Primary 4 English Studies Flashcards: Grammar and Vocabulary: Sense Relations: synonyms antonyms homonyms and hyponyms

Question 1

Words with the same or nearly the same meaning are ________.

Accepted Answer

synonyms

Question 2

Words with opposite meanings are ________.

Accepted Answer

antonyms

Question 3

Words with the same form or sound but different meanings are ________.

Accepted Answer

homonyms

Question 4

A specific member of a wider word group is a ________.

Accepted Answer

hyponym

Question 5

A synonym for 'happy' is ________.

Accepted Answer

glad

Question 6

A synonym for 'begin' is ________.

Accepted Answer

start

Question 7

An antonym for 'ancient' is ________.

Accepted Answer

modern

Question 8

An antonym for 'generous' is ________.

Accepted Answer

selfish

Question 9

The words 'large' and 'big' are ________.

Accepted Answer

synonyms

Question 10

The words 'early' and 'late' are ________.

Accepted Answer

antonyms

Question 11

The word 'bank' can mean a financial institution or a river side, so it is a ________.

Accepted Answer

homonym

Question 12

'Rose' is a hyponym of the wider word ________.

Accepted Answer

flower

Question 13

'Goat' is a hyponym of the wider word ________.

Accepted Answer

animal

Question 14

Which word is a hyponym of 'fruit': mango, food, sweet, or market?

Accepted Answer

mango

Question 15

Which pair is NOT synonymous: quick–fast, tiny–small, begin–start, or hot–cold?

Accepted Answer

hot–cold

Question 16

Which pair is NOT antonymous: open–close, strong–weak, full–empty, or neat–tidy?

Accepted Answer

neat–tidy

Question 17

Complete with a synonym: 'The room was silent; it was very ________.'

Accepted Answer

quiet

Question 18

Complete with an antonym: 'The first box is heavy, but the second is ________.'

Accepted Answer

light

Question 19

Learning sense relations helps a writer avoid unnecessary ________.

Accepted Answer

repetition

Question 20

The general word for 'shirt, skirt, and trousers' is ________.

Accepted Answer

clothing

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