Thesaurus

Everything you need to know

about using it.

What is It?

• A book about words.• The entry words are in a-b-c or

alphabetical order just like a dictionary.• Dictionaries give meanings of words,

spelling of words and pronunciations of words.

• Thesaurus lists synonyms and antonyms of words.

Example

• Take the word “Happy”• The World Book Encyclopedia’s

Dictionary tells us the word “happy” is “having a feeling of or showing pleasure and joy”

• But what if you want to use another word for “happy.” What could we use?

Happy

• Joyful

• Glad

• Cheerful

Sad

• Unhappy

• Depressed

• Gloomy

Synonyms

• Using “Happy” and “Sad” as examples the other words are synonyms.

• Words that have similar meanings.• Sometimes synonyms can have

similar meanings but are used in different situations.

Antonyms

• These are words that have opposite meanings.

• “Happy” is the opposite of “Sad”

• “Coward” is the opposite of “Brave”

Why is that Important?• You need to understand what

synonyms and antonyms are to use a thesaurus.

• The basic purpose of a Thesaurus is to give synonyms and antonyms of an entry word.

Why Should I Use It?

• Improve the way you express ideas or thoughts

• Improve the way you express feelings– Emotional– Physical

• Make your writing more interesting and exciting

• Increase your vocabulary

Where are they?

• Reference book

• 400’s - Language

Parts of a Thesaurus• Entry word

• Synonym

• Antonym

• Part of Speech

• Index

• Example using a sentence

To Conclude / Close or End

• Verb• To “Close”

– Terminate– Finish– Complete– Achieve

• We have reached the “conclusion” of our lesson.

• We have reached the time to “terminate” our lesson.

• We have “finished” our lesson.

• We have “completed” the lesson.

• We have “achieved” our lessons goal.

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