Sunday, June 5, 2016

SYNONYMS - HOMONYMS - ANTONYMS

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.
SYNONYMS
(similar meaning)
HOMONYMS
(homophones: same sound)
ANTONYMS
(opposites)
answerreplyallowedaloudacceptrefuse
askrequestateeightattackdefend
bravecourageousbarebearadmitdeny
broadwidebowboughbeautifulugly
difficulthardcellsellbeginend
endfinishcerealserialbetterworse
fixrepairdeerdearbravecowardly
gathercollectdewduebroadnarrow
gladhappyfairfarecheapexpensive
intelligentcleverflourflowercleverstupid
jumpleaphairharedangeroussafe
loyalfaithfulhearheredifficulteasy
mistakeerrorholewholeforbidallow
oddstrangemailmalefullempty
particularspecificpairpearguiltyinnocent
quickrapidplainplanejoinseparate
rarescarcerightwriteknowledgeignorance
realgenuinerootroutelazyhardworking
reliabledependablesailsalemarriedsingle
richwealthysolesoulminoritymajority
sadunhappysomesumnoisyquiet
safesecuresuitesweetrememberforget
scaredfrightenedtoetowsimilardifferent
tryattemptwaitweighttruefalse
vasthugeweekweakwhispershout

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