Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards:
L.5.5c
New York State Next Generation Learning Standards:
5L5c
Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonyms, antonyms, homographs) to better understand each of the words.
Tennessee Academic Standards:
5.FL.VA.7b.iii
Use the relationship between particular words to better understand each of the words.
Wisconsin Academic Standards:
L.5.3.c
Clarify the precise meaning of words by comparing and contrasting them with related words (i.e., compare and contrast words to synonyms, antonyms, and homographs to better understand each word).
5th Grade Writing - Synonyms and Antonyms Lesson
Synonyms
Synonyms are words that have the same, or close to the same, meaning.
Antonyms
Antonyms are words that mean the opposite of each other.