Download Day 1 Synonyms

Synonyms & Antonyms
What is a synonym?
What is an antonym?

A synonym is a word that has a similar
meaning to another.
 An antonym is a word that means the
opposite.
good
excellent
bad
poor
skilled
unskilled
4 words plus 2 words to
expand them:
hot
soggy poorly
wet
large
sick
boiling
ill
damp
enormous
huge
warm
Why should we use
synonyms?
Synonyms can be used instead of
common words
 Common words can lack power in our
writing. They can make our writing
boring if you use the same word a
second time.
 By choosing more unusual words a
text can become interesting.

Take time to consider more than one
synonym. They have different shades of
meaning, different effects, different
contexts.
nice
How many words can you think of for nice?
Using a Thesaurus
A thesaurus is a book which lists words
alphabetically in a similar way to a
dictionary.
 Beside each word entry is a list of
synonyms.
 Some thesaurus will give you the
antonyms in the parallel column

nice
- weather –people – food – films –
music – places - work - ...........
 warm, sunny, hot,
 pretty, beautiful, great
 tasty, smooth, cool, satisfying
 friendly, amicable, pleasant, kind
 enjoyable, fantastic
 Interesting, clean,

Remove the word nice and
replace it with a synonym:

It was a nice day so we went with some
nice friends to a nice town next to the
sea. We took a nice picnic which we
had sitting on the nice beach. We
paddled in the sea which was nice. On
the way home we stopped off for some
nice fish and chips. All in all it was a
nice day that left me with a lot of nice
memories.
Using the thesaurus change the
synonyms you used to antonyms:

It was a ---- day so we went with some ---- friends to a ---- town next to the sea.
We took a ---- picnic which we had
sitting on the ---- beach. We paddled in
the sea which was ----. On the way
home we stopped off for some ---- fish
and chips. All in all it was a ---- day that
left me with a lot of ----- memories.