Ppt 2 - Synonyms

SYNONYMS Similar Meanings Same Meanings

DEFINITION OF SYNONYMS 

A synonym is a word that has the same meaning or nearly has the same meaning as another word.

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Synonyms can be nouns, verb, adverbs or adjectives, as long as both members of the pair are the same part of speech.

MORE EXAMPLES OF SYNONYMS:

≈ infant (noun) student ≈ pupil (noun) buy ≈ purchase (verb) pretty ≈ attractive baby

(adjective) sick ≈ ill (adjective) quickly ≈ speedily (adverb)

Why learn synonyms?

1) To express ourselves more clearly 2) To avoid the repetition of words 3)To make our compositions more interesting

MOUNT FUJI IS A BIG MOUNTAIN. g

I’m bi …

A word web massive great large

BIG

huge

enormous

gigantic

Can you think of other words to replace the word ‘big’?

A word web massive great large

BIG

huge

enormous

gigantic

These words are synonyms. They have the same meaning as ‘big’. Synonyms help us to replace commonly-used words.

Replace that adjective! Funny Humorous Mirthful Laughable

Mr. Bean is a funny comedian

Replace that adjective! Magnificent Impressive Great Majestic

The Great Wall of China is one of the magnificent wonders of the world.

Replace that adjective! Exciting Thrilling Electrifying Stimulating

‘Maplestory’ is the most exciting online game among children.

Replace that adjective! Dirty Filthy Unclean

This dog sitting on the mud is very dirty.

Replace that adjective! Ugly Gruesome Horrid Disgustin g Davey Jones is ugly looking!

Replace that adjective! Holiday Vacation Trip Break

We are going to Disneyland for our holiday

Replace that adjective! Daring Bold Brave Courageous

The man holding on to the edge of the cliff, with a camera is daring.

Replace that adjective! Noisy Boisterou s Loud

The children were very noisy at the birthday party.

Replace that adjective! Diligent Hardworking Conscientiou s Attentive We are a class of diligent students.

Replace that adjective in our writing! “Thea was very angry that she hit him.”

Furious Enraged Maddened

Replace that adjective in our writing! “ Wow! What a crowded place!” exclaimed, Mary.

Jam-packed Crammed Full Overcrowded

Replace that adjective in our writing! “Both of them were happily building the sandcastles”

Joyfully Gleefully Merrily

Replace that adjective in our writing! “Mr.Wong saw him and quickly ran to call the lifeguard to save his son”

Speedily Swiftly Rapidly

Replace that adjective in our writing! Everyone looked at them and shouted, “Faster, faster, swim faster’ to the lifeguard!”

Yelled Screamed Bellowed

USING THE THESAURUS  What’s

a thesaurus? It is a book, similar to a dictionary except that it contains groups of words with similar meanings being placed together.

MORE LEARNING RESOURCES

Basic English Grammar pgs 60 – 68 (Revision for Adjectives)  http://pbskids.org/lions/games/synsam.html  http://www.englishclub.com/esl-games/matching Log into Asknlearn web portal http://www.asknlearn.com/  - Click on English – P2  - Click on Launch  - Click on Places Of Interest  - Under Activities, click on Hot Quiz: Synonyms 