word relationships
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Word Relationships. Two words with the same meaning are called synonyms. Little and small are synonyms. little dog. small dog. Two words with opposite meanings are called antonyms. Long and short are antonyms. long snake. short snake. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Two words with the same meaning are
called synonyms.
Little and small are synonyms.
little dog
small dog
Two words with opposite meanings are
called antonyms.
Long and short are antonyms.
long snake
short snake
Two words that sound the same but
are spelled differently and have different meanings
are called homophones.
Here (this place) and
hear (listen) are
homophones.
here
hear
A word that has more than one
meaning is called a
multiple-meaning word.
Plain is a multiple
meaning word. It can mean
simple or land that is flat.
plain
simple
plain
land
Some words mean almost the same as other words
but are stronger.
Cold and freezing have
similar meanings, but
freezing is stronger.
freezing
cold
Another word relationship is when one word names a
group and the other word names a member of that
group.
Dinosaur names a group
and Tyrannosaurus rex names one member of that
group.
dinosaur
Tyrannosaurus Rex
Example story- Read the following story and
see if you can determine the
relationship of the colored words.
The Ugg family was gathering wood for fires. “Our cave is so chilly,” said Mr. Ugg. “I am tired
of being cold.
“Would you like me to drag this
tree trunk back to the cave?” asked Big Sister Ugg.
“That’s too big!” said Little Sister Ugg. “To fit that
gigantic log inside the cave, we would have to move the
clothes trunk outside!”