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 āĻŦ⧁āϞāĻŋāϞ⧇ āĻāϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻŋāϞ āĻĨāĻ•āĻž āĻ…ā§°ā§āĻĨ āĻĨāĻ•āĻž āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻŦ⧁āϜāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Use : Synonyms are used to : Synonyms āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ



  • avoid repeating the same word : āĻāϕ⧇ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻŦāĻžā§°ā§‡ āĻŦāĻžā§°ā§‡ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āύāϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧈

  • make sentences better and interesting : āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝāĻŸā§‹ āĻ­āĻžāϞ āφ⧰⧁ āϏ⧁āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§° āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧈


Examples (with use)



  • Big and large have the same meaning. The house is big. : Big āφ⧰⧁ large āĻāϕ⧇ āĻ…ā§°ā§āĻĨ āĻŦ⧁āϜāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤āϘ⧰āĻŸā§‹ āĻĄāĻžāϙ⧰āĨ¤

  • Happy and glad have the same meaning. She is happy. : Happy āφ⧰⧁ glad āĻāϕ⧇ āĻ…ā§°ā§āĻĨ āĻŦ⧁āϜāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤āϤāĻžāχ āϏ⧁āĻ–ā§€āĨ¤


2. Antonyms : Meaning : Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings. Antonyms āĻŦ⧁āϞāĻŋāϞ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§€āϤ āĻ…ā§°ā§āĻĨ āĻĨāĻ•āĻž āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻŦ⧁āϜāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Use : Antonyms are used to : Antonyms āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ



  • show difference : āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāĻ•ā§āϝ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–ā§ā§ąāĻžāĻŦāϞ⧈

  • explain opposite ideas : āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§€āϤ āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ āĻŦ⧁āϜāĻžāĻŦāϞ⧈


Examples (with use)



  • Big and small are opposite words. The box is big. : Big āφ⧰⧁ small āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§€āϤ āĻ…ā§°ā§āĻĨā§° āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĨ¤āĻŦāĻžāĻ•āϚāĻŸā§‹ āĻĄāĻžāϙ⧰āĨ¤

  • Hot and cold are opposite words. Tea is hot. :  Hot āφ⧰⧁ cold āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§€āϤ āĻ…ā§°ā§āĻĨā§° āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĨ¤ āϚāĻžāĻšāĻŸā§‹ āĻ—ā§°āĻŽāĨ¤


Easy to Remember (For Students)



  • Synonyms → Same meaning : āĻāϕ⧇ 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)



  1. Big : a) Small  b) Large  c) Short

  2. Happy : a) Sad   b) Angry  c) Glad

  3. Fast : a) Slow  b) Quick  c) Weak

  4. Begin : a) Start   b) End   c) Close

  5. Small: a) Big   b) Little   c) Tall


Bī¸. Choose the Antonym (opposite meaning)



  1. Hot : a) Warm  b) Cold  c) Fire

  2. Up : a) Down   b) Over   c) High

  3. Day : a) Light   b) Sun   c) Night

  4. Happy : a) Glad  b) Sad   c) Smile

  5. Big : a) Tall   b) Large   c) Small


Cī¸. Write one Synonym of the given word : āĻāϕ⧇āϟāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻŋāϞ āĻĨāĻ•āĻž āĻ…ā§°ā§āĻĨ āϞāĻŋāĻ–āĻž



  1. Fast = __________

  2. Big = __________

  3. Happy = __________

  4. Small = __________

  5. Begin = __________


Dī¸. Write one Antonym of the given word : āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§€āϤ āĻ…ā§°ā§āĻĨ āϞāĻŋāĻ–āĻž



  1. Hot = __________

  2. Up = __________

  3. Day = __________

  4. Old = __________

  5. Near = __________


Eī¸. Fill in the blanks



  1. Big and large are __________ words.
    (Ans: __________)

  2. Hot and cold are __________ words.
    (Ans: __________)

  3. Synonyms have __________ meaning.
    (Ans: __________)

  4. Antonyms have __________ meaning.
    (Ans: __________)

  5. Happy and sad are __________ words.
    (Ans: __________)


Bonus (For Oral Practice)



  1. Say one synonym of good

  2. Say one antonym of tall.

  3. Say one synonym of small.

  4. Say one antonym of fast.

  5. Say one synonym of begin.


Student Reminder:



  • Synonyms → same meaning → āĻāϕ⧇ āĻ…ā§°ā§āĻĨ

  • Antonyms → opposite meaning → āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§€āϤ āĻ…ā§°ā§āĻĨ