Synonyms Antonyms and Homonyms Grade 3 By Amanda
Synonyms, Antonyms, and Homonyms Grade 3 By: Amanda Lundberg
What is a synonym? • A synonym is a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word. • Example: – Cold and Chilly • Susie’s feet were cold, so she put on her slippers. • Susie’s feet were chilly, so she put on her slippers.
What is an antonym? • An antonym is a word opposite in meaning to another word. • Example: – Short and Tall • The person on the left is short. • The person on the right is tall.
What is a homonym? • A homonym is a word that is the same as another in sound and/or spelling but different in meaning. • Example: – Ant and Aunt • An ant is an insect. • An aunt is the sister of your mother or father.
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Let’s Review! • Nice and kind are: – synonyms • Happy and sad are: – antonyms • Bye and buy are: – homonyms • Quiet and loud are: – antonyms • Two and to are: – homonyms • Fast and quick are: – synonyms
Game Time! • Please get into teams of 4 -5 students. • In your teams, you will choose a point value and a category for a question that you will answer regarding synonyms, antonyms, or homonyms. • If your team gets the answer right, your team receives the selected amount of points. • If your team gets the answer wrong, another team can answer the question to earn those points. • Ready? Let’s go!
Jeopardy Synonyms Antonyms Homonyms 100 100 200 200 300 300 400 400 500 500
Synonyms-100 Points • What is a synonym for the word “nice”?
Synonyms-200 Points • What is a synonym for the word “cheerful”?
Synonyms-300 Points • What is a synonym for the word “walk”?
Synonyms-400 Points • What is a synonym for the word “impolite”?
Synonyms-500 Points • What is a synonym for the word “honest”?
Antonyms-100 Points • What is an antonym for the word “up”?
Antonyms-200 Points • What is an antonym for the word “dark”?
Antonyms-300 Points • What is an antonym for the word “right”?
Antonyms-400 Points • What is an antonym for the word “old”?
Antonyms-500 Points • What is an antonym for the word “talkative”?
Homonyms-100 Points • Describe the definitions of the words “I” and “eye”.
Homonyms-200 Points • Describe the definitions of the words “meet” and “meat”.
Homonyms-300 Points • Describe the definitions of the words “mail” and “male”.
Homonyms-400 Points • Describe the definitions of the words “hair” and “hare”.
Homonyms-500 Points • Describe the definitions of the words “Sunday” and “sundae”.
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