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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

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INTENTIONALLY

LEFT BLANK

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Antonym:

Awordthat

meansthe

oppositeof

anotherword

TomybrotherKevin,whoapp

reciates

therichnessofourlanguage

B.P.C.

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by Brian P. Cleary

illustrated by Brian Gable

J MILLBROOK PRESS / MINNEAPOLIS

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stop andgo.

Antonyms are oppositestheyre words like

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See ho

wdifferent thoseword

sare?

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Big and smallare antonyms,

and so arefrontand back,

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fast

andslow

as well as white and black.

and

highandlow,

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Up and downare antonyms

just like excite and soothe,

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left and rightand dark and light,

and alsoroughand

smooth.

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If it werent for opposites,

wed have no way to say,

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Id like to havemy chocolate hot,

cause its so cold today!

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And what if we could onlyever sa

ytha

twe were sad?

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Because of antonyms,when things are right,

well saywere glad.

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Like safe

compared to dangerous,

like heavy is to light,

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and evendim

tobright

,

and young to old

shy to bold

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as inquietly

and loudly.

theyre opposite

in meaning

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They show a total contrastjust likeshamefully

andproudly.

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Sometimes antonymsare made

with un before a word.

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This is how we getunkind,

unable,

and unheard.

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Often adding dis

or imor sometimes even non

will help you build anantonym

with these beginnings on.

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For example,

Their prefixes are helpful

in displaying contradiction.

disrespec

t,

impossible,

nonficti

on.

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surrounded from alone.

Antonyms hel

pus divide

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And help compare

the famous

to the totally unknown.

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They point out lots of differences

like bald and extra hairy,

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and give us words

to help us growa big vocabulary.

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Like hefty

and somewhat normal.

anddimi

nutive

,

absurd

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quite casual orformal.

an

dcowardice,

Bravery

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In fall, the farmer

harvests crops.In spring, hes busyplantin em.

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These opposites

can be explainedbecause youve got an

antonym !

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So, what is an antonym?

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o you know?

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Text copyright 2006 by Brian P. ClearyIllustrations copyright 2006 by Millbrook Press

All rights reserved. International copyright secured. No part of this book may bereproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by anymeanselectronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwisewithoutthe prior written permission of Lerner Publishing Group, except for the inclusionof brief quotations in an acknowledged review.

Millbrook PressA division of Lerner Publishing Group241 First Avenue NorthMinneapolis, MN 55401 U.S.A.

Website address: www.lernerbooks.com

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Cleary, Brian P., 1959Stop and go, yes and no : what is an antonym? / by Brian P. Cleary ;

illustrations by Brian Gable.

p. cm. (Words are categorical)eISBN-13: 9780822565352eISBN-10: 08225653581. English languageSynonyms and antonymsJuvenile literature. I. Gable,

Brian, 1949 ill. II. Title.PE.1591.C563 2006428.1dc22 2005013391

Manufactured in the United States of America

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR

BRIAN P. CLEARY is the author of the Words Are Categorical andMath Is Categorical series, as well as Rainbow Soup: Adventures in

Poetry, and Rhyme and PUNishment: Adventures in Wordplay. He livesin Cleveland, Ohio.

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

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