Synonyms and Antonyms Exercise
1. Read the passage and then write the
antonym or synonym of the words as directed below.
Sports
are a popular form of entertainment. Many international sporting events are organized
from time to time. Most of the events are sponsored
by multinational
manufacturing companies and business firms. They pay for the sports events in exchange for the right to
advertise their products during those events. These events are telecast
worldwide by satellite and people all over the world watch them live. As a result, the sponsors’ products receive
maximum media coverage giving
companies international recognition.
This is the only commercial aspect of international sport but there are other
aspects too.
(a) Popular (antonym) (b) form (synonym) (c) entertainment
(synonym) (d) organize (synonym) (e) sponsor (synonym) (f) multinational
(antonym) (g) pay (antonym) (h) watch (synonym) (i) maximum (antonym) (j)
recognition (antonym)
2. Read the passage and then write the
antonym or synonym of the words as directed below.
The
process of globalization obviously
requires a common language for international communication. For many different
reasons, English has achieved the prestige
of being that language. As a result, it has crossed national borders to reach people who speak other languages.
It is no longer the unique
possession of British or American people, but a language that belongs to the
world’s people. In fact, bilingual and multilingual users of English far
outnumber its monolingual native
speakers. This phenomenon has led to a bewildering variety of English around the world. As more and more people
speak English, more and more varieties have emerged which are strongly influenced by the pronunciation,
grammar and idioms of the respective mother tongues. World English has now
moved away from the control
of the native speakers. However, the question of British or American English is
not so important now. Today’s
slogan is mutual intelligibility
among users of the language.
(a) Obviously (synonym) (b) prestige (synonym) (c) national
(synonym) (d) unique (antonym) (e) native (antonym) (f) variety (synonym) (g)
emerge (antonym) (h) control (antonym) (i) important (synonym) (j)
intelligibility (antonym)
3. Read the passage and then write the
antonym or synonym of the words as directed below.
Sincerity
is the root of the success of
all works. One can go a long way if he does a job with sincerity. The great
men are sincere because they know that sincerity is the key
to success. Those who do not follow
the rules of sincerity can never go a long way. Sincerity
is the secret of victory. If
any work is not done with sincerity, one will never receive desirable output from it. So we
should be sincere in every walk of life.
(a) Success (antonym) (b) job (synonym) (c) great (antonym)
(d) because (synonym) (e) know (synonym) (f) follow (antonym) (g) rule
(synonym) (h) never (antonym) (i) victory (synonym) (j) desirable (antonym)
4. Read the passage and then write the
antonym or synonym of the words as directed below.
There
are many people who have a conservative outlook. Quite early in life they learn to believe that everything in this world was predetermined and all
that happens to them was ordained by God. From this belief, the poor generally accept their poverty and all
their sorrows and sufferings
without trying much to overcome
them. They also have the same
sort of attitude towards illness and disease.
(a) People (synonym) (b) conservative (antonym) (c) early
(antonym) (d) believe (synonym) (e) world (synonym) (f) all (antonym) (g)
poverty (antonym) (h) sufferings (synonym) (i) overcome (synonym) (j) same
(antonym)
5. Read the passage and then write the
antonym or synonym of the words as directed below.
During
the nine-month-long Liberation
War, the Pakistani army carried out the most brutal massacre
in human history. There were
thousands of killing fields all around Bangladesh. One of the largest killing fields is located at Dumuria in Khulna.
The area is called Chuknagar.
Hundreds and thousands of fleeing people arrived at Chuknagar to cross the
border. On 20 May 1971, Pakistani soldiers surrounded
the area. They started to
fire at the fleeing people. About eight to ten thousand people were killed at Chuknagar. This tragic
event marks Chuknagar as one of the largest
killing fields in the history of the Liberation War.
(a) Liberation (synonym) (b) brutal (antonym) (c) massacre
(synonym) (d) human (antonym) (e) located (antonym) (f) called (synonym) (g)
surrounded (synonym) (h) started (antonym) (i) killed (synonym) (j) largest
(antonym)
6. Read the passage and then write the
antonym or synonym of the words as directed below.
