Antonyms, Synonyms, Homographs, and Homophones

[Pages:1]Antonyms, Synonyms, Homographs, and Homophones

ANTONYMS: A word of opposite meaning.

bad = good pretty = ugly tall = short

SYNONYMS: one of two or more words or expressions of the same language that have the same or nearly the same meaning in some or all senses.

big = gigantic, huge, enormous, titanic small = tiny, microscopic, little, miniature

HOMOGRAPHS: Words that are spelled alike but have different meanings or pronunciations.

read, present, minute, bow, lead, live

HOMOPHONES: Words that are spelled differently but sound alike and have different meanings.

pair, pear, pare

bare, bear

hair, hare

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