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00:00Today we are going to learn about synonyms.
00:04We're going to learn what synonyms are and how you can spot them.
00:10So what are synonyms?
00:13Well, synonyms are words with the same meaning or almost the same meaning.
00:23Words that mean the same thing are synonyms like the words angry and mad.
00:30Angry and mad have the same meaning.
00:34They are synonyms.
00:39Words that have the same meaning are synonyms like the words seat and chair.
00:47They mean the same thing.
00:48A seat is a chair and a chair is a seat.
00:51Those are synonyms.
00:55The words many and lots, they mean the same thing.
01:00Words that mean the same thing are synonyms.
01:02So many and lots are synonyms.
01:06They mean the same thing.
01:11Look at these two words, smile and grin.
01:15Those words are words that mean the same thing.
01:18They are synonyms.
01:20Hopefully with those examples you're seeing that synonyms are words with the same meaning.
01:29But in our definition earlier, synonyms are also words that have almost the same meaning.
01:35The words aren't exactly the same in meaning but they are very, very similar.
01:41So we're going to look at some of those synonyms.
01:44Sleep and nap are great examples of synonyms that have almost the same meaning.
01:52The meaning isn't exactly the same but it's basically the same
01:56because napping is a type of sleeping but not all sleep is a nap.
02:00But they're basically the same so they're still synonyms.
02:04Look at these, warm and hot.
02:09These are synonyms.
02:12Now hot is harder than warm so they're not the exact same meaning
02:17but they're very similar meanings so they are still synonyms.
02:24Shop and store are also synonyms.
02:28Now a store is usually bigger than a shop
02:32but they mean basically the same thing.
02:34It's a place you buy things so they are still synonyms
02:38And synonyms, because they have almost the same meaning, they are still synonyms.
02:45Well, there you have it.
02:47Synonyms are words that have the same meaning or almost the same meaning.
02:56We want to play a game that we call Pick the Synonyms.
03:01We're going to show several words and you pick out which of the words are the synonyms.
03:10Here we go.
03:12Fast, best, quick.
03:16Which two of these words are the synonyms?
03:21Yeah, fast and quick.
03:26Try these.
03:28Good, great, laugh.
03:32Which are the synonyms?
03:36Yeah, good and great.
03:42Try this.
03:44Tug, hop, pull.
03:48Which two are the synonyms?
03:52Yeah, tug and pull.
03:58Here we go.
03:59Road, bike, bicycle.
04:03Which two are the synonyms?
04:07Yeah, bike and bicycle.
04:10Great job.
04:14Last one.
04:16Beautiful, pretty and glad.
04:20Which two are synonyms?
04:24Yeah, beautiful and pretty.
04:27Great job.
04:29Well, next time you see two words that mean the same thing, you can say,
04:33You know what? Those are synonyms.
04:37Thanks for watching. We had so much fun.