Antonyms

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Antonyms

Find the antonym of the following words written in capitals.

I’ll have to take the PUPILS into the hills.
- A) teachers
- B) schoolchildren
- C) kids
- D) students
- E) boys
She is the WORST student in our group.
- A) good
- B) bad
- C) badly
- D) best
- E) nice
Breakfast is the FIRST meal of the day.
- A) important
- B) main
- C) last but one
- D) last
- E) next
He is an enemy, REMEMBER.
- A) keep in mind
- B) remind
- C) recall
- D) forget
- E) believe
Her luggage was so HEAVY that she asked the young man to help her.
- A) easy
- B) large
- C) least
- D) light
- E) vast
Her English is POOR.
- A) excellently
- B) unsatisfactory
- C) bad
- D) good
- E) not good
February is the SHORTEST month in the year.
- A) largest
- B) farthest
- C) longest
- D) highest
- E) biggest
TAKING a piece of chalk the pupil on duty began writing on the board.
- A) giving
- B) sending
- C) bringing
- D) spending
- E) belonging
I liked the END of the story most of all.
- A) beginning
- B) middle
- C) starting
- D) meaning
- E) part
Our farm is in the COUNTRY.
- A) street
- B) valley
- C) forest
- D) town
- E) park
I WAS RIGHT last night, wasn’t I?
- A) was over
- B) were ill
- C) correct
- D) was wrong
- E) was busy
I don’t REMEMBER where I left my umbrella.
- A) know
- B) forget
- C) give
- D) notice
- E) support
What is it then, my SON?
- A) girl
- B) boy
- C) daughter
- D) dear
- E) friend
Some of them BEGAN to talk to me.
- A) started
- B) finished
- C) was over
- D) ended
- E) founded
The hall was FULL with spectators.
- A) easy
- B) empty
- C) vacant
- D) ready
- E) late
There are many other BIG cities in Great Britain with more than a million inhabitants.
- A) large
- B) short
- C) small
- D) great
- E) low
I can’t understand why you are so BUSY at home.
- A) engaged
- B) sleepy
- C) afraid
- D) free
- E) angry
I think your FAT cat is ill.
- A) thin
- B) stout
- C) big
- D) thick
- E) small
The prince ran after her and saw the pretty shoe which the girl HAD LOST.
- A) had found
- B) had left
- C) had forgotten
- D) had forgiven
- E) didn’t find
It was MIDNIGHT and Cinderella ran away from the palace.
- A) early in the morning
- B) late night
- C) midday
- D) early night
- E) night
They OFTEN stay at the college after classes.
- A) always
- B) seldom
- C) usually
- D) ever
- E) early
Long ago the streets of this town were DIRTY.
- A) clean
- B) narrow
- C) wide
- D) broad
- E) long
He STARTED painting at a very early age and became famous at 27.
- A) began
- B) gave up
- C) get up
- D) continued
- E) went on
The travelers came to the hotel, LEFT their luggage there and went for a walk in the town.
- A) kept
- B) raised
- C) caught
- D) took
- E) picked out
He began TO EARN money very early.
- A) to change
- B) to touch
- C) to spend
- D) to sweep
- E) to tear
It was not EASY for him to find a job in such a long time.
- A) difficult
- B) pleasant
- C) necessary
- D) heavy
- E) dark
The weather was nice and children didn’t want to stay INSIDE.
- A) at home
- B) in the country
- C) out
- D) outside
- E) garden
Let’s open the window. It’s very HOT here.
- A) dark
- B) cold
- C) stuffy
- D) foggy
- E) easy
You speak so FAST that it is nearly impossible to follow what you say.
- A) weak
- B) low
- C) slow
- D) quick
- E) quite
GO OUT OF the room, please, it’s very stuffy here.
- A) come out
- B) leave
- C) leave for
- D) stay in
- E) useful
A DARK cloud having appeared in the sky, we decided to stay at home.
- A) bright
- B) heavy
- C) white
- D) cloudless
- E) merry
He says they will go to the TOP of the hill next
- A) near
- B) above
- C) bottom
- D) under
- E) downstairs
They have the SHORT road and it will take them twenty minutes to get to the village.
- A) big
- B) large
- C) not strong
- D) long
- E) rising
That will do. Your answer is quite RIGHT. Your mark is good.
- A) correct
- B) good
- C) bad
- D) wrong
- E) exact
Suddenly we heard a HIGH thin voice.
- A) tall
- B) small
- C) short
- D) low
- E) long
His best KNOWN paintings give a light to today’s Europe.
- A) well-known
- B) famous
- C) unknown
- D) bad
- E) worst
We must never FORGET our heroes.
- A) recognize
- B) recite
- C) remember
- D) forgive
- E) thank
You are a GOOD swimmer.
- A) hot
- B) bad
- C) low
- D) normal
- E) not well
I stood there admiring that BEAUTIFUL picture.
