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Telling the two apart

Exercise and reference answers

Questions
  1. Question
    A word close in meaning is a
    Choices
    1. synonym
    2. antonym
    3. pronoun
    Correct choice
    synonym
  2. Question
    A word opposite in meaning is an
    Choices
    1. synonym
    2. antonym
    3. adverb
    Correct choice
    antonym
  3. Question
    'brave' and 'valiant' form a
    Choices
    1. antonym pair
    2. neither
    3. synonym pair
    Correct choice
    synonym pair
  4. Question
    'pardon' and 'condemn' form an
    Choices
    1. antonym pair
    2. synonym pair
    3. neither
    Correct choice
    antonym pair

Explanation

The core distinction. Source: English Synonyms and Antonyms, Fernald (1896), public domain.
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