Transcript Word Relationships - Contact Mrs. Anderson

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