- A) bad
- B) nice
- C) ugly
- D) terrible
- E) plain
You can tell him the TRUTH. He will help you.
- A) a form
- B) a tale
- C) a secret
- D) a lie
- E) a fable
Adriano is a TALL man.
- A) big
- B) little
- C) small
- D) short
- E) large
It’s much QUIETER there than here - very beautiful, but no tourists.
- A) more peaceful
- B) noisier
- C) more essential
- D) more uncertain
- E) easier
They are good boys, don’t LAUGH at them!
- A) smile
- B) shout
- C) cry
- D) look
- E) speak
I don’t think he will work hard. He is very LAZY.
- A) absent-minded
- B) good looking
- C) good-natured
- D) delighted
- E) hard-working
The mountains in Great Britain are not very HIGH.
- A) low
- B) long
- C) short
- D) tall
- E) big
He worked MUCH and got a good mark at his
- A) a lot
- B) many
- C) few
- D) little
- E) a few
He thinks his son has a GOOD future.
- A) nice
- B) fine
- C) kind
- D) bad
- E) wrong
You’ve got WET through.
- A) warm
- B) dry
- C) hot
- D) sweet
- E) cold
Did you come by SEA?
- A) land
- B) bed
- C) desk
- D) shop
- E) tree
Don’t speak so FAST!
- A) loudly
- B) slowly
- C) well
- D) proudly
- E) quickly
I’m LEAVING FOR Rio tomorrow and I’ll be back in a week’s time.
- A) going to
- B) coming from
- C) living in
- D) reaching
- E) approaching
My friend Cyril isn’t TALL enough to dance with Natalie.
- A) good
- B) nice
- C) happy
- D) long
- E) short
When I WOKE UP it was dark in the room.
- A) got up
- B) awoke
- C) fell asleep
- D) stayed
- E) left
I’m glad the interest rate is not very HIGH.
- A) short
- B) tall
- C) long
- D) low
- E) huge
We are in a hurry. PUSH the car to one side.
- A) bring
- B) move
- C) pull
- D) park
- E) break
The old man had MORE money than sixty thousand pounds.
- A) much
- B) larger
- C) over
- D) fewer
- E) less
We heard a LOT OF interesting things over the radio yesterday evening.
- A) little
- B) many
- C) tremendous
- D) few
- E) a great deal
I’ll BE IN tomorrow morning.
- A) stay
- B) be out
- C) be over
- D) come
- E) give
When the Browns paint their living-room and the paint is DRY they will hang a modern picture on the wall.
- A) cold
- B) white
- C) wet
- D) blue
- E) clean
Though the watch was very EXPENSIVE, he decided to buy it for her.
- A) dear
- B) calm
- C) cheap
- D) quiet
- E) rich
The Thames is a short river but it is WIDE.
- A) long
- B) shallow
- C) narrow
- D) nice
- E) big
He GAVE his friend a book last week.
- A) brought
- B) took
- C) bought
- D) had
- E) sold
John’s parents want him to study law and become President one day. They have HIGH hopes on him.
- A) tall
- B) respectful
- C) wise
- D) unpleasant
- E) small
The MORE you read, the more you know.
- A) much
- B) many
- C) little
- D) least
- E) less
BEFORE death he decided to leave his money to a hospital.
- A) earlier
- B) after
- C) above
- D) below
- E) over
Nina was a small girl and not at all STRONG.
- A) seldom
- B) forceful
- C) weak
- D) frozen
- E) clever
She runs FAST.
- A) quickly
- B) slowly
- C) easily
- D) badly
- E) well
Tom was a TALL boy of 16.
- A) low
- B) short
- C) long
- D) little
- E) small
I must change my jeans. They are really DIRTY.
- A) clear
- B) short
- C) bright
- D) clean
- E) yellow
It’s EASY to understand this text.
- A) hard
- B) difficult
- C) simple
- D) longest
- E) clear
David was POOR and had TO FIND his aunt.
- A) rich / to lose
- B) tall / to win
- C) short / to gather
- D) clever / to hide
- E) rich / to look for
He SAT thinking near the window.
- A) stood
- B) saw
- C) cried
- D) flew
- E) died
I have been UNHAPPY since my mother died.
- A) happy
- B) busy
- C) tired
- D) excited
- E) ill
- How are you?
- I am WELL, thank you.
- A) ill
- B) greedy
- C) fine
- D) O.K.
- E) ready
This box is very light. The man can EASILY lift it.
- A) hardly
- B) hurriedly
- C) slowly
- D) earnestly
- E) badly
My watch is RIGHT.
- A) wrong
- B) left
- C) heavy
- D) slow
- E) fast
It happened long after THE NIGHT that I fell down into a pit.
- A) dark
- B) evening
- C) day
- D) dawn
- E) moonlight
There’s too MUCH crime and violence in the streets of cities nowadays.
- A) sad
- B) few
- C) glad
- D) little
- E) many
My RIGHT hand is stronger than yours.
- A) left
- B) wrong
- C) dirty
- D) pretty
- E) crushed
Scotland is the land of mountains, NARROW valleys and plains.
- A) wide
- B) long
- C) fat
- D) thick
- E) large

