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. Non-essential (adj.): essential / unimportant
2. Non-existent (adj.): fictional / existing
3. Non-flammable (adj.): flammable / fire-proof
4. Nonsense (n.): gibberish / sense
5. Nonsensical (adj.): logical / absurd
6. Non-stop (adj.): constant / occasional
7. Non-violent (adj.): violent /peaceful
8. Normal (adj.): common / abnormal
9. Normality (n.): abnormality / balance
10. Normally (adv.): usually / abnormally
11. Notability (n.): nonentity / celebrity
12. Notable (adj.): celebrated / ordinary
13. Noted (adj.): unknown / famous
14. Noteworthy (adj.): exceptional / ordinary
15. Nothing (n.): everything / naught
16. Notice (v.): detect / overlook
17. Noticeable (adj.): hidden /clear
18. Notional (adj.): conceptual / real
19. Novel (adj.): ordinary / fresh
20. Novice (n.): amateur / expert
21. Noxious (adj.): healthy / deadly
22. Nude (adj.): bare / clothed
23. Null (adj.): valid / invalid
24. Nullify (v.): abolish / validate
25. Numb (v.): sensitise / deaden
26. Numerous (adj.): many, few
27. Nutritious (adj.): unwholesome / good
28. Obedience (n.): agreement / disobedience
29. Obedient (adj.): disobedient / amenable
30. Obesity (n.): fatness / thinness
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Key
1. essential
2. existing
3. flammable
4. sense
5. logical
6. occasional
7. violent
8. abnormal
9. abnormality
10. abnormally
11. nonentity
12. ordinary
13. unknown
14. ordinary
15. everything
16. overlook
17. hidden
18. real
19. ordinary
20. expert
21. healthy
22. clothed
23. valid
24. validate
25. sensitise
26. few
27. unwholesome
28. disobedience
29. disobedient
30. thinness
Rating
10 – 15 Correct: Good
16 - 20 Correct: Excellent
21 – 30 Correct: Exceptional