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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