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Year 6 · English · Synonyms and antonyms · Lesson 1

Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms and antonyms: definitions, examples, prefixes that form antonyms, and replacing overused words.

Whiteboard video lesson: Synonyms and antonyms

12-minute video lesson

Teaching, worked examples and 20 practice questions solved step by step.

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What your child will learn

  • Define synonym and antonym
  • Give synonyms and antonyms
  • Form antonyms with prefixes
  • Choose better words

The method

  1. Meaning?
  2. Same: synonym.
  3. Opposite: antonym.
  4. Fits?

Key words: synonym, antonym, prefix, thesaurus.

Worked examples

The first three practice questions from the lesson, with every step.

Question 1

A synonym has the ___ meaning.

  1. Step 1: s...

Answer: same (or similar)

Question 2

An antonym has the ___ meaning.

  1. Step 1: o...

Answer: opposite

Question 3

Synonym for ‘big’.

  1. Step 1: h...

Answer: huge / large / enormous