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Synonyms and Antonyms
4th Grade
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Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS):
4.2.C*
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complete analogies using knowledge of antonyms and synonyms (e.g., boy:girl as male:____ or girl:woman as boy:_____) |
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 4th Grade Reading - Synonyms and Antonyms Lesson
- Synonyms
- Synonyms are words that have the same, or close to the same, meaning.
- Antonyms
- Antonyms are words that mean the opposite of each other.
Here are some examples of antonyms and synonyms:
| Word |
Antonym |
Synonym |
| hot |
cold |
blazing |
| anxious |
calm |
nervous |
| beneath |
above |
below |
| expert |
rookie |
pro |
| fact |
opinion |
truth |
| kid |
adult |
child |
| obey |
disobey |
heed |
- Analogy
- An analogy makes a comparison between two things that are alike in some way.
- Synonym-Antonym Analogy
- In this analogy, the words are similar or opposite in meaning. The word pair is either a group of antonyms or synonyms.
Examples:
war::peace
battle::war
Peace is the antonym of war. Battle is the synonym of war.
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