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. Pliabe (adj.): rigid / flexible
2. Pliant (adj.): flexible / inflexible
3. Plucky (adj.): weak / brave
4. Plummet (v.): fall / soar
5. Plump (adj.): thin / fat
6. Poetic (adj.): lyrical / prosaic
7. Pointless (adj.): profitable / absurd
8. Polish (v.): brighten / tarnish
9. Polished (adj.): tarnished / burnished
10. Polite (adj.): courteous / rude
11. Politic (adj.): impolitic / wise
12. Pollution (n.): defilement / purity
13. Pomp (n.): simplicity / grandeur
14. Pompous (adj.): arrogant / modest
15. Poor (adj.): rich / broke
16. Popular (adj.): celebrated / unpopular
17. Popularise (v.): discredit / spread
18. Populous (adj.): crowded / deserted
19. Portable (adj.): fixed / handy
20. Portly (adj.): fat / slim
21. Posh (adj.): cheap / classy
22. Positive (adj.): certain / uncertain
23. Possessive (adj.): generous / clinging
24. Possibility (n.): chance / impossibility
25. Possible (adj.): impossible / feasible
26. Postpone (v.): delay / advance
27. Potency (n.): impotence / authority
28. Potent (adj.): cogent / impotent
29. Pout (v.): grin / glower
30. Poverty (n.): distress / affluence
Key
1. rigid
2. inflexible
3. weak
4. soar
5. thin
6. prosaic
7. profitable
8. tarnish
9. tarnished
10. rude
11. impolitic
12. purity
13. simplicity
14. modest
15. rich
16. unpopular
17. discredit
18. deserted
19. fixed
20. slim
21. cheap
22. uncertain
23. generous
24. impossibility
25. impossible
26. advance
27. impotence
28. impotent
29. grin
30. affluence
Rating
10 – 15 Correct:
Good
16 – 20 Correct: Excellent
21 – 30 Correct: Exceptional