Bangladesh
is an agro-based country. The soil of Bengal is purer than gold. Most of her
land is fertile. The farmers
of this country are industrious.
They work ceaselessly from
dawn to dusk. They are not lazy.
They love their motherland.
They have a strong attachment
to their motherland. Their diligence and perseverance keep the wheel of economy
moving. We must respect them. We are grateful to them. We must follow
their devotion to duty and
country.
(a) Fertile (synonym) (b) industrious (antonym) (c)
ceaselessly (synonym) (d) lazy (synonym) (e) love (antonym) (f) strong
(synonym) (g) moving (antonym) (h) respect (synonym) (i) grateful (antonym) (j)
devotion (synonym)
7. Read the passage and then write the
antonym or synonym of the words as directed below.
Books
are the unique medium through
which we contact mighty minds
of ages. Books tell us about their feelings what they said and what they did.
Books are one of the greatest friends to us. They introduce us to the best humanity. They are reliable records of the history.
A book is a valuable living
voice. We can know about the thoughts and rituals
of past men through books. We should read good books and avoid worthless ones. A good book is a
friend of loneliness and a
nurse in ailment. We can find
real happiness by reading
good books.
(a) Unique (antonym) (b) mighty (antonym) (c) humanity
(synonym) (d) reliable (antonym) (e) valuable (antonym) (f) ritual (synonym)
(g) worthless (synonym) (h) loneliness (synonym) (i) ailment (synonym) (j)
happiness (antonym).
8. Read the passage and then write the
antonym or synonym of the words as directed below.
Books
are men’s best friends in
life. You may have many good friends but you do not find them when you need them. They may not always
come to you with sympathy.
Some may prove true or some
may prove false and do you
much harm. But books are
always ready to be your side. Some books will make you laugh, some others will give you much pleasure. Again some books will bring new knowledge and ideas.
They are ever friends throughout your life.
(a) Friend (antonym) (b) need (antonym) (c) sympathy
(synonym) (d) prove (synonym) (e) false (antonym) (f) harm (antonym) (g) laugh
(antonym) (h) pleasure (synonym) (i) bring (synonym) (j) idea (synonym)
9. Read the passage and then write the
antonym or synonym of the words as directed below.
Illiteracy
is a curse. It retards all development work of
a country. It is said that an illiterate
nation groups in darkness
with no definite goal. In fact, and illiterate person is conservative,
superstitious and blind. He can contribute very little to his society and country. He is unconscious and unaware of his
rights and responsibilities. The whole
country is responsible for this. Most of our people are illiterate and poor. In
fact, illiteracy, caused by poverty, stands in the way of success. All should be practical and pragmatic while
addressing this problem. Effective measures
must be taken by all concerned to remove
illiteracy and thus make the nation enlightened.
(a) Curse (antonym),( b) retards (synonym), (c) illiterate
(antonym), (d) darkness (antonym), (e) little (antonym), (f) unconscious (antonym),
(g) whole (synonym), (h) success (antonym), (i) measure (synonym), (j) remove
(synonym).
10. Read the passage and then write the
antonym or synonym of the words as directed below.
Social
values underline a set of principles of generally accepted norms and behavior of a society. Our forefathers
practiced a good number of social values like simplicity, honesty, sincerity, responsibility and piety. We have replaced those good
aspects with complexity,
dishonesty, corruption, conspiracy, faithlessness and envy. Our materialistic attitude has made us self-centered
and corrupted. We must get rid of these vices
and create awareness among all about the negative impacts of our wrong-doings. In order to make a
better society, we should create awareness
among people about the outcome
of their misdeeds. We must have distinctive social values once practiced by our
forefathers. We should give importance
to past moral values to bring peace and harmony to society and make the
world better for living.
(a) Accepted (antonym); (b) sincerity (antonym);
(c) responsibility (synonym); (d) complexity (antonym); (e) envy (antonym); (f)
vice (antonym); (g) impact (synonym); (h) outcome (synonym); (i) importance
(synonym); (j) awareness (synonym)
11.
Read the passage and then write the antonym or synonym of the words as directed
below.
