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English Vocabulary: Synonyms - Homonyms - Antonyms

The document discusses the differences between synonyms, homonyms, and antonyms in English vocabulary. It defines synonyms as words that have similar meanings, such as begin and start. Homonyms include homophones that sound the same but are spelled differently and have different meanings, as well as homographs that are spelled the same but have different meanings. Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings, such as accept and refuse. Examples of each type of word are provided.

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English Vocabulary: Synonyms - Homonyms - Antonyms

The document discusses the differences between synonyms, homonyms, and antonyms in English vocabulary. It defines synonyms as words that have similar meanings, such as begin and start. Homonyms include homophones that sound the same but are spelled differently and have different meanings, as well as homographs that are spelled the same but have different meanings. Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings, such as accept and refuse. Examples of each type of word are provided.

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ENGLISH VOCABULARY

SYNONYMS - HOMONYMS - ANTONYMS


The difference between synonyms, homonyms and antonyms in English.

SYNONYMS are words that have a similar meaning e.g. begin/start.


HOMONYMS include:
homophones: the same sound but different spelling and meaning e.g. ate/eight
homographs: the same spelling but a different meaning
e.g. bank account/bank of river.
ANTONYMS are words that are opposite in meaning to another e.g. accept/refuse.

HOMONY
SYNONYMS MS
ANTONYMS
(similar (homopho
(opposites)
meaning) nes: same
sound)
answe allow alou
reply accept refuse
r ed d
eigh
ask request ate attack defend
t
courage
brave bare bear admit deny
ous
bou beautif
broad wide bow ugly
gh ul
difficul
hard cell sell begin end
t
cerea seri
end finish better worse
l al
cowardl
fix repair deer dear brave
y
gather collect dew due broad narrow
expensiv
glad happy fair fare cheap
e
intellig flow
clever flour clever stupid
ent er
danger
jump leap hair hare safe
ous
loyal faithful hear here difficult easy
mistak whol
error hole forbid allow
e e
odd strange mail male full empty
particu
specific pair pear guilty innocent
lar
plan
quick rapid plain join separate
e
writ knowle ignoranc
rare scarce right
e dge e
rout hardwor
real genuine root lazy
e king
reliabl depend
sail sale married single
e able
minorit
rich wealthy sole soul majority
y
unhapp
sad some sum noisy quiet
y
swe remem
safe secure suite forget
et ber
frighten
scared toe tow similar different
ed
weig
try attempt wait true false
ht
wea whispe
vast huge week shout
k r

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