Identify Synonyms and Antonyms and Choose the Correct Word


OBJECTIVES Students will C identify synonyms and antonyms. C apply their new understanding of each word by completing sentences.


GUIDE STUDENTS To prepare students for the first activ- ity, ask volunteers to give examples of synonyms and antonyms.


For the second activity, write the example sentence below on the chalkboard. Have students decide which word from the Word List on page 126 best completes the sen- tence. Then ask students to discuss the words in the sentence that helped them figure out their answer.


Because the boy had committed only a ____ offense, the judge was merciful. minor


PRACTICE


Have students complete page 126 on their own. Check students’ final responses together as a whole-group activity.


126 Measurement Part 2 ‘‘ T126 Unit 6 Measurement Part 2 Words From the Wise


We are armed with language adequate to describe each leaf of the field, but not to describe human character. —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)


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WORD LIST


minuscule equality plenty


diminutive adequate deplete minor replete equable


equilibrium


Identify Synonyms and Antonyms Read each pair of words. Write S if the words are synonyms. Write A if the words are antonyms.


1 equality, sameness 2 minuscule, tiny 3 empty, replete


4 huge, diminutive 5 unchanging, equable


S S


A A S


6 equilibrium, balance 7 major, minor 8 fill, deplete


9 adequate, enough 10 plenty, scarce


S


A A S


A


Choose the Correct Word Write the vocabulary word that completes each sentence. Underline any part of the sentence that helped you make your choice.


Underlined answers will vary. 11 We were happy that it was only a


14 13 12


20 19 18 17 16 15


no one was injured. We have no extras, but the supply is


He is usually calm, but these events upset his Don’t waste the charcoal; we can’t


for the cookout. We will need


The huge store was


I used a microscope to see the diminutive


The He has an even,


We worked toward balance, or new set of school rules.


plenty replete minor adequate equilibrium deplete accident and for now. . our supply minuscule equable


of test tubes, so buy four boxes. with groceries. cell.


type made the page difficult to read. temper.


equality , as we wrote a


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