Word Study Actitivy - February 7

Antonyms and Synonyms - Huh??

Here's something we're sure you've seen on CASI many, many times.  Let's take a look!

What Are Synonyms?

Synonyms are words that have the same meaning. All parts of speech such as nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs can have a synonym.

Examples of Synonyms

Adjectives: beautiful, lovely, gorgeous

Nouns: house, home, dwelling, residence

Verbs: jump, leap, hop, skip

All of the above synonyms could be substituted in a sentence.  However, when you do replace a word with its synonym, you have to pay close attention to the context so that the synonym will keep the same meaning.

For example:  It's important to make sure the food has not expired before you buy it.

A synonym for expire is die, but would that make sense in this sentence?  Of course not.  So keep in mind that not every synonym will be a good choice.
 
What Are Antonyms?

Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings.

Examples of Antonyms

Healthy – sick          Front – back          Male- female

Often words will have more than one antonym, but like synonyms, it depends on the context.

For example:  The student was a sharp thinker. 

The word sharp could have the antonym blunt or unsharpened.  You have to look at all the meanings and how the word is used. Would you say "The student was an unsharpened thinker"?

This week's WORD LIST and ACTIVITIES - DUE DATE: February 13

1.   relevant (Language)
2.   trade (Social Studies)
3.   power (Science)
4.   justify (Math)
5.   energy (Science)
6.   volume (Math)
7.   structure (Math)
8.   announce (Language)
9.   least (Math)
10. generate(Language and Science)

WORD ACTIVITY 3:  BINGO!!!

In this activity you need to create a BINGO CARD for the class.  You must also create sentences for each word to be used for the BINGO CARD.

Step 1- Get your Word Study Notebook!

Step 2- For each list word, write down one synonym and one antonym.

Step 3 - Write one sentence for each word using the synonym and antonym you've chosen.  Copy your antonyms and synonyms onto index cards (ask your teacher if you need any - we've got them!). 

Step 4 - Cut the words out.  Also, write the letters B, I, N, G, and O on your index cards. ( you can fit 2 letters on one card and cut it in half)

Step 5 - Access the link below and you can create your own BINGO CARD.
http://osric.com/bingo-card-generator/.  If you prefer, you can create it by hand.  Here's what to put on your BINGO CARD:

On your bingo card there should be 25 spaces including a free space in the middle.  You can use the list words, antonyms and synonyms to create the card.  Don't forget the BINGO on the top.

Step 6- Finally, bring in your BINGO CARD and sentence strips and we'll have a fun game of ANTONYM AND SYNONYM BINGO.

If you have any questions, come see us and we will clarify it for you.  HAVE FUN!!

Here's on online ANTONYM game!

http://www.vocabulary.co.il/antonyms/middle-school/basal-reader-word-antonym-match/