Vocabulary
Synonyms and Antonyms
Synonyms:
A synonym is a word with the same or almost the same meaning as another.
Study the following synonyms.
begin ? start aching ?paining
end ? finish beautiful ?lovely
little ? tiny breezy ? windy
big ? huge expensive ? costly
glad ? happy rich ? wealthy
shiny ? bright stealing ? robbing
sleepy ? tired smart ? bright
kind ? good lazy ? idle
dull ? boring icy ? freezing
high ? tall curious ? inquisitive
Notice the synonyms in blue.
My brother Jake thinks rainy days are boring. I showed him an indoor game that is not dull. First I hid a shiny coin in the house. Then I told him to search for something bright. I drew a treasure map to help him. The X on the map told him where to start. He began to search for the coin. When he found it, it was his turn to hide the coin for me. He drew another map that helped me discover where he put it.
Antonyms:
Antonyms are words with opposite meanings.
Study the following antonyms.
young ? old foolish ? wise
tall ? short hot ? cold
old ? new small ? big
black/ white safe ? dangerous
hot ? cold angry ? happy
inside ? outside hard-working ? lazy
wet ? dry quiet ? noisy
hard ? soft fat ? thin
good ? bad clever ? stupid
wild ? lame fast ? slow
few ? many hard ? soft
dirty ? clean wide ? narrow
Look at the blue antonyms below.
One morning Sam saw some people move into the empty house next door. Sam could see two people talking quietly. One looked old and the other looked young. The old man walked inside. The young man stayed outside. Sam looked down from his widow. Suddenly a bird chirped noisily. The boy looked up. He saw Sam in the window and waved.