Lesson Plan of Synonyms and Antonyms English Grade 3
Lesson Plan of Synonyms and Antonyms
English Grade 3
Students’ Learning Outcomes
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Recognize and use words similar and
opposite in meaning
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Information for Teachers
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Similar means having same
meanings.
They are also called synonyms.
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Opposite words are also
called Antonyms.in grade 111, we use direct opposite e.g. big/small, old/new,
dirty/clean etc.
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Opposite are often adjectives
as they describe (words) e. g. old book, small cat etc.
Material / Resources
Board, chalk/marker,
worksheet, charts, textbook.
Worm
up Activity
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Ask the students randomly to tell anything about
the following:
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Big in the class / anything small in the class.
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Clean in the class / anything dirty in the
class.
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Dull / black / white / colorful in the class.
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New in the class / anything old in the class.
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After this activity, tell the students that they
will learn some similar and opposite words.
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Development
Activity 1
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Write the
following words on the board.
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Old, long,
difficult, big, hard, tall, heavy, new, small, beautiful, cold, short.
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Ask the
students to work in groups and tell the words and their opposite from the given
list of words.
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Once the
students have done with the opposite, discuss similar meanings of the words
with them. Let the students guess.
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Help when
required.
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Ask the
students to note down the similar and opposite meaning words in their notebooks
side by side.
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Activity 2
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Write the
following activity on the board.
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Find the
word next to it that is the synonym.
1.
Bad; awful,
silly
____________________________________________
2.
Pretty;
beautiful, ugly
______________________
3.
Thin; fat,
lean
_____________________________
4.
Big; large,
small
________________________________
5.
Talk; speak, silent
___________________________
6.
Wet; dry,
soaked
____________________________
7.
Quick; slow,
fast
_________________________
8.
Glad; happy,
sad
___________________________
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Draw three
columns on the writing board and ask the students to draw the same in their
notebooks e. g.
Words
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Similar meaning words
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Opposite meaning words
|
big
|
large
|
small
|
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Ask the
students to guess the meanings of difficult words in pairs.
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Ask them
randomly about the meanings of the difficult words.
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Ask them to
write similar meaning words and opposite meaning words in respective columns.
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Tell them
to note the words and meanings side by side on their notebooks.
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Once they
understand all the meanings, ask them to put them in the columns accordingly.
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Take rounds
to monitor and help the students, where required.
Sum up / Conclusion
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Conclude the
lesson by asking the students:
What are synonyms? Given example:
What are antonyms? Given example:
Assessment
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Assess students’
performance through activity 1 and 2.
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Take a
round and ask students about their scores.
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Involve the
students in solving problems given in exercise at the end of unit/chapter.
Follow up
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Ask the
students to consult a dictionary to find out opposite or similar meaning words
of the following:
Old long difficult
Big hard tall
Heavy fast small
Beautiful cold short
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