Antonyms

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00:00Today we are going to learn about antonyms. What antonyms are and how to

00:06pick them out. So today we're learning about antonyms. Antonyms are words with

00:13the opposite meaning. They're words that mean the opposite thing. Here's an

00:21example of antonyms. Happy and sad. These two words mean the opposite thing. That

00:28makes these antonyms. Happy and sad mean the opposite things. They're antonyms.

00:37Words that mean the opposite are antonyms like loud and quiet. Loud is loud

00:44but quiet is like a whisper. Loud and quiet are antonyms. How about these

00:53antonyms. Hot and cold. Hot and cold mean the opposite things. That means they're

00:59antonyms. They're opposites. Hot and cold. They're words that mean the opposite thing.

01:09Antonyms are words that mean the opposite thing like mad and glad. They're

01:14completely different. They're opposite. These words are antonyms. Mad and glad

01:20are antonyms. What about these antonyms? Take and give. Take and give are words

01:31that mean the opposite thing. They are antonyms. Take and give are antonyms.

01:39These are antonyms because they are opposite.

01:47Look at these. Huge and tiny. Huge is really really big and tiny is really

01:54really small. They mean the opposite thing so they are antonyms.

02:01Here are more antonyms. Words that mean the opposite thing. Sit and stand. Those

02:07are completely different. They're the opposite. Sit and stand are antonyms.

02:17Antonyms are words that mean the opposite thing like down and up. Down and up are

02:25yep antonyms. As you're learning, antonyms are words with the opposite meaning and I

02:38think you're understanding this now so what we're going to be doing is we're going to be doing a fun

02:43little game. We're going to play a game called pick the antonyms which means we're going to be

02:50picking the words that mean the opposite thing. All right, I hope you're ready. I hope you're

02:56excited and let's get started. So here are words tall, big, and short. Two of these words are

03:07antonyms. Which ones are antonyms? I'm going to need your help. Tall, big, and short.

03:17Which two words are the antonyms?

03:22Yeah, tall and short. They mean the opposite things. They're the antonyms.

03:29What about these? Sell, buy, and show. Which of these words are antonyms? Remember antonyms

03:38were looking for the opposite. Which two words mean the opposite thing? Sell, buy, and show.

03:47Buy and show.

03:53Yeah, sell and buy are the antonyms. They mean the opposite thing.

04:01Here's the next one. Go, will, won't. Go, will, won't. Which two words are the antonyms?

04:14Yeah, will and won't are the antonyms, and we know they're antonyms because,

04:23uh-huh, they mean the opposite thing.

04:29Here's our last one. Over, ground, under. Which of these words are antonyms?

04:39Over, ground, under.

04:48Aha, yes, over and under are the antonyms. They mean the opposite thing. Awesome job.

05:00Well, we're going to speed along, but next time you see words that mean the opposite things,

05:05you can say to yourself, hey, those are antonyms.