Democracy
is the system of government
that allows freedom of speech, religious and
political opinion. It means fair and equal treatment for the citizens without social class division. In fact, in a
democratic country, people elect
their representatives who work for the people. Free and fair election is the
pre-condition for democracy. In a democratic country, people enjoy the
right to food, clothing, shelter, education, medical treatment and other facilities.
(a) Allow (synonym) b. freedom (synonym) c. opinion (synonym)
d. fair (antonym) e. equal (antonym) f. division (antonym) g. elect (synonym)
h. system (synonym) i. treatment (synonym) j. facility (synonym).
12. Read the passage and then write the
antonym or synonym of the words as directed below.
Facebook
is a very popular social
networking site of all time. The popularity of Facebook has increased drastically. Within 6 years of
its launch, Facebook
reached one billion users milestone. Nowadays it has become a very important part of life.
Actually, it is a social
networking website that was originally
designed for college students, but is now open
to anyone with 13 years of age or older. Facebook users can create and customize their own profiles with photos, videos and other
information about themselves. Facebook is an effective way of finding old friends and connecting to new
ones.
(a) Popular (antonym) (b) drastically (antonym) (c) launch
(synonym) (d) very (synonym) (e) social (synonym) (f) originally (synonym) (g)
open (antonym) (h) create (antonym) (i) customize (synonym) (j) effective
(antonym)
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13. Read the passage and then write the
antonym or synonym of the words as directed below.
A good
writer may be a good reader.
A good reader may be a good speaker
or make good recitations.
Nothing of this is impossible
for a man if he is not lazy.
The main thing is sincerity. Seriousness should also be taken
into consideration. If a man is serious, he can make the impossible possible. If we become serious
in our intentions, we can shine in life.
(a) Good (antonym) b. speaker (synonym) c. recitation
(synonym) d. impossible (antonym) e. lazy (antonym) f. sincerity (synonym) g.
seriousness (synonym) h. possible (antonym) i. intention (synonym) j. shine
(synonym).
Read
the following passage and write the antonym or synonym of the words as
directed.
14. Read the passage and then write the
antonym or synonym of the words as directed below.
Although
the Earth revolves around the
Sun, from our point of view
we see the Sun moving around the sky along an imaginary circle called the ecliptic once every 365.256
days. This is known as the
sidereal year. The ecliptic crosses the equator twice a year. On March 20,
known as the vernal (spring) equinox, the Sun starts its northward journey
from the equator to word the Tropic of Cancer. The interval of time from one vernal equinox to the next, known
as the tropical year, is 365.242 days. The southward motion of the Sun from the equator starts on September 22 and the day is called autumnal
equinox. On these dates, day and night become equal to 10 at all latitudes.
(a) Revolve (synonym) b. view (synonym) c. imaginary
(antonym) d. known (antonym) e. start (synonym) f. journey (antonym) g.
interval (antonym) h. motion (synonym) i. start (antonym) j. equal (antonym).
15. Read the passage and then write the
antonym or synonym of the words as directed below.
Bangladesh
is now apparently in the grip
of all sorts of pollution
like air pollution, soil pollution and water pollution. The dwellers of the
urban areas are the worst
sufferers of such pollution. The indiscriminate industrialization process in
Bangladesh over the past decades has created significant environmental problems. We will now know about some of the most common types of environmental
pollution. Air pollution comes from a wide
variety of sources. In Bangladesh poisonous exhaust from industrial plants,
brick kilns, old or poorly
serviced vehicles, and dust from roads and construction sites are some of the major sources of air pollution.
We can reduce this type of pollution by making less use of motor vehicles and avoiding the use of vehicles
older than 20 years.
(a) Apparently (synonym) b) pollution (antonym) c) worst (antonym) d) significant (synonym) e) problem (antonym) f) common (antonym) g) wide (antonym) h) poor (antonym) i) major (antonym) j) avoid (antonym).
16. Read the passage and then write the
antonym or synonym of the words as directed below.
Everyone
must play a part in protecting
the environment. There are many things you can do on your own every day to help save the planet. Here are some suggestions. Really the best thing we can do
for the planet is to use less
of it. Our consumer society is mainly responsible
for the environmental crisis,
unfortunately, we are encouraged to buy a new improved
item even if the one we have can be repaired or reused. When we buy things, we should utilize
these things in such a way that we can repair or reuse them.
