Synonyms & Antonyms (Best Notes) : Practice Questions
Synonyms & Antonyms (Best Notes)
1. Synonyms : Meaning : Synonyms are words that have the same or nearly the same meaning. Synonyms āĻŦā§āϞāĻŋāϞ⧠āĻāĻā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻŋāϞ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻ ā§°ā§āĻĨ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Use : Synonyms are used to : Synonyms āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ
- avoid repeating the same word : āĻāĻā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻŦāĻžā§°ā§ āĻŦāĻžā§°ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āύāĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāϞā§
- make sentences better and interesting : āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻā§ āĻāĻžāϞ āĻā§°ā§ āϏā§āύā§āĻĻā§° āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāϞā§
Examples (with use)
- Big and large have the same meaning. The house is big. : Big āĻā§°ā§ large āĻāĻā§ āĻ ā§°ā§āĻĨ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤āĻā§°āĻā§ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§°āĨ¤
- Happy and glad have the same meaning. She is happy. : Happy āĻā§°ā§ glad āĻāĻā§ āĻ ā§°ā§āĻĨ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤āϤāĻžāĻ āϏā§āĻā§āĨ¤
2. Antonyms : Meaning : Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings. Antonyms āĻŦā§āϞāĻŋāϞ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§āϤ āĻ ā§°ā§āĻĨ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Use : Antonyms are used to : Antonyms āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ
- show difference : āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāĻā§āϝ āĻĻā§āĻā§ā§ąāĻžāĻŦāϞā§
- explain opposite ideas : āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§āϤ āĻāĻžāĻŦ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻŦāϞā§
Examples (with use)
- Big and small are opposite words. The box is big. : Big āĻā§°ā§ small āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§āϤ āĻ ā§°ā§āĻĨā§° āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĨ¤āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻā§ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§°āĨ¤
- Hot and cold are opposite words. Tea is hot. : Hot āĻā§°ā§ cold āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§āϤ āĻ ā§°ā§āĻĨā§° āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĨ¤ āĻāĻžāĻšāĻā§ āĻā§°āĻŽāĨ¤
Easy to Remember (For Students)
- Synonyms → Same meaning : āĻāĻā§ āĻ ā§°ā§āĻĨ
- Antonyms → Opposite meaning : āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§āϤ āĻ ā§°ā§āĻĨ
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Practice Questions: Synonyms & Antonyms
Aī¸. Choose the Synonym (same meaning)
- Big : a) Small b) Large c) Short
- Happy : a) Sad b) Angry c) Glad
- Fast : a) Slow b) Quick c) Weak
- Begin : a) Start b) End c) Close
- Small: a) Big b) Little c) Tall
Bī¸. Choose the Antonym (opposite meaning)
- Hot : a) Warm b) Cold c) Fire
- Up : a) Down b) Over c) High
- Day : a) Light b) Sun c) Night
- Happy : a) Glad b) Sad c) Smile
- Big : a) Tall b) Large c) Small
Cī¸. Write one Synonym of the given word : āĻāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻŋāϞ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻ ā§°ā§āĻĨ āϞāĻŋāĻāĻž
- Fast = __________
- Big = __________
- Happy = __________
- Small = __________
- Begin = __________
Dī¸. Write one Antonym of the given word : āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§āϤ āĻ ā§°ā§āĻĨ āϞāĻŋāĻāĻž
- Hot = __________
- Up = __________
- Day = __________
- Old = __________
- Near = __________
Eī¸. Fill in the blanks
- Big and large are __________ words.
(Ans: __________) - Hot and cold are __________ words.
(Ans: __________) - Synonyms have __________ meaning.
(Ans: __________) - Antonyms have __________ meaning.
(Ans: __________) - Happy and sad are __________ words.
(Ans: __________)
Bonus (For Oral Practice)
- Say one synonym of good.
- Say one antonym of tall.
- Say one synonym of small.
- Say one antonym of fast.
- Say one synonym of begin.
Student Reminder:
- Synonyms → same meaning → āĻāĻā§ āĻ ā§°ā§āĻĨ
- Antonyms → opposite meaning → āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§āϤ āĻ ā§°ā§āĻĨ