Decoding meaning using synonyms and antonyms
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The document provides instructions for decoding word meanings using synonyms and antonyms. It explains that synonyms are words that have similar meanings and can help understand a word by considering context clues. Antonyms are the opposite words and can also help in decoding meanings. An example conversation is given where one person helps explain the process of using synonyms and context clues to determine a word's meaning to another person struggling with an assignment.
Decoding meaning using synonyms and antonyms
- 1. Decoding Meaning with Synonyms and antonyms Presented by : Miguel Andrew D. Soledad
- 2. Before we start, let’s read the conversation between Lance and Crylle
- 3. Hi Crylle, What’s up? You seems not to be fine now. What is your problem?
- 4. Hi, Lance. I am fine but I got an assignment and it seems to be hard. Here, take a look.
- 6. Can you help me out to this assignment?
- 7. Oh, that is so easy. Watch carefully so that you will know what to do.
- 8. First, you should look for the word you want to decipher. Ex : look Second, think of a word that is familiar or lighter in meaning. It is usually easily found in a sentence. Ex : look - see
- 9. Through this, you will know its meaning. You can also know it through context clues. Ex : I’m looking forward to meet you next time. Ex : I think that our family has a get together next month.
- 10. Meet has the same meaning with get together. It is explained through using synonyms. In short, synonyms are words that have the same or similar meaning. They are useful when describing something to avoid repeating a word used earlier.
- 11. In short, synonyms are can be used to get the meaning of a word by using context clues. Also, you can use antonyms in decoding words through finding the opposite meaning of a word.
- 12. Wow! That’s awesome! Thanks for the help, Lance.
- 13. You’re welcome. Just call me if you need any help. Oh, my mom is calling me. Good bye, Crylle!
- 14. Okay, Good bye, Lance. See you next time!
- 16. “Prayer of St. Francis” Make me a channel of peace Where there is hatred, let me bring your love Where there is injury your pardon, Lord And where there’s doubt true faith in you Make me a channel of your peace Where there’s despair in life, let me bring hope Where there is darkness only light And where there’s sadness, ever joy (Refrain) Oh, Master, grant that I may never seek So much to be consoled as to understand To be understood as to understand To be loved as to love with all my soul Make me a channel of your peace It is in pardoning that we are pardoned In giving to all men that we receive And in dying that we are born to eternal life.
- 17. Find all the antonyms in the lyrics. List down in the table below.
- 18. Words Synonyms Antonyms Note : You can add rows if you wish to add.
- 19. Encircle all the synonyms of the given word. 1. happy - glad, sad, joy, gay 2. small - big, little, tiny, microscopic 3. rich - ample, wealthy, poor, plenty 4. big - large, huge, bulky, grand 5. fear - brave, panic, fright, scare
- 20. Write the opposite words on the blanks to describe the following. Choose from the word in the box. a turtle is _______; a rabbit is _________ hair is _______; cotton is _________ fire is ________; ice is ________ Father is a _______; Mother is a _________ stone is ________; feather is ________ man fast heavy hot light slow woman black white cold