet but however whereas however unlike although

32. RPDP Secondary Literacy oldnew topbottom dirtyclean daynight beginningending alwaysnever sellbuy sitstand

33. RPDP Secondary Literacy beforeafter hardsoft wetdry tallshort easydifficult passfail fastslow kindmean

34. RPDP Secondary Literacy Antonyms follow – lead live-artist.com/fairytales/pied1.html

35. RPDP Secondary Literacy Unlike the enduring compositions of classical music, most hip hop music will probably be ephemeral. Select the best antonym for the word ephemeral – A. permanent B. brief C. short D. temporary

36. RPDP Secondary Literacy Unlike the enduring compositions of classical music, most hip hop music will probably be ephemeral. Like synonym clues, antonym clues also help us figure out meanings of words we don’t know.

37. RPDP Secondary Literacy Jason was disinclined to try out for the team. He was afraid that his grades would suffer. However, all his friends were eager for the chance to play football. Select the best antonym for the word disinclined: A. enthusiastic B. unwilling C. unpredictable D. cautious

38. RPDP Secondary Literacy Mario is very clumsy on the soccer field, but his two sisters are adroit and agile. Select the best antonym for the word adroit. A. adept B. dexterous C. awkward D. nimble

39. RPDP Secondary Literacy Although some women are loquacious and conversational, others hardly talk at all. Select the best antonym for the word loquacious: A. extroverted B. communicative C. sociable D. reserved

40. RPDP Secondary Literacy Rather than be involved in clandestine meetings, they met openly in public places. Select the best antonym for the word clandestine: A. concealed B. disguised C. obvious D. obscure

41. RPDP Secondary Literacy Sometimes two words sound the same but have totally different meanings. These words are called homonyms. too – to – two there – their – they’re principal - principle Example: We have too much to do in two days.

42. RPDP Secondary Literacy eight, ate waste, waist seen, sceneseize, sees, seas bye, by, buythrough, threw deer, dearsighs, size flower, flourroute, root flee, fleawrap, rap I, eye, ayewear, where

43. RPDP Secondary Literacy Heard alike Same meaning An opposite OYN MNT OOO NNN YYY MMM

44. RPDP Secondary Literacy The groom searched the travel brochures for a tropical ________ where he could walk down the ________ with his bride. Which of the following is correct according to the sentence above? A. isle, aisle B. aisle, isle

45. RPDP Secondary Literacy They ______ the bad mannered ______ from playing at the concert. Which of the following is correct according to the sentence above? A. banned, band B. band, banned

46. RPDP Secondary Literacy We looked at three ways that words are related. When you read, think about possible relationships between words and ways they are – alike different related to each other.

47. RPDP Secondary Literacy Improving Vocabulary: Improving Vocabulary: Word Families Synonyms Antonyms Homonyms

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