Hyponyms

     Hyponyms are specific examples of a general word, group, or classification.\

Example:

                            
    The example above shows that the general word, group, or classification is colors. Yellow, blue, red, and green are the hyponyms.

    Categorizing word is a good strategy for increasing your vocabulary. Words may be classified based on their specific groups. These classifications will help you understand the common characteristics of certain items.

The words above are classified or grouped into one. Orchids, daisy, rose, lirio, gumamela, sunflower, sampaguita and lily form one group or classification. They are all categorized as flowers.

 Words may be classified or grouped based on the similarities of their characteristics. The categorization of these words is known as hyponyms.

Task 1:

Using the table below, classify the words inside the box based on their respective groups or categories. Do this in your notebook.

Task 2:

Using the given words, identify the hyponyms taken from the given sentence. Write your answers in your notebook. 

 1. food: We will go to the supermarket and buy meat and fish for tomorrow’s celebration. 

2. parents: Mother and father are both wearing pink shirts. 

3. drinks: What is the taste of milk and coffee if you mix them together? 

4. insects: Frogs eat mosquitoes and bugs.

 

Task 3:

Choose the word that does not belong to each group. Write your answers in your notebook. 

1. gumamela             rose         sampaguita         malunggay

2. van                         bus             car                 cellphone 

3. mango                    apple         chocolate       pineapple 

4. pandesal                 coffee         milk             juice 

5. carrots                     egg           cabbage        eggplant

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