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Miss Lee’s Gr. 6 English Nov. 1, 2011 Class 8: Antonyms, Synonyms, & Homonyms Antonyms Antonyms are words that mean the opposite of another word. For example, an antonym of “good” is “bad”. An antonym for “happy” is “sad”. Synonyms Synonyms are words that mean the same thing as another word. For example, a synonym for “difficult” is “hard”. A synonym for “big” is “huge”. Homonyms Homonym is the umbrella term for words with the same spelling or pronunciation, but with different meanings. There are 2 kinds of homonyms: 1.) Homophones – two words that sound the same, and may or may not be spelled differently, but have different meanings. Eg. sale sail red read meat meet (dollar) bill (duck) bill 2.) Homographs – two words that are spelled the same, and may or may not be pronounced differently, but have different meanings. Eg. (dog) bark (tree) bark park (the car) park (a playground) bear (animal) bear (withstand)