RIC-20239 Primary Grammar and Word Study Year 4 – Understanding and choosing words
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Underst<strong>and</strong>ing <strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>choosing</strong> <strong>words</strong><br />
Synonyms <strong>and</strong> antonyms<br />
Focus<br />
Synonyms <strong>and</strong> antonyms<br />
Definitions<br />
• Synonyms are <strong>words</strong> that have the same or similar<br />
meaning.<br />
Example:<br />
child <strong>–</strong> infant<br />
• Antonyms are <strong>words</strong> that are opposite in meaning.<br />
Example:<br />
sweet <strong>–</strong> sour <strong>–</strong> unpleasant<br />
Explanation<br />
• Identifying synonyms <strong>and</strong> antonyms develops <strong>and</strong><br />
enriches students’ vocabulary <strong>and</strong> enhances their<br />
written <strong>and</strong> verbal communication.<br />
• Identifying <strong>and</strong> using more ‘interesting’ synonyms,<br />
such as other <strong>words</strong> for ‘nice’ or ‘said’ can give<br />
more meaning to a sentence or more interest to a<br />
description.<br />
• Antonyms <strong>and</strong> synonyms are often used as clues for<br />
crossword puzzles.<br />
• As <strong>words</strong> can have many meanings, the context<br />
in which the word is used must be taken into<br />
consideration.<br />
Worksheet information<br />
• Identical twins occur when one fertilised egg (ovum)<br />
splits <strong>and</strong> forms two babies with exactly the same<br />
genetic makeup. Fraternal twins occur when two<br />
separate eggs (ova) are fertilised by two different<br />
sperm <strong>and</strong> form two children with different genetic<br />
information.<br />
• Differentiate between synonyms <strong>and</strong> antonyms<br />
as described on the worksheet <strong>and</strong> discuss some<br />
examples.<br />
• Students should read the text <strong>and</strong> the clues to<br />
complete the crossword. Whether the answer is a<br />
synonym or antonym of the word given is indicated<br />
in brackets.<br />
Ideas for further practice<br />
• Complete other crossword puzzles <strong>and</strong> identify the<br />
synonyms used in clues.<br />
• Change the meaning of a sentence by substituting<br />
antonyms.<br />
• As a class, list <strong>and</strong> record synonyms of <strong>words</strong><br />
‘over-used’ in writing such as ‘said’ <strong>and</strong> ‘nice’.<br />
Answers<br />
1. (a) powerful (b) rescue<br />
(c) durable (d) correct<br />
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(a) cheap (b) divide<br />
(c) friend (d) deep<br />
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