Antonyms
Shallow
Deep
Emily had a difficult time solving the hard math problem. What does difficult mean in this sentence?
Hard, challenge - something that is difficult is hard to do, it is a challenge.
Laugh
Giggle, chuckle, snicker, roar, cackle, guffaw, titter
Dust - I need to dust my house.
Verb - to remove the dust
Played - add "ed" to regular verbs to change them to the past tense form
Answer
Question - A question is the opposite of an answer.
In Arizona, we don't have much precipitation. What don't we have much of?
Rain, snow, sleet or a form of moisture from the sky.
Good
Excellent, superior, wonderful, helpful, tasty, delicious, perfect..... and 100s of more words
Gum - The toddler's tooth is cutting through the gum.
Noun - part of the body, inside the mouth, place where teeth roots are located.
Today I cut the paper in pieces. Yesterday I........
cut - the verb cut does not change when used in the past tense form
Dull
Interesting or sharp
An urban neighborhood is a very busy place to live. Where am I?
In the city. The word urban mean of the city.
Pretty
Handsome, beautiful, attractive, gorgeous, ravishing, exquisite, stunning, cute, good-looking.... and hundred of more words.
Check - My shirt has black and white checks.
Noun - a pattern of two repeating color squares.
Swing/Swinging/_______
Swung - past tense verb for form swing
Stiff, unbendable
The student inquired, "When can we go home?" What did the student do?
Asked a question.
Make
Create, invent, construct, build, develop, form, design and lots more too.
Mole - The moles have ruined the farmer's fields!
Noun - a gopher like animal that burrows under the ground.
I love to eat gummy bears. Oops, I _____ all my gummy bears. :(
Ate - Eat is changed to ate when used in a past tense sentence.
Brave
Afraid, scared
Older brothers should not taunt their younger siblings to make them mad. What do older brothers do?
Tease, make fun.
Problem
Dilemma, predicament, jam, spot, plight, situation, predicament, quandary, scrape .....
Mad - Beware of the mad scientist.
Adjective - describing someone/something that is a bit crazy or demented.
Today I write, Yesterday I ______,
Tomorrow I _______.
Yesterday I WROTE. Tomorrow I WILL WRITE. Future tense needs a helper like will, can, could, should, may.....