Thursday, February 5, 2015

Synonyms and Antonyms

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms are words that have almost the same meaning. 
     Example: The words big and large are synonyms.
Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings. 
     Example: The words open and closed are antonyms.

Tell whether each pair of words are synonyms or antonyms.
  1. agree, disagree
  2. cold, freezing
  3. easy, difficult
  4. argue, squabble
  5. guess, estimate
  6. bottom, top
  7. tired,energetic
  8. huge, gigantic
  1. sink, float
  2. windy, calm
  3. noisy, quiet
  4. unhappy, sad
Write one complete sentence that includes two words that are antonyms. Choose antonyms that are different from the ones listed above.