Quiz on synonyms and antonyms | Sunday Observer

Quiz on synonyms and antonyms

28 November, 2021

A synonym is a word that means something similar to another word. An antonym is the opposite of another word. Underline the ANTONYMS and check your answers with the key. You may use a standard dictionary.
 

1. Leave (n.): refusal / concession
2. Left (adj.): socialist / right
3. Legal (adj.): illegal / judicial
4. Legality (n.): legitimacy / illegality
5. Legible (adj.): illegible / clear
6. Legitimate (adj.): acceptable / illegitimate
7. Leisure (n.): toil / holiday
8. Leisurely (adj.): carefree / hectic
9. Lend (v.): borrow / give
10. Lengthen (v.): expand / curtail
11. Lengthy (adj.): brief / extended
12. Lenient (adj.): forgiving / harsh
13. Lessen (v.): grow / contract
14. Lesser (adj.): inferior / greater
15. Let (v.): forbid / allow
16. Lethal (adj.): dangerous / harmless
17. Lethargy (n.): spirit / apathy
18. Level (adj.): equal / uneven
19. Levity (n.): seriousness / frivolity
20. Lewd (adj.): dirty / chaste
21. Liability (n.): asset / burden
22. Libellous (adj.): defamatory / praising
23. Liberal (adj.): bigoted / lenient
24. Liberate (v.): deliver / enslave
25. Liberties (n.): respect / honour
26. Liberty (n.): freedom / imprisonment
27. LIcence (n.): prohibition / authority
28. License (v.): authorize / ban
29. Lie (n.): truth / falsity
30. Lifeless (adj.): barren / alive
 

Key
1. refusal
2. right
3. illegal
4. illegality
5. illegible
6. illegitimate
7. toil
8. hectic
9. borrow
10. curtail
11. brief
12. harsh
13. grow
14. greater
15. forbid
16. harmless
17. spirit
18. uneven
19. seriousness
20. chaste
21. asset
22. praising
23. bigotted
24. enslave
25. respect
26. imprisonment
27. prohibition
28. ban
29. truth
30. alive
Rating
10 – 15 Correct: Good
16 – 20 Correct: Excellent
21 – 30 Correct: Exceptional
 

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