Vocabulary Development: Antonyms - WEEK FOUR

WEEK 4

*TOPIC :( 1) Vocabulary Development: Antonyms

(2)Oracy Skills: Listening Attentively to Follow Directions Effectively

*Specific Objective: By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

(1)Define antonyms and differenciate between words exactly/nearly opposite in meaning.

(2)Define Directions; Identify words that indicate direction such as left turn, right turn, straight ahead, round about etc

TOPIC 1(ANTONYMS)

Antonyms are words which do not resemble each other in any way. They have direct opposite in meaning to each other.

                   An antonym therefore is a word which has a meaning opposite to the meaning of another word. It shows a relationship in contrast. It means then that when it is one word, it is not the other. For (e.g.) If it is “wrong”, it is not “right”.

NB:As you choose the opposite of a word (an antonym); you should make sure that you have the correct meaning of the word you use, for a word is rarely an exact of another.

*WORDSWHICH ARE OPPOSITE IN MEANING

(1) good-bad                                              (6) tall-short        

(2) friendly-hostile                                    (7) rich-poor                            

(3) temporary-permanent                       (8) love-hate

(4) black-white                                       

(5) man-woman                              

*WORDS OF NEARLY OPPOSITE MEANING

(1) Cheerful-unhappy                           (6) Confused thoughts-orderly thoughts

(2) Sickly-healthy                                   (7) Relieve-aggravate

(3) Harmonious-discordant                  (8) Reward-punish

(4) False-genuine                                    (9) Adores-dislike

(5) Tough-tender                                     (10) Outspoken-reserved

*ANTONYMSDERIVED BY ADDING A PREFIX

(1) Serious-unserious                              (6)Understand-misunderstand

(2)Possible-impossible                           (7)Belief-unbelief

(3)Normal-abnormal                               (8)Spell-misspell                                             

(4) discipline-indiscipline                       (9) favour-disfavour

(5) legal-illegal                                        (10)Smoke-non-smoker

*ANTONYMSDERIVED BY CHANGINGTHE SUFFIX TO A WORD

(1)Useful-useless                                     (5)Harmful-harmless

(2)Careful-careless                                  (6)Limit-limitless                             

(3)Fearful-fearless                                   (7)Hopeful-hopeless

(4)Powerful-powerless                           (8)Pity-pitiless

TOPIC 2: LISTENING ATTENTIVELY TO FOLLOW DIRECTIONS EFFECTIVELY

Directions are instructions about how to get from one place to another.

*Words that indicate directions are:

-Left turn

-Right turn

-Straight ahead

-round about

-specific  sign posts

-Land marks(buildings, trees etc)

                 Evaluation and Assignment

(1)What are antonyms?

(2)Supply the answers(antonyms) of the following words and use them in making good and correct sentences.

*Words of  oppositemeaning

b)temporarily-----------

c)bold------------------

d)deplete-------------------

*Words of nearly opposite meaning

a)sickly-----------------

b)elevated-------------------

c)confidential-------------------

d)respect--------------------

*Using thecorrect prefix or suffix, give opposite of:

a)ambitious     b)fortune    c)discern  d)audible    d)harm   e)limit

*Read( pages116/117,127/128)of  New Concept  English BK1 for more  on antonyms.

(3)Your friend living in Enugu state wants to visit you in your school at Awka during your “Visiting Day” but doesn’t know the way. Describe to him how to locate your school using specific sign post, landmarks, left/right direction, and other things deem necessary.