Pitch and throw, grasp and know - what is a synonym

A word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word To my brother Danny — the wordsmith of the family —B.P.C... They give us more op t ions and make t hings precise,... a

b y B r i a n P C l e a r y

i l l u s t r a t e d b y B r i a n G a b l e

A word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word

To my brother Danny —

the wordsmith of the family

—B.P.C.

by Brian P Cleary illustrated by Brian Gable

C A RO L R H O DA B O O KS, I N C / M I N N EA PO L I S

t

o you feel t ired

O r bea t

O r exh austed

from making t h e cake

th a t y ou’ v e baked

and you’ v e fro st ed?

Because th er e a r e synonyms, you get t o c h oo s e

f rom a w

hole li st of po ss ible words you can u s e.

T h ey’re words th a t are

pra c ti c a l ly ,

n e a r l y the same,

help us be

less repe titi ous

bet w een blue pla tes or d i s h e s .

oo s e

C e l e st

i a l b o d ies are of t en called st ar s .

S t re e t s can be

a v e nue s .

Au t os ar e ca r s

.

help us to be more exact,

as in, O ur fridge was raided

or s t ormed

or a tt acked

They give us

more op t ions

and make t hings precise,

like, nippy

O r freezing

O r Chilly as ice.

and pitch and

They ’re words

like, t o s s

and grasp

and know

Yell and holler

Richness and depth

are what synonyms raise

when they’re used in

a paragraph, Sentence, or phrase.

A lovely

and pretty

and beau tif ul city.

A ca t

Could be called a ki tt y

They let us pick

showering ,

raining , or

pouring

Without them,

O ur language would

s urely be boring!

You can choose between

g r a t ef u l t han k f u l ,

beh o ld en

or

for the sneakers

Or tennis shoes ,

yellow or golden

on’t you agree

that it’s prett y appealing,

we have all th ese c h o i ces

to say how we’re feeling?

Because you know just what

S o , what is a synonym?

o you know?

Text copyright © 2005 by Brian P Cleary

Illustrations copyright © 2005 by Brian Gable

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Cleary, Brian P.,

1959-Pitch and throw, grasp and know : what is a synonym? / by Brian P Cleary;

illustrated by Brian Gable

p cm — (Words are categorical)

eISBN: 1-57505-907-X

1 English language—Synonyms and antonyms—Juvenile literature I Gable,

Brian, 1949- II Title III Series

PE1591.C56 2005

Manufactured in the United States of America

A BOUT THE A UTHOR & I LLUSTRATOR

B RIAN P C LEARY is the author of the Words Are Categorical series, including A Mink, a Fink, a Skating Rink: What Is a Noun? and Hairy, Scary, Ordinary: What Is an Adjective?, and of Rainbow Soup: Adventures in Poetry He lives in Cleveland, Ohio.

B RIAN G ABLE is the illustrator of Dearly, Nearly, Insincerely: What Is

an Adverb? and the Make Me Laugh joke books He lives in Toronto, Ontario, with his wife and two children.