PART ONE
: ADJECTIVES Write down the opposite of each words on the left. Choose from the words on the right.
ADJECTIVE OPPOSITE
1. good BAD closed
2. fat THIN new
3. big SMALL poor
4. tall SHORT bad
5. full EMPTY dry
6. young OLD slow
7. open CLOSED short
8. wet DRY thin
9. hot COLD low
10. old NEW cold
11. happy SAD empty
12. fast SLOW soft
13. high LOW small
14. rich POOR sad
15. hard SOFT old
ADJECTIVE OPPOSITE thin
16. right WRONG unkind
17 .strong WEAK expensive
18. dead ALIVE unfriendly
19. early LATE awake
20. thick THIN stupid
21. wide NARROW wrong
22. male FEMALE late
23. kind UNKIND difficult
24. clever STUPID narrow
25. clean DIRTY noisy
26. cheap EXPENSIVE weak
27. easy DIFFICULT dirty
28. friendly UNFRIENDLY alive
29. quiet NOISY female
30. asleep AWAKE
PART TWO : VERBS Write down the opposite of each words on the left. Choose from the words on the right
VERBS OPPOSITE To take
1 .to stop TO START To turn off
2. to laugh TO CRY To dislike
3. to open TO CLOSE To borrow
4. to come TO GO To leave
5. to work TO PLAY To start
6. to bring TO TAKE To answer
7. to learn TO TEACH To push
8. to turn on TO TURN OFF To close
9. to ask TO ANSWER To teach
10. to like TO DISLIKE To cry
11. to sell TO BUY To play
12. to pull TO PUSH To go
13. to sit down TO STAND UP To buy
14. to lend TO BORROW To stand up
15. to arrive TO LEAVE
VERBS OPPOSITE To mend
16. to love TO HATE To feel well
17. to wake up TO FALL ASLEEP To go to bed
18. to live TO DIE To take off
19. to blow TO SUCK To find
20. to get up TO GO TO BED To hate
21. to spend TO SAVE To lose
22. to break TO MEND To forget
23. to shout TO WHISPER To save
24. to win TO LOSE To sink
25. to feel ill TO FEEL WELL To whisper
26. to lose TO FIND To fall asleep
27. to show TO HIDE To suck
28. to remember TO FORGET To hide
29. to put on TO TAKE OFF To die
30. to float TO SINK
PART THREE : VARIOUS WORDS Complete the following sentences with a word that is opposite in meaning. Choose
from the words on the right
1. Everybody likes Jane, but ……NOBODY……. likes Tom.
2. The river is deep here, but it’s ……SHALLOW…… over there.
3. I often go to the cinema, but I ……HARDLY EVER…. go to the theatre.
WHICH WORD ?
4. Are you married or …SINGLE…? behind
single
5. Mary never gets up before 9.30 so I am not surprised that she is ……ALWAYS…. late for work. bottom
6. Is your husband better now, Mrs Green? No, I’m afraid he’s a lot ……WORSE……. boring
country
7. I’ll pick up the heavy suitcase and you pick up the ……LIGHT…… one. last
lies
8. Is the cinema in front of or ……BEHIND…. the bank ?
future
9. I came first in the class in English but …LAST…… in geography. shallow
always
10. Did you meet your wife before or ……AFTER…. university?
far
11. My house is near the post office – not …FAR… from the library. unfurnished
hardly ever
12. Now that I’m an …ADULT… I wish I were a child again. light
13. Do the exercise at the top of page 10 first, then the one at the ……BOTTOM…… of page 13.
after
ugly
14. We know what has happened in the past, but we can never tell what will happen in the ..FUTURE. messy
nobody
15. Are you looking for a furnished flat? No, I’m looking for an …UNFURNISHED… one, actually.
worse
16. He lives in the town in the winter and in the ……COUNTRY…. in the summer. adult
17. I went to the movie thinking that it would be very interesting, but I found it quite …BORING….
18. Paull never tells the truth, he always tells …LIES….
19. I keep my room tidy whereas my brother’s room is always …MESSY……
20. In fairy tales, princesses are nice and beautiful and witches are ……UGLY……
