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RPDP Secondary Literacy
Students will –
• recognize relationships among words.
• identify synonyms and antonyms
•
RPDP Secondary Literacy
Words that mean the same thing butlook different are called synonyms.
Their meanings are very similar:
pretty – cute
calm – peaceful
kind – nice
RPDP Secondary Literacy
Falsehood and lie are synonyms.
One way to define a “falsehood”is to say that it means a “lie.”
Despondent and depressedare also synonyms.
Using the easier synonym increases your understanding when you read.
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Writers use synonyms toavoid repeating words
and boring readers.
If you know one word in a synonym pair, youalso know the other
without needing a dictionary.
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Our desert is huge.Our desert is enormous.Our desert is gigantic.
Our desert is tremendous.
Examples of Synonyms
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baby infant
student pupil
pretty attractive
sick ill
smart intelligent
funny humorous
brave fearless
fear fright
scream yell
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After her vacation, she felt rejuvenated.With this feeling of rebirth, she felt strongenough to take on any task.
A synonym for rejuvenated is–
A. sickly
B. weak
C. worsened
D. strengthened
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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.hurtD.educated
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The crowd gathered at the concert entrance at 3 o’clock and at 6 o'clockthe throng finally began to move.Can you spot the two synonyms here?A. gathered and beganB. 3 o’clock six o’clockC. crowd and throngD. entrance and move
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After the game, the coach appearedcalm, yet everyone knew he was extremely agitated.
A synonym for agitated is – A. tranquilB. relaxedC. peacefulD. upset
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Some words mean just the opposite ofeach other.
Two words with opposite meaningsare called antonyms.
Use antonyms to help you understand words you don’t know.
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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
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old new
top bottom
dirty clean
day night
beginning ending
always never
sell buy
sit stand
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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. enthusiasticB. unwillingC. unpredictableD. cautious
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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