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Synonymy & Antonymy

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"The birds’ nests are high up, safe from predator."

What is the ANTONYM of the word "safe"?

a)

Harmful

b)

Careful

c)

No harm

d)

secure

2.

"Our new administrator seems to be trying to stamp her authority on every aspect of the department."

What’s the synonym of the underlined word?

a)

effect

b)

task

c)

part

d)

rule

3.

"Hot/cold are a pair of (a)   antonym"

4.

Which of these pairs is the pair of converse antonym?

a)

Beautiful/Ugly

b)

Doctor/Patient

c)

Fat/Thin

d)

Short/Tall

5.

Police work is physically demanding and stressful.

What’s the antonym of the underlined word?

a)

Tired

b)

Boring

c)

Relaxing

d)

Difficult

6.

"Several governments have adopted tough new anti-terrorist legislation in the wake of the attacks."

What’s the synonym of the underlined word?

a)

easy

b)

strict

c)

smooth

d)

soft

7.

Which word is the synonym of "sweet"?

a)

bitter

b)

chill

c)

snack

d)

candy

8.

"Pass away" is the (a)   of the word "die".

(No more than 3 words)

9.

"In spite of the Council’s offer, some residents are still stubborn and refuse to move."

What’s the antonym of the underlined word?

a)

lazy

b)

hard

c)

obedient

d)

naugty

10.

If you are too soft with these kids, they’ll never respect you.

What’s the synonym of the underlined word?

a)

easy

b)

mushy

c)

hard

d)

rough

11.

He hesitated and procrastinated for weeks before he finally told her he wanted their relationship to end.

What is the antonym of the underlined word?

a)

delayed

b)

temporized

c)

ran

d)

fooled around

12.

There are (a)   types of synonymy.

13.

How many types of antonymy?

(main types only)

a)

1

b)

3

c)

2

d)

4

14.

Non-gradable is a type of (a)   .

15.

With absolute synonyms, the meaning and function of the synonymous words are closely related meanings.

a)

True

b)

Fasle

16.

Converse antonyms show a dependent relationship between opposite words.

a)

True

b)

False