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!”