4. WHAT DO I DO IF I DON’T KNOW WHAT
THAT WORD MEANS?
• LOOK UP the
word “evening” in
the dictionary.
• For example, the
word “evening”
means late
afternoon or early
night.
5. Now that we know what
the word “evening”
means, let’s find a
SYNONYM
6. BUT FIRST WE NEED TO KNOW
WHAT A SYNONYM IS
A SYNONYM is a
word whose
meaning is the
same or almost the
same to that of
another word in the
same language.
20. IF THEY HAVE THE SAME MEANING,
THEN WHY USE THEM?
• using the same word over and over again is
dull
• these help make the sentence more
interesting
21. WHAT IS A SYNONYM?
A SYNONYM is a word that has the same or
almost the same meaning as another
word.
EXAMPLES:
big- large
cold-chilly
22. WHAT IS A SYNONYM FOR MAD?
• happy
• angry
• smart
41. Fun Synonym and Antonym
Games
Synonym Sam’s Lab
Antonym Jeopardy
Word Frog+
42. REFERENCES
Hazem, S. (2013). Synonyms and Antonyms. Available from:
http://www.slideshare.net/heytherehowareyou/synonyms-andantonyms-24585411 (Accessed 7 March 2014).
Jacobsen, M. (2011). Finding Synonyms. Available from:
http://www.slideshare.net/mjay921/synonyms-power-point
(Accssed 7 March 2014).
Kmcmillen92. (2012). Synonyms and Antonyms. Available from:
http://www.slideshare.net/kmcmillen92/synonym-and-antonympowerpoint (Accessed 7 March 2014).