HOME FCE STUDY ONLINE COURSE Vocabulary Exercises
Extract adapted for interactive practice from the book 1001 Vocabulary and Spelling Questions, which provides you with extensive practice and explanations.
Art Vazquez, COTE
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Words that lie in an inherently incompatible binary relationship as in the opposite pairs male : female, long : short, up : down, and precede : follow. The notion of incompatibility here refers to fact that one word in an opposite pair entails that it is not the other pair member. For example, something that is long entails that it is not short. It is referred to as a 'binary' relationship because there are two members in a set of opposites
Exercises: Choose the antonym for each of the words in italics. Consult a dictionary to help you.
1.Which word is the opposite of alert?
a. attentive b. inattentive c. careful d. trivial
2.Which word is the opposite of cautious?
a. considerate b. noble c. proper d. reckless
3.Which word means the opposite of shameful?
a. honorable b. animated c. fickle d. modest
4.Which word means the opposite of vague?
a. hazy b. skilled c. definite d. tender
5.Which word means the opposite of vulnerable?
a. frantic b. feeble c. secure d. complicated
6.Which word means the opposite of distress?
a. comfort b. reward c. trouble d. compromise
7.Which word means the opposite of unity?
a. discord b. stimulation c. consent d. neglect
8.Which word means the opposite of clarify?
a. explain b. dismay c. obscure d. provide
9.Which word means the opposite of grant?
a. deny b. consume c. allocate d. provoke
10.Which word means the opposite of impartial?
a. complete b. prejudiced c. unbiased d. erudite
11.Which word means the opposite of prompt?
a. punctual b. slack c. tardy d. regular
12.Which word is the opposite of delay?
a. slow b. hasten c. pause d. desist
13.Which word is the opposite of soothe?
a. increase b. comfort c. aggravate d. delight
14.Which word means the opposite of moderate?
a. original b. average c. final d. excessive
15.Which word means the opposite of reveal?
a. disclose b. achieve c. retreat d. conceal
16.Which word means the opposite of initial?
a. first b. crisis c. final d. righteous
17.Which word means the opposite of capable?
a. unskilled b. absurd c. apt d. able
18.Which word means the opposite of stray?
a. remain b. inhabit c. wander d. incline
19.Which word is the opposite of dainty?
a. delicate b. coarse c. harsh d. delicious
20.Which word means the opposite of brittle?
a. flexible b. breakable c. grating d. thin
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