Grammar: Antonyms
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What's Inside
Blake wants to play an antonyms game with you. He will say a word and you must come up with the antonym. Children answer aloud, think about word meaning, and practice naming opposites together.
Read this book in a small group or during circle time to build vocabulary and quick thinking. It fits well with a language arts lesson on grammar and antonyms for first, second, or third grade.
Teaching & Discussion Guide
Use this guide to turn Grammar: Antonyms into a mini reading lesson at home or in the classroom.
Concepts & skills practiced
- Antonyms and opposites
- Vocabulary development
- Oral language practice
- Grammar awareness
- Listening for word meaning
Discussion Questions
- 1 Before we start, what do you think an antonym is, and how might it be different from a same-meaning word?
- 2 When Blake says a word, what clues can help you think of the opposite word instead of a related word?
- 3 If Blake says a word that tells about size, like big, how could you think of the antonym without rushing?
- 4 As we answer each word, can you say both words in a pair and tell how they are different?
- 5 After a few turns, which antonym pairs were easiest for you to remember, and which ones took more thinking?
- 6 How could knowing antonyms help us in reading and talking about words during circle time?
Words to Learn
- antonym
- An antonym is a word that means the opposite of another word.
- opposite
- An opposite is something that is as different as it can be from another thing.
- grammar
- Grammar is the way words are put together to make good sentences.
- word
- A word is a group of letters that stands for a sound or meaning.
- pair
- A pair is two things that go together, like a word and its opposite.
- meaning
- Meaning is what a word or sentence tells us.
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