(a) Protect (synonym) b. do (antonym) c. save (antonym) d.
real (synonym) e. less (antonym) f. responsible (antonym) g. crisis (synonym)
h. unfortunate (antonym) i. encourage (synonym) j. buy (synonym).
17. Read the passage and then write the
antonym or synonym of the words as directed below.
An intellectual is one who is an enlightened person. Literate persons give light to others. In every
society, we find intellectuals, such as philosophers, scientists, scholars,
writers and critics. As they are enlightened
persons, they feel the responsibility
towards, society. In a society, all cannot be intellectuals. If a time comes
when all are intellectuals, it would be a blessed
time indeed. But at present all are not intellectuals and those who are
intellectuals, have the great responsibility of guiding others on the right path. If today we have order and
security in life, and if our
life is better than that of our primitive ancestors, it is because the
intellectuals, from time to time, have been guiding humanity on the path of
felicity and amity.
(a) Intellectual (synonym); b. enlightened (synonym); c.
literate (antonym); d. light (antonym); e. enlightened (antonym); f.
responsibility (antonym); g. blessed (synonym); h. guiding (synonym); i.
security (synonym); j. amity (synonym)
18. Read the passage and then write the
antonym or synonym of the words as directed below.
Television
has been the most common and widespread source of entertainment
of the present world. A wide range of programs of various interests is
telecast on numerous channels. Almost every middle-class and even
working-class families have a television set today. Television programs are
not only enjoyable but also highly educative. For example, television is
used for distance learning. Courses run by the Open University are
shown on BTV. Several channels like Discovery and National Geographic channels telecast highly informative
programs.
(a) common (antonym) (b) entertainment (synonym) (c) numerous
(synonym) (d) enjoyable (antonym) (e) distant (antonym) (f) run (synonym) (g)
show (synonym) (h) discover (antonym) (i) telecast (synonym) (j) Informative
(antonym)
19. Read the passage and then write the
antonym or synonym of the words as directed below.
Literacy is a blessing.
No nation can prosper without
education. Education is the
indicator of the prosperity of a
nation. It is often argued that an illiterate jobless person is better than a
literate jobless person. But this is quite illogical.
An educated person has a bigger
extent of self-employment; his productivity is also more than his counterpart. He can distinguish between good
and bad in a much better way.
(a) Literacy (antonym), b. blessing (antonym), c. prosper
(antonym), d. Education (synonym), e. prosperity (synonym), f. illogical
(antonym), g. bigger (synonym), h. more (synonym), i. bad (antonym), j. better
(synonym).
20. Read the passage and then write the
antonym or synonym of the words as directed below.
Children
always like to listen to fascinating
stories. But if the stories are uninteresting, they lose interest. There should not be anything immoral in the stories for
children. Again stories should be long so that they can make children impatient. Stories should not
even contain anything illogical or anything that can
make children irregular in
their studies. The stories should be instructive
leading the children to be perfect
morally and ethically.
Parents can play a large role here in teaching their children what to choose
and what not.
(a) fascinating (antonym); b. interest (synonym); c. immoral
(antonym); d. impatient (antonym); e. contain (synonym); f. illogical
(antonym); g. irregular (antonym); h. instructive (synonym); i. perfect
(synonym); j. ethically (synonym).
