Урок 8 Синонимы и антонимы. Омофоны.

Synonyms and antonyms. Homophones.

Being able to use the most appropriate word is vital to all writers. To find the most accurate word, writers scan their minds, dictionaries or computers for synonyms, which have the same general meaning but differ in the specific attitude they suggest.

Example: run – sprint, jog, dash, race, etc.

Task 1 Rewrite the sentences, using the synonyms of the underlined words:

1. It is time for the race to begin.___________________________________________________

2. The hummingbird is very small._________________________________________________

3. I enjoy being eight years old.____________________________________________________

4. The fourth grade class is very noisy._______________________________________________

5. The play is about to end.________________________________________________________

6. Which birthday present do you like the best?________________________________________

7. Mary and her brother made a birdhouse.___________________________________________

8. Do you know the cost of the bicycle? _____________________________________________

Gift, loud, like, stop, price, tiny, built, start

Task 2 Scan your mind or a dictionary for the synonyms

• that mean ‘great’: amazing, ______________________________________________

• describing cold weather: ________________________________________________

• describing a bad film: __________________________________________________

• that mean ‘travel’: _____________________________________________________

• describing a good dish:__________________________________________________

An antonym is a word that is the opposite or near opposite of another word in meaning. Example: sad/happy, sweet/sour. Successful writers need to make choices about the right word in combination with the best phrasing. The can contrast words an d make comparisons They help readers understand the ideas they want to express through these relations.

Task 3 Finish the following examples:

1. First is to second as ninth is to ________________________ .

2. Top is to bottom as up is to __________________________ .

3. Shoe is to foot as _________________________ is to hand.

4. New is to modern as ______________________is to old.

5. Eyes are to seeing as ears are to _______________________ .

6. Fat is to thin as tall is to ______________________ .

7. Happy is to sad as ______________________ is to rude.

Caution should be taken to spell the homophones correctly. They are words that sound alike but are different in spelling and meaning.

Example: Clair’s mother said,”No.”

How do you know so much about crickets?

Task 4 Choose the right word from the brackets. Add one more sentence.

Example: Will someone (buy, by)? an electric bulb

Will someone buy an electric bulb? I can’t find the keyhole.

1. (Would, wood) your mother let you keep a snake? _______________________________________________________________________________

2. The sound seemed to come from (won, one) corner.

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3. Aunt Sally found what she had been looking (four, for). _______________________________________________________________________________

4. The sock was full of (holes, wholes). _______________________________________________________________________________

5. Children were afraid of going (threw, through) the forest at midnight. _______________________________________________________________________________

6. Somebody has left a (peace, piece) of chocolate bar. _______________________________________________________________________________

7. The hamster seemed to like his (knew, new) home. _______________________________________________________________________________

8. The weather was very hot, the sun (shown, shone) every day. ______________________________________________________________________________

9. Who (eight, ate) my strawberries?

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Task 5 Homophones are used incorrectly in six places in the newspaper article. Find each mistake. Write six correct homophones.

Yesterday TV Viewers program finished its pole of television watchers. It found that people are watching TV more but liking it less. The viewers’ mane problem was with the number of commercials. When asked about the knew musical programs, not a single sole complained. The shows on lone from Great Britain one the highest praise of all. Children liked shows about nature best. ________________________________________________________________________

Task 6 Have fun! Use each pair of homophones in one sentence.

Dear – deer, sail – sale, steal – steel, mail – male, night – knight, bear – bare, hair - hare

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