1. SYNONYMS
BY MARK JESSIE AGUILAR
BEED III-AM
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2. Synonyms

3. SYNONYMS
 are words with almost the same or similar
meanings.
 a word having the same meaning as another
word in the same language in one or more of
its senses
 Synonyms can be any part of speech (such as
nouns, verbs, prepositions, adverb, adjective),
as long as both words are the same part of
speech.

4. NOUNS, VERBS, ADJECTIVES, ADVERBS OR
PREPOSITIONS
 Noun-a word used to name a person, place,
things, state or quality.
 Verb-any of a class of words expressing an
action performed.
 Preposition-a word expressing the relationship
between noun, pronoun, or phrase and other
element of the sentences.

5.  Adverb-parts of speech which modifies or limit
a verb, an adjective or another adverb
 Adjectives- part of speech used to qualify,
define or limit a substantive

7. EXAMPLES OF SENTENCES HAS SYNONYMS
The dancer has a slender figure.
The dancer has a slim figure.

8. Aya found the sum very difficult.
Aya found the sum very hard.

9. You should not loiter on the way home.
You should not linger on the way home.

10. The class will commence
at 7 o’clock.
The class will start
at 7 o’clock.

11. The truck make the old bridge tremble.
The truck make the old bridge shake.

13. ANTONYMS
 are words with opposite or nearly opposite
meanings.
 a word which means the exact contrary of
another.
 Antonyms can be any part of speech (such as
nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs or
prepositions), as long as both words are the
same part of speech.

15. The plate is as clean as it
was before so he must be
really hungry.
The plate is dirty because
he did not wash it.
The little girl whispered
her secret to her best
friend.
That lady shouted at the
top of her lungs with the

16. THINGS TO REMEMBER
o Synonyms and
antonyms
o are useful to know
because they improve
reading and writing
skills by enriching our
vocabulary.
o Familiarising or
memorising the synonym
or antonym of a word is
good technique to
remember them.
o Decoding words through
context clues is also the
best way to remember
them instead of recalling
one by one.

17. THAT’S ALL
FOLKS!
GOOD day!