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Antonym:

A word that means the opposite of another word

To my brother Kevin, who appreciates the richness of our language

—B.P.C.

by Brian P Cleary illustrated by Brian Gable

J M I L LB RO O K P R ESS / M I N N EA PO L I S

st op and

g o

Th e y ’re jus t li k e yes and no

U p and do w n

If it w eren’ t for oppo s i t es,

“I’d l ik e t o h a v e

m y c h oco l at e ho t ,

A nd wh a t if w e co uld o nl y

e v er say th a t w

e w

ere s ad ?

Because of an t on y ms ,

w e’ll say w e’re glad .

L i k e safe

and e ven di m to b rig h t ,

an d

y o u n g to o ld

shy to b ol d

Sometimes an t on y m s

are made with “un” before a word.

T his is ho w w e ge t

unkind ,

unable ,

an d u n h eard .

Of t en adding “dis”

or “im”

or sometimes even “non”

wi th th ese beginnings on

su rro u n ded fr om alo ne .

An to ny

m s help us di

v

ide

A nd help compare

the famous

T hey po int o ut lo ts of di ff er ences

and gi ve us words

to help us grow

L i k e he f t y

and d i m i nu t i v e ,

qu i t e ca su al or fo rm al

a n d

In fall, the farmer

In spring, he’s busy

plan t in ’ ’e m

T h ese oppo s it es

can be explained

an t on ym !

So, what is an antonym?

o you know?

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Cleary, Brian P., 1959–

Stop and go, yes and no : what is an antonym? / by Brian P Cleary ;

illustrations by Brian Gable

p cm – (Words are categorical)

eISBN-13: 978–0–8225–6535–2

eISBN-10: 0–8225–6535–8

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

Brian, 1949– ill II Title

PE.1591.C563 2006

Manufactured in the United States of America

1 2 3 4 5 6 – JR – 11 10 09 08 07 06

A BOUT THE A UTHOR & I LLUSTRATOR

Math Is Categorical™ series, as well as Rainbow Soup: Adventures in Poetry, and Rhyme and PUNishment: Adventures in Wordplay He lives

in Cleveland, Ohio.

BRIAN GABLE is the illustrator of several Words are Categorical™ books and the Make Me Laugh! joke books He lives in Toronto, Ontario, with his wife and two children.