today we will use antonyms to determine the meaning of words. determine= understand what are we...

Determine= Understand

What are we going to use to determine the meaning of words?What are we going to use antonyms for?What are we going to do today?

Big Tiny

Night Day

How did we say these words were related?

Full Empty

Antonyms help us determine the meaning of words, and if we can determine the meaning of words, we become better readers.

Does anybody have any other reason why this is important? Why is it important to you?

1.Read the word. 2.Think about what it means.3.Think of other words that have

opposite meanings.4.Look at all your choices.5.Choose the word that has the

opposite meaning .

Let’s Practice!1.Read the word. 2.Think about what it

means.3.Think of words that

have opposite meanings.

4.Look at all your choices.

5.Choose the word that has the opposite meaning .

Which word means the opposite of fast?

A) QuickB) FierceC) SlowD) Fact

C) Slow

Practice Makes Perfect

Read the following sentence.

Those two quarrel about everything.

Which word is an antonym for quarrel?

a.Worryb.Agreec.Argued.Imagine

1.Read the word. 2.Think about what it

means.3.Think of words that

have opposite meanings.

4.Look at all your choices.

5.Choose the word that has the opposite meaning .

More More More!Read the following sentence.Yesterday after school we

found a tiny rock that we thought could be a mineral, but we lost it before we could show Mr. Harper.

Which two underlined words are antonyms?

a. after, foundb. Tiny, afterc. Lost, foundd. Tiny, lost

1.Read the word. 2.Think about what it

means.3.Think of words that

have opposite meanings.

4.Look at all your choices.

5.Choose the word that has the opposite meaning .

Your Turn! 1. Read the word. 2. Think about what it

means.3. Think of other words

that have opposite meanings.

4. Look at all your choices.

5. Choose the word that has the opposite meaning.

Which word is an ANTONYM for magnificent?

a)Horribleb)Hugec)Greatd)MagnifyA) Horrible

What did you learn today?What is an antonym?What do we use antonyms for?Why is important to know what antonyms are?One More! Read the following sentence: My brother has an evil personality. Which of the following words is the antonym for evil?

a. kind b. mean c. cruel d. nasty

Antonyms GameHave Fun!!!!!