1. RPDP Secondary Literacy Students will – recognize relationships among words. identify synonyms and antonyms

2. 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

3. 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.

4. 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.

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

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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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.

12. 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

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

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

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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