Hello and welcome! Today, we’re going to learn about antonyms, which are words that mean the opposite of each other. Let’s join Griselda, the witch, on her magical adventure to discover these fun word pairs!
Griselda started her day by lighting a fire and putting an empty pot on it. With a snap of her fingers, the pot became full of a bubbling brew. “Empty” and “full” are our first pair of antonyms!
Griselda flew over the lake and under the trees on her broomstick. “Over” and “under” are another set of opposite words.
She met a young princess and, with a sprinkle of magic, turned her into an old lady. Here we have “young” and “old” as antonyms.
Griselda used her magic to make a short tree grow tall. “Short” and “tall” are another pair of opposite words.
An owl popped out of its hole, and then it went back in. “Out” and “in” are opposites too!
Griselda cast a spell on a thin cow to make it fat. “Thin” and “fat” are another set of antonyms.
She trimmed a monkey’s long tail to make it short. “Long” and “short” are opposites.
With a sprinkle of magic, clean clothes became dirty. “Clean” and “dirty” are antonyms.
Griselda made a rain cloud burst, turning dry clothes wet. “Dry” and “wet” are opposite words.
She made light backpacks heavy. “Light” and “heavy” are another pair of antonyms.
Griselda sprinkled a laughing potion on crying kids, making them laugh. “Cry” and “laugh” are opposites.
She turned a wide bridge narrow. “Wide” and “narrow” are antonyms.
With a snap, a pretty swan became spotted and ugly. “Pretty” and “ugly” are opposite words.
Griselda chanted a spell to make busy bees lazy. “Busy” and “lazy” are antonyms.
She made a tortoise fast and a hare slow. “Fast” and “slow” are opposite words.
With a sprinkle of pixie dust, a black hamster turned white, and a white hamster turned black. “Black” and “white” are antonyms.
Rocks began to float, and leaves started to sink. “Float” and “sink” are opposite words.
A boy who was asleep woke up. “Asleep” and “awake” are antonyms.
Griselda made a mouse big and a cat small. “Big” and “small” are opposite words.
She tried to make a crooked house straight, but it stayed crooked. “Crooked” and “straight” are antonyms.
Finally, a good witch appeared and undid all of Griselda’s magic. “Good” and “evil” are our last pair of antonyms.
And that’s the end of our antonym adventure! Remember, antonyms are words that mean the opposite of each other. Keep practicing, and you’ll become an antonym expert in no time!
Antonym Hunt: Go on a scavenger hunt around your home or classroom to find objects or situations that represent antonyms. For example, look for something “big” and something “small,” or something “clean” and something “dirty.” Draw or take pictures of your findings and share them with your friends or family. Can you think of more antonyms to find?
Antonym Charades: Play a game of charades with your friends or family using antonyms. Write down pairs of antonyms on slips of paper, such as “happy” and “sad” or “fast” and “slow.” Take turns acting out one word from the pair without speaking, while others guess the antonym. How many pairs can you guess correctly?
Create an Antonym Story: Write a short story or draw a comic strip featuring Griselda the witch using antonyms. For example, you could write about her making a “tall” tree “short” or turning a “young” princess “old.” Share your story with your class or family. How many antonyms can you include in your story?
Here’s a sanitized version of the provided YouTube transcript:
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Hello and welcome to Tutoring Hour! In this video, we’ll learn a few antonyms, or opposite words, with Griselda, the witch. Griselda is up to mischief again; she’s preparing for another adventure. She quickly lit a fire and set her empty cauldron on it. With a click of her fingers, the cauldron was soon full of brew, bubbling with all sorts of strange ingredients.
We’ll kickstart our hunt for antonyms with “empty” and “full.” Griselda enjoyed a bowl full of her concoction and then set out on her broom with her black cat, having a great time. She flew over the lake and under the trees. The word pair “over” and “under” marks our second encounter with antonyms.
She came across a young princess who lived in a palace. Sprinkling a potion from her goblet, she transformed her into an old lady. Our third pair of antonyms is “young” and “old.” Griselda then used her magic to turn a short tree tall. Say hello to “short” and “tall,” another cool pair of antonyms!
Out popped an owl who was rather upset about its disturbed slumber. Frightened of heights, it hid in a hole. You can’t ignore “out” and “in,” our next antonym pair. Whoosh went the evil witch as she put a spell on a thin cow to make it fat. She couldn’t stop laughing as she watched the cow trying to flee in fear. “Thin” and “fat” make it to our list of antonyms.
Zip zap zoom, she goes on her broom, trimming the monkey’s long tail short. “Long” and “short” are another set of antonyms. With a sprinkle of her magic, clean clothes became dirty. “Clean” and “dirty” enrich our list of antonyms.
With a tap of her wand, she made a rain cloud burst, and soon the dry clothes on the line were dripping wet. Our antonym list continues to grow with “dry” and “wet.” She made light backpacks heavy, and when kids fell to the ground, it was raining antonyms in this lesson. This time, we have “light” and “heavy.”
The witch paused on her broom and looked at the kids who were crying. She sprinkled a laughing potion on them, and they laughed until their tummies hurt. There’s another exciting pair of antonyms added to our list: “cry” and “laugh.”
The evil witch turned the wide bridge narrow, causing the people walking on it to fall into the pond below. Catch hold of “wide” and “narrow,” another pair of antonyms. With a snap of her fingers, she turned the pretty swan spotted and ugly. The antonym pair “pretty” and “ugly” has joined our list.
Iggity ziggity zaggety zoom! She chanted, and the busy bees became lazy. Press on as you learn yet another pair of antonyms: “busy” and “lazy.” She chanted a spell and waved her wand, making the tortoise fast while the hare moved at a slow pace. “Fast” and “slow” is what we found, and our antonyms continue to abound.
Who do you think will win the race now? A quick blow of pixie dust turned the black hamster white, and the white hamster was now black as coal. Scooping up antonyms, we have “black” and “white.”
Double, double the trouble grew when rocks began to float and leaves started to sink. Did you notice we just hit upon another pair of antonyms: “float” and “sink”? The evil witch blew the horn, and the boy who was asleep near the haystack was now awake, leaving his dreams behind. “Asleep” and “awake” are words with opposite meanings too.
Griselda saw a cat chasing a mouse, and with a click of her fingers, she turned the tables. The mouse grew big, and the cat grew small. Take home “big” and “small,” another antonym pair. The question now is who’s chasing and who’s being chased?
She then passed over a crooked house and chanted spell after spell, but the house remained crooked. Wait a minute, isn’t the pair “crooked” and “straight” antonyms? Yes, it is! Then, with a flash of lightning, the good witch appeared and undid all her magic. Things went back to how they were, and the good witch locked the evil witch in the crooked house.
That’s our last antonym pair: “good” and “evil.” Griselda now remains there with her cat, bringing potion after potion to straighten the crooked house. The next time you see a crooked house, beware! Knock at the door, but you mustn’t dare, or she may leave you hanging midair or make you vanish into thin air.
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