SYNONYMS

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SYNONYMS

• BY
• CONNIE OCHSNER

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What is a synonym?

• A synonym is a word that means the same or about
  the same thing as another word.
• Examples
• mad means about the same thing as angry
• rock means about the same thing as stone
• yell means about the same thing as shout
• boy means about the same thing as lad

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Making the Connection

• Lets read the story of
• The Three Little Pigs to see how synonyms work.

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The Three Little Pigs
Once upon a time there lived three little pigs.
They were very happy. But one fine day, their
father asked them to leave home. They were
growing older, and he wished for the three to go
out on their own. The three were shocked! How
could they leave their fathers house. It was so
large and comfortable.
Do you know what the underlined words mean?
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Lets try reading the same story with some new
words in place of the underlined words.
Once upon a time there lived three diminutive
swine. They were very elated. But one splendid
day, their father requested that they depart.
They were growing older, and he wished for the
trio to go out on their own. The three were
stunned! How could they leave their fathers
residence? It was so vast and comfortable.
Look at the new underlined words. These words
are synonyms for the underlined words in the
first version of The Three Little Pigs.
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Look at which words from the first version of
The Three Little Pigs mean the same as synonyms
from the second version.
Review A synonym is a word that means the same or
about the same as another word.

• Little
• pigs
• happy
• fine
• asked
• leave
• three
• shocked
• house
• large

Little diminutive pigs happy happy elated fin
e resplendent asked requested
little ? diminutive pigs ? swine happy ?
elated fine ? splendid asked ? requested
leave ? depart three ? trio shocked ?
stunned house ? residence large ? vast
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Lets match them up . . . . First
version Second version

• large
• pigs
• fine
• three
• shocked
• happy
• asked
• little
• leave
• house

• elated
• vast
• residence
• stunned
• trio
• depart
• requested
• splendid
• swine
• diminutive

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Great Job!
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Your Turn

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Copy the sentences below. Fill in the blank with
a word from the word bank.
1. I cant believe how___________the Grand
Canyon is. 2. If we dont____________soon,
well be late. 3. When we move into our
new______________, Ill have a room of my own. 4.
Mary was ___________that her best friend would
be coming tomorrow. 5. The____________lamb
scampered across the meadow. 6. She was
______________when she opened the vault and the
jewels were gone! 7. Together the king and queen
entered their _______________garden. 8. The
farmer put the________________-in the pen to feed
them. 9. When Bill entered the new classroom, he
_____________a math book. 10. Sara, Martin, and
Jill are the new singers in the ______________.

elated vast residence stunned trio
depart requested splendid swine
diminutive
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Check Yourself

• 1. I cant believe how vast the Grand Canyon is.
  
• 2. If we dont depart soon, well be late.
• 3. When we move into our new residence, Ill
  have a room of my own.
• 4. Mary was elated that her best friend would be
  coming tomorrow.
• 5. The diminutive lamb scampered across the
  meadow.
• 6. She was stunned when she opened the vault and
  the jewels were gone!
• 7. Together the king and queen entered their
  splendid garden.
• 8. The farmer put the swine in the pen to feed
  them.
• 9. When Bill entered the new classroom, he
  requested a math book.
• 10. Sara, Martin, and Jill are the new singers
  in the trio.