03/30 Synonyms and Antonyms

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

An antonym is a word that means the opposite of another word.

It's easy to remember the meaning of synonym by using this little trick:

Synonym = Same

They both start with an S!

rabbit and bunny

rocks and stones

enjoy and like

hot and boiling

throw and toss

It's easy to remember the meaning of antonym by using this little trick:

Antonym = Opposite

They both start with a vowel!

examples:

bad and good

hot and cold

soft and hard

smooth and rough

slow and fast

Replace the bold word with each answer choice. If the meaning of the sentence is the same, then you've found a synonym. If the meaning of the sentence is the opposite of what it was before, then you've found an antonym.

"I like baseball" means the same thing as "I enjoy baseball," so like and enjoy are synonyms. The answer is B!