SYNONYMS are words that have a similar meaning e.g. begin/start.
HOMONYMS include:
♦ homophones: the same sound but different spelling and meaning e.g. ate/eight
♦ homographs: the same spelling but a different meaning e.g. bank account/bank of river.
ANTONYMS are words that are opposite in meaning to another e.g. accept/refuse.
HOMONYMS include:
♦ homophones: the same sound but different spelling and meaning e.g. ate/eight
♦ homographs: the same spelling but a different meaning e.g. bank account/bank of river.
ANTONYMS are words that are opposite in meaning to another e.g. accept/refuse.
| SYNONYMS (similar meaning) | HOMONYMS (homophones: same sound) | ANTONYMS (opposites) | |||
| answer | reply | allowed | aloud | accept | refuse |
| ask | request | ate | eight | attack | defend |
| brave | courageous | bare | bear | admit | deny |
| broad | wide | bow | bough | beautiful | ugly |
| difficult | hard | cell | sell | begin | end |
| end | finish | cereal | serial | better | worse |
| fix | repair | deer | dear | brave | cowardly |
| gather | collect | dew | due | broad | narrow |
| glad | happy | fair | fare | cheap | expensive |
| intelligent | clever | flour | flower | clever | stupid |
| jump | leap | hair | hare | dangerous | safe |
| loyal | faithful | hear | here | difficult | easy |
| mistake | error | hole | whole | forbid | allow |
| odd | strange | male | full | empty | |
| particular | specific | pair | pear | guilty | innocent |
| quick | rapid | plain | plane | join | separate |
| rare | scarce | right | write | knowledge | ignorance |
| real | genuine | root | route | lazy | hardworking |
| reliable | dependable | sail | sale | married | single |
| rich | wealthy | sole | soul | minority | majority |
| sad | unhappy | some | sum | noisy | quiet |
| safe | secure | suite | sweet | remember | forget |
| scared | frightened | toe | tow | similar | different |
| try | attempt | wait | weight | true | false |
| vast | huge | week | weak | whisper | shout |
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