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Beginning Synonyms and Antonyms #1

Synonyms: words that have the same (or nearly the same) meanings
Example: large big
Antonyms: words that have opposite meanings
Example: hot cold
Directions: Choose the best synonym for the following words.
1) kind
A.
B.
C.
D.

nice
wild
funny
best

2) shiny
A.
B.
C.
D.

extra
careful
bright
angry

3) glad
A.
B.
C.
D.

broken
happy
open
round

4) big
A.
B.
C.
D.

large
many
next
only

5) fast
A.
B.
C.
D.

clear
main
clean
quick

6) noisy
A.
B.
C.
D.

first
loud
afraid
small

Directions: Choose the best antonym for the following words.

1) thick
A.
B.
C.
D.

thin
heavy
fat
young

2) early
A.
B.
C.
D.

very
way
now
late

3) cold
A.
B.
C.
D.

cool
hot
easy
low

4) slow
A.
B.
C.
D.

dark
fast
lucky
old

5) similar
A.
B.
C.
D.

present
different
important
secret

6) safe
A.
B.
C.
D.

dangerous
important
terrible
busy