1. Synonyms & Antonyms

2. What is a synonym? What is an antonym? A synonym is a word that has a similar meaning to another. An antonym is a word that means the opposite. goodexcellentskilled badpoorunskilled

3. 4 words plus 2 words to expand them: huge poorly hot large wet ill sick warm soggy enormous boiling damp

4. Why should we use synonyms? Synonyms can be used instead of common words Common words can lack power in our writing. They can make our writing boring if you use the same word a second time. By choosing more unusual words a text can become interesting.

5. Take time to consider more than one synonym. They have different shades of meaning, different effects, different contexts. nice How many words can you think of for nice?

6. Using a Thesaurus A thesaurus is a book which lists words alphabetically in a similar way to a dictionary. Beside each word entry is a list of synonyms. Some thesaurus will give you the antonyms in the parallel column

7. nice - weather –people – food – films – music – places - work -........... warm, sunny, hot, pretty, beautiful, great tasty, smooth, cool, satisfying friendly, amicable, pleasant, kind enjoyable, fantastic Interesting, clean,

8. Remove the word nice and replace it with a synonym: It was a nice day so we went with some nice friends to a nice town next to the sea. We took a nice picnic which we had sitting on the nice beach. We paddled in the sea which was nice. On the way home we stopped off for some nice fish and chips. All in all it was a nice day that left me with a lot of nice memories.

9. Using the thesaurus change the synonyms you used to antonyms: It was a ---- day so we went with some - ---- friends to a ---- town next to the sea. We took a ---- picnic which we had sitting on the ---- beach. We paddled in the sea which was ----. On the way home we stopped off for some ---- fish and chips. All in all it was a ---- day that left me with a lot of ----- memories.