Warm up: Write a synonym for the words like/ love live and a synonym for the words dislike/hate.

Lesson 3: Words about Liking and Disliking

Affable Part of Speech: Adjective Definition: Pleasant; friendly My affable co-workers always have great stories to tell at lunchtime.

Affable

Awe Part of speech: Noun Definition: wonder, fear, or respect for something impressive Steve was in awe when he saw the pictures of New Orleans after Hurricaine Katrina.

Awe

Contempt Part of Speech: Noun Definition: Hateful Scorn The Eagles fans were filled with contempt when they saw the group of people wearing Cowboy’s jerseys at home game.

Contempt

Crave Part of Speech: Verb Definition: To need or desire strongly As I watched the chef prepare pasta on the Food Network, I started to crave spaghetti.

Crave

Detestable Part of Speech: adjective Definition: Inspiring or deserving hatred Many children find the taste of vegetables like spinach and broccoli detestable.

Detestable

Enchanting Part of Speech: Adjective Definition: Charming; having the power to attract The sunrise over the Grand Canyon was incredibly enchanting.

Enchanting

Fascinate Part of Speech: Verb Definition: To capture strong interest or attention Pictures of dinosaurs fascinate my cousin Joey; he can’t believe an entire species could become extinct.

Fascinate

Loathe Part of Speech: Verb Definition: To hate intensely I absolutely loathe traffic!

Loathe

Rave Part of speech: Verb Definition: A. To praise enthusiastically B. To speak wildly without making any sense My Mom raves about the sushi at Samuri, but I don’t think it is very good.

Rave

Recoil Part of Speech: Verb Definition: A. To shrink back in fear, dislike, or disgust B. To move or jerk backward. I always recoil at the sight of clowns; the movie IT scarred me for life!

Recoil

“Dead Word Activity” A “Dead Word” is a word that is used too frequently Your job is to find synonyms for the “Dead Word” and create a tombstone for this word Choose the word love, hate, like or dislike and try to find as many synonyms as possible You should also use as many vocabulary words as possible

Now choose a word from the list below, and create another tombstone! Big Smart Good Bad Pretty Said Very Fun Small A lot Happy Then