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 SYNONYMS and check your answers with the key. You may use a standard dictionary.
1. Joyful (adj.): glad / sorrowful
2. Jubilation (n.): depression / ecstasy
3. Judicious (adj.): careful / injudicious
4. Juicy (adj.): dry / moist
5. Jumble (v.): order / confused
6. Jumpy (adj.): anxious / calm
7. Junior (adj.): senior / lower
8. Just (adj.): fair / corrupt
9. Justice (n.): injustice / fairness
10. Justifiable (adj.): acceptable / illicit
11. Juvenile (n.): adult / boy
12. Juxtaposition (n.): closeness / separation
13. Kaleidoscopic (adj.): dull / changeable
14. Keen (adj.): anxious / apathetic
15. Killjoy (n.): enthusiast / dampener
16. Kind (adj.): affectionate / cruel
17. Kind-hearted (adj.): ill-natured / amicable
18. Kindly (adj.): benevolent / cruel
19. Kindness (n.): cruelty / favour
20. Knockout (n.): smash / flop
21. Knowledge (n.): ignorance / cognition
22. Knowledgeable (adj.): aware / ignorant
23. Laborious (adj.): easy / arduous
24. Labour (n.): chore / leisure
25. Lack (n.): abundance / dearth
26. Lackadaisical (adj.): dreamy / active
27. Laconic (adj.): wordy / brief
28. Laid-back (adj.): calm / tense
29. Lame (adj.): able-bodied / disabled
30. Lament (v.): bewail / rejoice
Key
1. glad
2. ecstasy
3. careful
4. moist
5. confuse
6. anxious
7. lower
8. fair
9. fairness
10. acceptable
11. boy
12. closeness
13. changeable
14. anxious
15. dampener
16. affectionate
17. amicable
18. benevolent
19. favour
20. smash
21. cogition
22. aware
23. arduous
24. chore
25. dearth
26. dreamy
27. brief
28. calm
29. disabled
30. bewail
Rating
10 – 15 correct: Good
16 – 20 correct: Excellent
21 – 30 correct: Exceptional