How Are You Today?: Have You Already Learned How To Use Context To Get Meaning of Words That Have Multiple Meanings?

How are you
today?
Have you already learned how
to use
context to get meaning of
words
that have multiple meanings?
You will learn how

to use words with
exactly
the same or similar
meaning.
Do you know
what I am
referring too,
class?
Lets Try This
Read each sentence

below. Underline the
synonym that best
fits the sentence.
1. The authorities
(a. finished b.
stopped) the show
when the riot
began.
b. stopped
2. It was almost
imposible to swim
in the (a. icy b.
cool) water.
a. icy
3. The little girl was

happy to receive
the
(a. gifts b.
donation) from her
parents.
a. gifts
4. Joseph was (a.

sick
b. crippled) so he
went around in a
wheelchair.
b. crippled
5. During the
Halloween party,
the children wore
(a. covers b.
masks).
b. masks
6. The scientists
(a. extracted b.
pulled) juice from
rare plants.
a.
extracted
Dont worry if you

dont get all the
correct answers.
I will help you use
words with similar
or same meanings.
Lets Study This

Read the paragraph.
A Visit at the Hospital
A Visit at the
Hospital
When we visited the hospital
for the old people, I felt very
sad. Their families do not visit
them. I also heard that some of
them died without seeing their
loved ones before passing away.
It was so sorrowful.
I also saw one woman who
cried and told me that shes very
glad
to have a visitor. I was really
happy. At least I made one
person
Answer the
questions.
1.Why did the author feel sad

when she visited the hospital for
the old people?
2. Why was the old woman in
the hospital glad?
- What are the underlined words
in the paragraphs?
sad - sorrowful
glad - happy
Answer the
questions.
- Do these words have
the same meaning?
Yes. Sad and sorrowful
mean the same.
Glad and happy have
the same meaning, too.
Answer the
questions.
- What do we call the
words with the same
meaning?
Words with the same
meaning are called
synonyms
.
A reading selection will not be

interesting if you keep repeating
the
same words several times.
A paragraph, on a story will
become dull
and monotonous. Thus, the
readers would opt to stop at one
point or
get another material that will
sustain their interest. One way
to avoid
Synonyms are words with

exactly the same or similar
meaning.
Some words have many
synonyms. Others have only
one or two.
Observe the linked words
below. The links from that
synonym chain.
Small
little
tiny
minute
beautiful
pretty
lovely
Attractive
Good looking
huge
large
big
enormous
colossal
More examples
bucket pail
delicious tasty
happy
cheerful clean neat
More examples
Dirty-messy
Radiant-glowing
Noisy-loud
Intelligentbright
More examples
Bright-shiny
Destroys-ruins
Sad-unhappy
Keep-retain
Lets Do This
A. Complete the
series of three
synonyms by
choosing the
correct
word from the
Lets Do This
1.tough ,
difficult , ______
a. Hard
b. Easy
c. wide
Lets Do This
2. talk , tell ,
____________
a. sing
b. Shout
c. say
Lets Do This
3. make ,
compose ,
___________
a. Explore
b. Create
c. carry
Lets Do This
4. house ,
dwelling ,
___________
a. live
b. Rent
c. home
Lets Do This
5. cry , wail ,
____________
a. Weep
b. Laugh
c. sleep
Lets Do This
6. mix , blend ,
___________
a. Flavor
b. Cook
c. combine
LETS DO THIS
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6
TEST YOURSELVES
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q5
Q6
LETS DO THIS
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6
TEST YOURSELVES
Q1
B. Directions: Choose the word from the word box

that could replace the boldfaced word in each
sentence. Write the word on the line.
fortunate
discovered
grimy
ancient
sizzling
entire
select
chuckle
1. The dinosaur bones were old.
____________________
2. We were lucky that it didnt rain.
____________________
3. After playing football, my clothes were dirty.
____________________
4. That joke made me laugh.
___________________
fortunate
discovered
grimy
ancient
sizzling
entire
select
chuckle
5.I rode my bike the whole way home.

____________________
6.I had to choose a book for my
report. ____________________
7. It was a hot day in the desert.
___________________
8.I found the missing puzzle piece on
the floor.
____________________
Lets Do More
Match the words on the left with their
synonyms on the right. The first one has
been done for you.
1.tired
2.start
3.fire
4.drink
5.big
6.crowded
7.noisy
*loud
*busy
*large
*begin
*sleepy
*beverage
*flames
*boring
Lets Remember This

What are synonyms?
Synonyms are words
with the same or similar
meanings.
Some words have many
synonyms. Others have
only one or two.
Lets Test Ourselves

A. Which pair of words
in each number
contains synonyms?
1.
a. mall-garden
b. cloud-rain
c. bad-evil
d. hand-signal
2.
a. strike-hit
b. throw-catch
c. base-ball
d. bat-run
3.
a. ask-answer
b. shout-yell
c. carry-heavy
d. recall-remember
4.
a. water-land
b. fire-wood
c. air-fly
d. ground-soil
5.
a. enough-sufficient
b. many-big
c. few- many
d. sad-fave
6.
a. round-circle
b. egg-yolk
c. shape-color
d. size-small

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How are you

You will learn how

Lets Try This

Read each sentence

3. The little girl was

4. Joseph was (a.

Dont worry if you

Lets Study This

1.Why did the author feel sad

A reading selection will not be

Synonyms are words with

B. Directions: Choose the word from the word box

5.I rode my bike the whole way home.

Lets Remember This

Lets Test Ourselves

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