Antonyms & Synonyms

 Meaning of Antonyms:-

There are words which mean the opposite of one another. Such words are called Antonyms.

Let us read the Antonyms given below:👇

👉Antonyms can also be formed by using prefixes like un, in, im, il, ir, dis & mis. Look at the        following Example:

un-    unsuitable, unnecessary

in-    incomplete, independent

im-    immoral, impatient

il-      illegal,illiterate

ir-     irrelevant, irregular

dis-   disconnect, disobey

mis-   misbehave, misguide

>>to learn prefixes in detail click on the link given below:

https://youtu.be/zfF3iACKv3E

Meaning of Synonyms:-

 "Words having the same or nearly the same meaning are called synonyms".

There are no true synonyms in the English language; all words have slightly different meanings. We should have aware of the shades of difference in the meaning of synonyms.

Some words and synonyms are given below:

                                                    Exersise for practice:

Q1. Match the words with their synonyms.

    1. desire                                    a) anxiety    (3)          

    2. nice                                       b) forgive     (8)   

    3. worry                                    c) teach        (6)

    4. begin                                     d) right         (7)

    5. decrease                                e) decent       (2) 

    6. instruct                                  f) start          (4)    

    7. correct                                   g) wish          (1)

    8. pardon                                   h) reduce      (5)

Q2. Give synonyms for the following words.

    1. miserly-        stingy            

    2. wander-         roam

    3. stationary-    still, motionless

    4. fury-              anger

    5. stubborn-       obstinate

    6. sorrow-          grief

    7. repent-           regret

    8. deceive-        cheat

    9. grave-            serious

    10. empty-        vaccant