Antonymy 3 (Stein)
Activity 1
Explain that this lesson will continue to focus on antonyms and prefixes, but this time by looking at verbs.
Check to make sure your learners know the meaning of these key terms. Use the two example sentences to help.
Show the learners the list of six verbs. Ask them to add a prefix to each one to form its antonym. Use the next mix-and-match activity to check answers as a whole class. Bring the cards together to connect and double click to separate.
Show the list of the correct answers on the next slide. Ask learners to write two sentences for each word, one for the original and one for the antonym. Ask learners to share their best sentences with the whole class.
Activity 2
Look again at the list of six verbs. Ask learners if they notice any difference between 1-2 and 3-6. Give your learners time to discuss and share their ideas.
Reveal the answer in the next slide. Explain that different prefixes change the meaning of the original word in different ways. Ask the learners to look at the nex tlist of verbs and to add the right prefix to make them reversative. Check answers on the next slide and ask learners to write pairs of sentence for each word.
Activity 3
Remind learners that they have already looked at the prefix 'mis-' in previous lessons on antonyms. Just like with nouns, we can add this prefix to show that something is done improperly or badly.
Ask learenrs to read the list of six verbs and to add the prefix 'mis-' to each one. Finally, ask learners to write a sentence for each word and its antonym. Share the best sentences with the whole class for feedback.
This lesson is adapted (with permission) from Words and Meanings: A Systematic Guide for the Teaching of English Vocabulary, by Gabriele Stein.
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Antonymy 3 (Stein)
Objective
To examine verb antonyms, and how they are formed and used.
Activity 1
Antonyms are also very common with verbs.
Just like adjectives and nouns, they can be formed by adding a prefix.
1. I tied my shoes.
2. I untied my shoes.
Activity 1
Look at this list of six verbs.
What is the antonym for each one? Which prefix do we use to change it?
- to like
- to agree
- to fasten
- to wrap
- to classify
- to stabilise
Match the appropriate prefix to the verb. Drag the prefix to the front of the verb card. Double click to separate.
Here are the correct prefixes. Write a sentence using the original word and its antonym.
- to dislike
- to disagree
- to unfasten
- to unwrap
- to declassify
- to destabilise
Activity 2
Do you notice any difference in meaning between 1-2 and 3-6?
- to dislike
- to disagree
- to unfasten
- to unwrap
- to declassify
- to destabilise
Not all prefixes change the meaning of the verb in the same way:
Examples 1-2 are negative. The simply mean the opposite of the original verb.
Examples 3-6 are reversative. This means the antonym denotes that the action was reversed or undone.
Here are some more verbs. Choose the right prefix to make them reversative.
- to allow
- to embark
- to tie
- to obey
- to continue
- to do
Here are the correct prefixes. Write a sentence using the original word and its antonym.
- to disallow
- to disembark
- to untie
- to disobey
- to discontinue
- to undo
Activity 3
Like with nouns, we can also use the prefix mis- with verbs.
E.g. to spell - to misspell
This prefix implies oppositeness, but also it also implies something else - what?
The prefix mis- implies that the verb was performed badly or wrongly.
Add the mis- prefix to these six examples, and then write a sentence for the antonym and the original word.
- direct
- hear
- lead
- place
- manage
- apply