Antonymy 2
Objective
To examine how adjective antonyms are formed and used.
Activity 1
Adjectives commonly have opposite words, or antonyms. When we think of an adjective, we often immediately think of its opposite. For example:
- rich - poor
- old - young
- easy - difficult
For each of these five sentences, write down the pair of adjective antoynms that could fill the gap.
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Antonymy 3
Activity 1
Explain that this lesson will continue to focus on antonyms and prefixes, but this time by looking at verbs.
Check to make sure your learners know the meaning of these key terms. Use the two example sentences to help.
Show the learners the list of six verbs. Ask them to add a prefix to each one to form its antonym. Use the next mix-and-match activity to check answers as a whole class. Bring the cards together to connect and double click to separate.
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Antonymy 3
Objective
To examine verb antonyms, and how they are formed and used.
Activity 1
Antonyms are also very common with verbs.
Just like adjectives and nouns, they can be formed by adding a prefix.
1. I tied my shoes.
2. I untied my shoes.
Activity 1
Look at this list of six verbs.
What is the antonym for each one? Which prefix do we use to change it?