Word

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Word Relationships
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Two words with the same meaning are called
synonyms.
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Little and small are synonyms.
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little dog
small dog
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Two words with opposite meanings are called
antonyms.
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Long and short are antonyms.
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long snake
short snake
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Two words that sound the same but are spelled
differently and have different meanings are
called homophones.
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Here (this place) and hear (listen) are
homophones.
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here
hear
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A word that has more than one meaning is called a
multiple-meaning word.
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Plain is a multiple meaning word. It can mean
simple or land that is flat.
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plain simple
plain land
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Some words mean almost the same as other words
but are stronger.
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Cold and freezing have similar meanings, but
freezing is stronger.
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cold
freezing
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Another word relationship is when one word names
a group and the other word names a member of that
group.
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Dinosaur names a group and Tyrannosaurus rex
names one member of that group.
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dinosaur
Tyrannosaurus Rex
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Example story- Read the following story and see
if you can determine the relationship of the
colored words.
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The Ugg family was gathering wood for fires.
Our cave is so chilly, said Mr. Ugg. I am
tired of being cold.
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Would you like me to drag this tree trunk back
to the cave? asked Big Sister Ugg.
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Thats too big! said Little Sister Ugg. To
fit that gigantic log inside the cave, we would
have to move the clothes trunk outside!