A synonym is a word that means something similar to another word. An antonym is a word that means the opposite of another word. Underline the ANTONYMS and check your answers with the key. You may use a standard dictionary.
1. Prelude (n.): finale / beginning
2. Premature (adj.): early / late
3. Premeditated (adj.): spontaneous / calculated
4. Prepared (adj.): arranged / unprepared
5. Prepossessing (adj.): unprepossessing / lovable
6. Preposterous (adj.): absurd / sensible
7. Presence (n.): absence / attendance
8. Present (adj.): available / absent
9. Presentable (adj.): unpresentable / acceptable
10. Present-day (adj.): future / current
11. Preservation (n.): conservation / ruin
12. Preserve (v.): destroy / conserve
13. Pressed (adj.): forced / unhurried
14. Pressing (adj.): unimportant / burning
15. Prestige (n.): credit / unimportant
16. Prestigious (adj.): modest / celebrated
17. Presumptuous (adj.): arrogant / modest
18. Pretence (n.): openness / affectation
19. Pretended (adj.): bogus / real
20. Pretension (n.): humility / demand
21. Pretentious (adj.): exaggerated // modest
22. Prevail (v.): cease / predominate
23. Prevailing (adj.): common / uncommon
24. Prevalent (adj.): rare / common
25. Prevent (v.): bar / allow
26. Prevention (n.): help / avoidance
27. Preventive (adj.): deterrent / fostering
28. Previous (adj.): following / former
29. Previously (adv.): before / later
30. Priceless (adj.): cheap / costly
Key
1. finale
2. late
3. spontaneous
4. unprepared
5. unprepossessing
6. sensible
7. absence
8. absent
9. unpresentable
10. future
11. ruin
12. destroy
13. unhurried
14. unimportant
15. unimportance
16. modest
17. modest
18. openness
19. real
20. humility
21. modest
22. cease
23. uncommon
24. rare
25. allow
26. help
27. fostering
28. following
29. later
30. cheap
Rating
10 – 15 Correct:
Good
16 – 20 Correct:
Excellent
21 – 30
Correct:
Exceptional