Decoding Meaning with Synonyms and antonyms

Presented by :Miguel Andrew D. Soledad

Before we start, let’s read the conversation between Lance and

Crylle

Hi Crylle, What’s up? You seems not

to be fine now. What is your

problem?

Hi, Lance. I am fine but I got an

assignment and it seems to be hard. Here, take a look.

Can you help me out to this assignment?

Oh, that is so easy. Watch carefully so that you will know what to do.

First, you should look for the word you want to decipher.

Ex : look

Second, think of a word that is familiar or lighter in meaning. It is usually easily found in a sentence.

Ex : look - see

Through this, you will know its meaning. You can also know it through context clues.

Ex : I’m looking forward to meet you next time.

Ex : I think that our family has a get together next month.

Meet has the same meaning with get together. It is explained through using synonyms.

In short, synonyms are words that have the same or similar meaning. They are useful when describing something to avoid repeating a word used earlier.

In short, synonyms are can be used to get the meaning of a word by using context clues.

Also, you can use antonyms in decoding words through finding the opposite meaning of a word.

Wow! That’s awesome!

Thanks for the help, Lance.

You’re welcome. Just call me if you need any help. Oh, my mom is calling

me. Good bye, Crylle!

Okay, Good bye, Lance. See you next time!

Another Activity :

“Prayer of St. Francis”Make me a channel of peaceWhere there is hatred, let me bring your loveWhere there is injury your pardon, LordAnd where there’s doubt true faith in you Make me a channel of your peaceWhere there’s despair in life, let me bring hopeWhere there is darkness only lightAnd where there’s sadness, ever joy

(Refrain)Oh, Master, grant that I may never seekSo much to be consoled as to understandTo be understood as to understandTo be loved as to love with all my soul Make me a channel of your peaceIt is in pardoning that we are pardonedIn giving to all men that we receiveAnd in dying that we are born to eternal life.

Find all the antonyms in the lyrics. List down

in the table below.

Words Synonyms Antonyms

Note : You can add rows if you wish to add.

Encircle all the synonyms of the given word.

 1. happy - glad, sad, joy, gay2. small - big, little, tiny, microscopic3. rich - ample, wealthy, poor, plenty4. big - large, huge, bulky, grand5. fear - brave, panic, fright, scare

Write the opposite words on the blanks to describe the following. Choose from the word in the box.

 a turtle is _______; a rabbit is _________hair is _______; cotton is _________fire is ________; ice is ________Father is a _______; Mother is a _________stone is ________; feather is ________ man fast heavy hot light slow woman black white cold