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Tale of the “ nyms ”. English Concepts Wattie 2013. Who are the “ nyms ”?. Antonyms Synonyms Homonyms. Antonyms. An antonym is a word that is the opposite of another word. Example: Good / Bad What are some other antonyms?. Synonyms. Synonyms are words that have the same meaning.
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Tale of the “nyms” English Concepts Wattie 2013
Who are the “nyms”? • Antonyms • Synonyms • Homonyms
Antonyms • An antonym is a word that is the opposite of another word. • Example: Good / Bad • What are some other antonyms?
Synonyms • Synonyms are words that have the same meaning. • Example: Large / Big • What are some other synonyms?
Homonyms • Homonyms are words that have the same spelling but different meanings. • Example: Fair • That price is fair. • Let’s go to the fair. • What are some other homonyms?
Relatives of the “Nyms” • Homophones • Two words that sound alike but have different meanings. • Example: Their / They’re / There • Their: belonging to them • They’re: Contraction for “They Are” • There: a place
Relatives of the “Nyms” • Homographs: two words that are spelled the same but have different pronunciations causing them to have different meanings. • Example: desert • We had to desert the building. • The desert was so hot he started hallucinating.
Vocabulary Week One • Acceptable • Accidentally • Accommodate • Acquire • Amateur • Apparent • Argument • Atheist • Believe • Calendar
How We Do Vocabulary? Four Square Write the vocabulary word here. List three synonyms here Contact Associate Connection Acquaintance Write the definition of the vocabulary word here. List three antonyms here A person one knows slightly or a personal knowledge as a result of study. Stranger Ignorance unfamiliar Above is an example! Above is what to write in each square!