Making Sentences With Antonyms And Synonyms Basic 2 English Studies Lesson Note

Learning Objectives

By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:

1. Assemble some synonyms and antonyms
2. Categorize synonyms and antonyms
3. Apply synonyms and antonyms to sentences

Content

Sentence Patterns with Synonyms

Pattern 1: The big elephant was enormous. Pattern 2: She felt happy and joyful. Pattern 3: The fast car moved quickly.

Sentence Patterns with Antonyms

Pattern 1: The soup is hot, but the ice cream is cold. Pattern 2: My bag is heavy, while yours is light. Pattern 3: The tall boy played with the short girl.

Categorizing Words

Size Words:

• Synonyms: big, large, huge
• Antonyms: big ↔ small

Feeling Words:

• Synonyms: happy, glad, cheerful
• Antonyms: happy ↔ sad

Exercises

1. Write 3 sentences using synonym pairs
2. Write 3 sentences using antonym pairs
3. Sort 10 words into synonym and antonym groups