Intermediate Synonymsand Antonyms "1
Synonyms: words that have the same (or nearly the same) meanings
Example: large big
Antonyms: words that have oppositemeanings
Example: hot cold
Directions: Choose the best synonym forthe following words.
|1)entire 3) brief 5) harsh
A. half A. half A. pretty
B. whole B. short B. strange
C. most C. near C. cruel
D. pure D. soon D. pleasant
E. funny E. close E. angry
2)wicked 4) broad 6)terrified
A. wrong A. thin A. wimpy
B. evil B. wide B. anxious
C. ingenious C. deep C. nervous
D. helpful D. big D. scared
E. good E. small E. horrified
Directions: Choose thebest antonym for the following words.
|1)awful 3) strange 5)plain
A. laughable A. casy A. lousy
B. unthinkable B. typical B. crazy
C. dubious C. creative C. fancy
D. pitiful D. boring D. ample
E. wonderful E. tough E. sweet
| 2) true 4)worst 6) positive
A. candid A, meanest A. amplified
B. false B. best B. negative
C. fake C. last C. wrong
D. real D. angriest D. inert
E. phony E. happiest E. equal
Intermediate Synonymsand Antonyms"2
Synonyms:words that have the same (or nearlythe same) meanings
Example: large big
Antonyms: words that have opposite meanings
Example: hot cold
Directions: Choose thebest synonym for the following words.
|) apart 3) other 5) tender
A. joined A, one A. mean
B. separate B. different B. strong
C. moving C. two C. gentle
D. together D. another D. popular
E. congruous E. many E. hard
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A.
2) full
hollow
4) hasty
A. novel
6)proper
A. complicated
B. empty B, creative B. appropriate
C. simple C. sweet C. obvious
D. packed D. rampant D. wrong
E. deep E. impatient |E. common
Directions: Choose thebest antonym for the following words.
) expensive 3) curious 5) parallel
A. shy A. casual A. congruent
B. determined B. complex B. equal
C. nervous C. flagrant C. perpendicular
D. extravagant D. passionate D. straight
E. cheap E. uninterested E. bent
2) evil 49) special 6) sober
A. mean A. inexpensive A. complicated
B. powerful B. likeable B. reliable
C. happy C. cool C. temperamental
D. good D. ordinary D. dubious
E. generous E. popular E. intoxicated