Chapter 2 · Book pages 8–10
📗 Answer key: Synonyms and Antonyms
Finish the questions in your book first. Then check each one here: tap Show answer, then mark ✓ if you got it right or ✗ if not. For every ✗, read the "why" and say it out loud.
A. Choose the correct synonym of the given word
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Alien
✓ A. Unfamiliar
Alien means strange or not known to us: unfamiliar.
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Crowded
✓ B. Busy
A crowded place is busy and full of people. Empty, quiet and sparse are opposites.
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Incredible
✓ C. Amazing
Incredible = so amazing it is hard to believe.
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Incorrect
✓ D. Wrong
in + correct = not correct = wrong. Right, accurate and true are antonyms.
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Vast
✓ B. Huge
Vast means very large.
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Effective
✓ A. Beneficial
Effective means it works well and gives a good result; beneficial (helpful, useful) is the closest. Lazy, inactive and useless are opposites.
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Colossal
✓ B. Gigantic
Colossal = extremely big. Minute (my-NEWT) means tiny.
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Sober
✓ C. Serious
Sober here means calm and serious. Drunk, wild and carefree are the opposite.
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Industrious
✓ D. Hardworking
Industrious = hardworking. Idle and passive mean not working.
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Analyse
✓ A. Examine
To analyse is to examine something closely.
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Alter
✓ B. Change
Alter = change. Maintain and preserve mean keep the same.
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Blissful
✓ B. Joyful
Blissful = full of great joy.
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Astonish
✓ A. Stun
Astonish = surprise greatly, stun.
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Timid
✓ C. Shy
Timid = shy, easily scared. Brave, bold and confident are opposites.
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Adore
✓ D. Cherish
Adore = love dearly, cherish. Disgust, avoid and criticize are opposites.
B. Choose the correct antonym of the given word
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Shack
✓ A. Mansion
A shack is a small rough hut; a mansion is a huge grand house. Hut, cabin and shed are synonyms.
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Overt
✓ C. Hidden
Overt = done openly. Its opposite is hidden (secret).
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Modest
✓ B. Boastful
A modest person is humble; a boastful person shows off.
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Agony
✓ C. Comfort
Agony is great pain. Pain, suffering and anguish are synonyms; comfort is the opposite.
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Baffle
✓ D. Clear
Baffle = confuse. To clear (up) means to make easy to understand.
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Dressy
✓ B. Casual
Dressy clothes are fancy and formal; casual clothes are everyday ones. (Careful: formal is a synonym, not the antonym.)
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Trivial
✓ C. Important
Trivial = small and unimportant. Minor, insignificant and small are synonyms.
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Distrust
✓ B. Confidence
Distrust = not trusting. The opposite is trust, and confidence (in someone) means trust. Doubt, suspicion and mistrust are synonyms.
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Disallow
✓ A. Permit
Disallow = not allow. Permit = allow. Reject, deny and prohibit are synonyms.
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Affluent
✓ A. Penniless
Affluent = rich. Rich, wealthy and prosperous are synonyms; penniless is the opposite.
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Composed
✓ B. Agitated
Composed = calm. Agitated = upset and nervous.
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Strenuous
✓ C. Effortless
Strenuous = needing a lot of effort. Effortless = very easy.
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Gripping
✓ B. Boring
Gripping = very exciting. Fascinating, engaging and captivating are synonyms.
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Abandon
✓ C. Retain
Abandon = leave behind. Retain = keep. Leave, forsake and desert are synonyms.
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Predator
✓ B. Prey
A predator hunts; the prey is the animal being hunted.
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Synonym of Opponent
✓ C. Rival
An opponent is someone you compete against: a rival. Ally, friend and partner are opposites.
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Synonym of Miserable
✓ C. Depressive
Miserable = very unhappy. Depressive (very low and sad) is the only sad word; the rest are happy words. (Depressed would be an even closer match.)
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Synonym of Scorching
✓ C. Blazing
Scorching = extremely hot, like a blazing sun. Freezing and cold are opposites; mild is in between.
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Antonym of Obsolete
✓ B. Modern
Obsolete = out of date. Outdated, old-fashioned and discontinued are synonyms.
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Antonym of Inherent
✓ C. External
Inherent = built in, part of something naturally (inside). External = coming from outside. Elemental, natural and essential are close to inherent.