Find the antonym of the following words:

Leave
- A) arrive
- B) desert
- C) separate
- D) abandon
Hide
- A) show
- B) cover
- C) spend
- D) save
High
- A) low
- B) tall
- C) important
- D) powerful
Brave
- A) heroic
- B) bold
- C) keen
- D) cowardly
Behind
- A) near
- B) far
- C) in front of
- D) on
Pull
- A) divide
- B) hit
- C) kick
- D) push
Horizontal
- A) flat
- B) level
- C) vertical
- D) even
Absent
- A) present
- B) off
- C) away
- D) missing
Public
- A) different
- B) private
- C) usual
- D) common
Bitter
- A) sweet
- B) stale
- C) rotten
- D) moldy
Cry
- A) blow
- B) speak
- C) chat
- D) laugh
Reduce
- A) limit
- B) lessen
- C) increase
- D) decrease
Ill
- A) sick
- B) healthy
- C) poor
- D) painful
Adult
- A) disabled
- B) aged
- C) immature
- D) old
Dry
- A) barren
- B) wet
- C) sterile
- D) arid
Win
- A) earn
- B) lose
- C) get
- D) gain
Past
- A) next
- B) future
- C) present
- D) before
Sick
- A) ill
- B) patient
- C) sorry
- D) well
Cautious
- A) fussy
- B) reckless
- C) nervous
- D) careful
Clever
- A) Stupid
- B) chubby
- C) kind
- D) smart
Dangerous
- A) stormy
- B) risky
- C) safe
- D) hazardous
Increase
- A) carry off
- B) go up
- C) decrease
- D) rise
Begin
- A) continue
- B) ban
- C) urge
- D) stop
Narrow
- A) thin
- B) tight
- C) wide
- D) sharp
Great
- A) huge
- B) big
- C) small
- D) heavy
Outside
- A) above
- B) on
- C) inside
- D) under
Ill
- A) sick
- B) painful
- C) poor
- D) healthy
Noisy
- A) muddy
- B) misty
- C) moldy
- D) silent
Finish
- A) conclude
- B) end
- C) terminate
- D) begin
Light
- A) rainy
- B) misty
- C) dark
- D) bright
Hate
- A) praise
- B) commend
- C) love
- D) detest
Cheap
- A) expensive
- B) inexpensive
- C) free
- D) low-cost
Finish
- A) terminate
- B) conclude
- C) end
- D) begin
Fresh
- A) stale
- B) new
- C) clean
- D) pure
Find
- A) lose
- B) seek
- C) locate
- D) look
Pull
- A) push
- B) kick
- C) hit
- D) divide
Cold
- A) misty
- B) icy
- C) hot
- D) warm
Begin
- A) ban
- B) urge
- C) continue
- D) stop
Cautious
- A) reckless
- B) fussy
- C) nervous
- D) careful
Early
- A) now
- B) quickly
- C) before
- D) late
Child
- A) girl
- B) infant
- C) boy
- D) adult
Minority
- A) majority
- B) population
- C) mankind
- D) people
Better
- A) clear
- B) calm
- C) worse
- D) well
Enemy
- A) rival
- B) opponent
- C) friend
- D) client

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