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Here is a picture of a

“small” Chihuahua and

a “tiny” cat.

The words, “small” and “tiny” are very similar in meaning. They are

both examples of synonyms.

TPS-What does tiny mean?

A synonym is a word having the same or

nearly the same meaning as another word.

Examplesfrightened-scared

Examplesthaw-melt

old-ancientthaw-meltamazed-shockedgrow-thrive

Non-Examples

Fast -Slow

Why do we need to know this?

Helps us determine the meaning of words.

Improves our vocabulary.

PerishThriveAncientChallenge

Let’s look at some synonyms!

•Beverage•Remark•Amused•Worried•Encouraged•Annoyed

Perish=die, pass away

She fell from the ship and perished in the ocean.

Thrive=flourish, prosper

Many athletes thrive on competition, they get stronger as the compete!

ancient= very old, antique

In school, we studied the ancient Greek and Roman

The difficult courses at school challenged his ability to make good

grades

Beverage =a drink

Restaurants and hotels serve hot and cold beverages.

Remark =comment, statement

She made a remark that he behaves like a clown.

Amused = pleased, entertained

The little girl amused herself for hours by playing with her toys.

Worried =concerned, nervous

When he was sick, he regarded his condition with great concern.

Encouraged =to give strength or hope to

She encouraged her son to go to college.

Annoyed =irritated, infuriated

The constant noise from the street traffic annoyed me.

1. Read the sentence.2. Think about what the underlined word

means.3. Find the word that has the same or similar

meaning as the underlined word.

1. The jury could not decide. They were still trying to figure out the facts. What are they now?a.unmistakable b. undecided c. unrealistic d. unexpected

undecided.

Read the sentence.Read all of your choices.Think about what each base/root word and prefix means.Choose the word that BEST fits the sentence.

Let’s Practice the Steps Together!

You usually dream while you are in which state?

a. unconscious b. unexpected c. unworthy d. uncertain

unconscious

Read the sentence.Read all of your choices.Think about what each base/root word and prefix means.Choose the word that BEST fits the sentence.

Practice Steps 1 and 21.Read the

sentence. 2.Read all of you

choices.

Chris did not deserve to join the class for the pizza party since he was teasing people on the playground everyday. What was he?

a. untidy

b. unworthy

c. unmistakable

d. unequal

Let’s do Step 3 and 4 together3. Think about what

each base word and prefix mean.

4. Choose the word that BEST fits the sentence.

unworthy

Chris did not deserve to join the class in the pizza party since he was teasing people on the playground everyday. What was he?

a. untidy

b. unworthy

c. unmistakable

d. unequal

Now do all of the steps and fill in the correct word in the following sentence:1. Read the sentence.2. Read all of your

choices3. Think about what

each base word and prefix means.

4. Choose the word that BEST fits the sentence.

Sophia used this word to describe Alex's room, which always had piles of clothes on the floor.

a. untidy b. unnecessary c. unconscious d. uncertain

untidy

Let’s review what we learned:What is a prefix?Why is “un” a prefix?What do you think is the most important

reason to know how to analyze words?

Prefix: a word part that is added to the beginning of a base word to create a new word