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1. 1.

   Write the synonyms of the following words.

   1. Commence _______________
   2. Direct _______________
   3. Prompt _______________
   4. Cause _______________
   5. Salary _______________
   6. Forgive _______________
   7. Entry _______________
   8. Haste  _______________
   9. Error _______________
   10. Value _______________
   11. Happiness _______________
   12. Famous _______________
   13. Elegant _______________
   14. Notice _______________
   15. Exactly _______________
   16. Especially _______________
   17. Ordinary _______________
   18. Cautious _______________
   19. Altitude _______________
   20. Certain _______________
2. 2.

   Circle the correct synonym given in brackets for the underlined word in the sentences.

   1. I feel sad when I see someone crying. (disappointed, sorrowful, grieve)
   2. Grandmother told us a superb story. (good, ordinary, excellent)
   3. The anxiety shown by the mother was genuine. (value, affection, concern)
   4. Nandit's home is very far from the school. (residence, den, dwell)
   5. The teacher will educate us on the topic. (teach, discover, elaborate)
3. 3.

   Write the antonyms of the following.

   1. Calm ____________________
   2. Lenient ____________________
   3. Sweet ____________________
   4. Borrow ____________________
   5. Conceal ____________________
   6. Pardon ____________________
   7. Make ____________________
   8. Wise ____________________
   9. Credit ____________________
   10. Rejoice ____________________
   11. Awkward ____________________
   12. Ancient ____________________
   13. Introvert ____________________
   14. Famous ____________________
   15. Guilty ____________________
   16. Certain ____________________
   17. Smile ____________________
   18. Ripe ____________________
   19. Sympathy ____________________
   20. Support ____________________
4. 4.

   Match the following with their antonyms:

   Barren Rejoice Praise Hope Dwarf Guilty Famous Pious Haste Freedom

   condemn slavery fertile notorious vicious mourn delay giant despair innocent

5. 5.

   Write one word for the following groups of words in the space provided:

   1. A person who works with machines. _________________
   2. A person who shaves men. _________________
   3. A person who flies an aeroplane. _________________
   4. A person who sells meat. _________________
   5. A person who plans and makes machines. _________________
   6. A person who investigates crime. _________________
   7. A person who takes money at a restaurant. _________________
   8. A person who carries your baggage at a railway station. _________________
   9. A person who sells potatoes, brinjals, onions, etc. _________________
   10. A person who extracts teeth. _________________
6. 6.

   Use the substitute words for the following phrases, in sentences:

   1. unknown author
   2. life history of a person
   3. those killed or wounded in war or an accident
   4. fit to be eaten
   5. forever and ever
   6. short animal stories with a moral
   7. plants and vegetation of a certain region
   8. incapable of being seen
   9. list of various items of food served
   10. animals of certain region