Answer Scripts
1. Answer:
(a) unpopular (b) kind/ type (c) recreation/ amusement (d) arrange (e)
patronize (f) national/ domestic (g) receive/ take (h) see/ witness/ enjoy (i)
minimum (j) denial/ refusal
2. Answer: (a) certainly/ definitely/ surely/ undoubtedly/
apparently (b) honour/ status (c) local/ domestic (d) common/ ordinary (e)
foreign (f) diversity (g) disappear (h) freedom (i) significant (j)
unintelligibility
3. Answer:
(a) failure (b) work/ service (c) ordinary/ common (d) since/ as (e) realize/
understand (f) disobey/ ignore (g) law/ regulation/ order (h) ever/ always (i)
win/ triumph (j) undesirable
4. Answer: (a) persons/ public (b) liberal (c) late (d) trust/
consider/ accept/ think (e) globe/ earth (f) nothing/ none/ no (g) wealth/
affluence (h) affliction/ miseries/ distress (i) conquer/ succeed/ surpass (j)
different
5. Answer: (a) freedom/ independence (b) humane/ kind/ gentle/
polite (c) genocide/ holocaust (d) inhuman/ unkind (e) dislocated (f) named (g)
encircled (h) finished/ stopped (i) assassinated/ murdered (j) smallest
6. Answer: (a) alluvial/ productive (b) lazy/ idle (c) continuously
(d) idle (e) hate (f) deep/ profound (g) unmoving/ fixed/ stagnant (h) honour
(i) ungrateful (j) dedication/ loyalty
7. Answer:
(a) common/ general/ simple (b) weak/ feeble/ frail/ powerless (c) morality/
benevolence/ generosity/ kindness (d) unreliable/ doubtful/ untrustworthy (e)
valueless/ worthless/ useless/ insignificant (f) ceremony/ convention/
tradition/ custom (g) valueless/ futile/ meaningless/ useless (h) aloneness/
solitude/ solitariness/ desolation/ isolation (i) disease/ malady/ illness/
sickness/ disorder (j) unhappiness/ sorrows/ miseries/ grief
8. Answer:
(a) foe/ enemy/ rival (b) avoid/ shun/ avert/ repel (c) kindness/ empathy/
compassion (d) verify/ show/ test/ testify/ appear/ seem (e) true/ actual/
genuine/ real (f) help/ assist/ benefit (g) cry/ weep (h) delight/ joy/
enjoyment/ amusement (i) fetch/ get/ carry/ bear (j) view/ concept/ design/
thought/ notion
9. Answer:
(a) blessing (b) impede (c) literate (d) light (e) much (f) conscious (g)
entire (h) failure (i) step (j) eradicate.
10. Answer:
(a) rejected (b) insincerity (c) liability/duty (d) simplicity (e) praise/love
(f) virtue (g) effect (h) result (i) significance (j) consciousness.
the
words as directed.
11. Answer:
(a) permit (b) liberty (c) view (d) unfair (e) unequal (f) unity (g) select (h)
method (i) care/service (j) advantage.
12. Answer: (a) Unpopular,
disliked, unknown; (b) Slightly, mildly, gently; (c) Initiate, begin, start; (d)
Extremely, highly, exceptionally; (e) Communal, interactive, societal; (f) Initially,
firstly, primarily; (g) Closed, restricted, shut; (h) Destroy, ruin, demolish; (i)
Personalize, tailor, modify; (j) Ineffective, useless, futile.
13. Answer:
(a) bad (b) lecturer/orator c. reading/perusal (d) possible e. active (f) seriousness
g. sincerity/eagerness (h) impossible (i) desire (j) prosper/success.
14. Answer:
(a) move (b) see (c) real (d) unknown (e) begin (f) rest (g) continuation (h)
speed (i) finish (j) unequal.
15. Answer:
(a) likely (b) decontamination (c) best (d) important (e) solution (f) uncommon
(g) narrow (h) rich (i) minor (j) accept.
16. Answer: (a)
save (b) undo (c) destroy (d) factual (e) more (f) irresponsible (g) problem (h)
fortunate (i) inspire (j) purchase.
17. Answer:
(a) scholar (b) educated (c) illiterate (d) darkness (e) ignorant (f) irresponsibility
(g) happy (h) leading (i) safety (j) friendliness.
18. Answer: (a) Rare, uncommon, unusual; (b) Amusement, recreation,
enjoyment; (c) Many, several, countless; (d) Unpleasant, boring, tedious; (e)
Close, nearby, adjacent; (f) Operate, manage, conduct; (g) Display, exhibit,
present; (h) Lose, miss, overlook; (i) Broadcast, air, transmit; (j)
Uninformative, misleading, vague
19. Answer:
(a) illiteracy (b) curse (c) decline (d) Literacy (e) success (f) logical (g)
larger (h) additional (i) good (j) greater.
20. Answer:
(a) repulsive (b) eagerness (c) moral (d) patient (e) consist (f) logical (g)
regular (h) educative (i) faultless (j) morally.
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