Hanson, Joan

Funny creatures illustrate the common meanings of such synonyms as loud and noisy, sick and ill, and others.

Pictures illustrate the difference in meaning of such homonyms as whale and wail, fairy and ferry, and sell and cell.

Pictures illustrate the opposite meanings of such antonyms as plain and fancy, sweet and sour, and wild and tame.

Pictures illustrate the difference in meaning in words that look and sound the same but differ in meaning, such as bark and bark and toast and toast.

Two illustrations of the same object with varying detail reflect the identical meaning of the British and American words for the same thing.

A child uses similes to describe his neighborhood friends.

Introduces words that sound the same but have different meanings.

Introduces words that look but do not sound the same.

Pictures on facing pages reflect the opposite meanings of the antonyms given.