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”.