Antonyms

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Antonyms
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What is an Antonym?

• Antonyms are words that mean the opposite of
  another word.
• Hot - Cold
• Short Tall
• Big - Little

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Example fast slow The bus goes fast. The
turtle is slow.
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Example large small The hippopotamus is
large. The mouse is small.
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Example tall short The dinosaur is tall. The
boy is short.
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Example noise silence The tractors noise hurt
our ears. The silence was relaxing.
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Example feeble strong The old dog is
feeble. The giant insect is strong.
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Example rich poor The rich king gave to the
needy. The poor people had no home.
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Example wild tame The wild bull is angry. The
bird is tame.
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Example hard soft The hard rocks were by the
beach. The pillow was soft.
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Example light dark He entered the dark
building. Sue enjoyed the early morning light.
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• What is the Antonym for Country?
• Summer
• High
• City
• Rich

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What is an antonym for always? Yell Never Sometim
es Forever
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Name 5 words and their antonyms. Use each
correctly in a sentence.