2.2 Antonyms

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1. Match each word with its antonyms.

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2. Choose the correct antonyms for the Italic word.

1. Karan visited his ancestral village. a) modern b) ancient c) traditional d) old
2. We should use our mobile safely. a) unsafely b) causiously c) harmless d) careful
3. Medicine should be stored. a) consumed b) gathered c) reserved d) saved
4. The neem tree provides shelter to many birds. a) gives b) with holds c) offers d) bestows
5. It is a latest mobile. a) updated b) outdated c) new d) modern

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1. a) modern 2. a) unsafely 3. a) consumed 4. b) with holds 5. b) outdated

3. Choose correct antonyms for the italic word.

1. Verti’s wife replied angrily. a) calmly b) annoyed c) irritated
2. The vegetables look fresh. a) modern b) dull c) new
3. Vetri had a strong will to start a new business. a) compelling b) powerful c) weak
4. Vetri was surprised by his friend. a) unsurprised b) expected c) predictable
5. He spoke nervously. a) agitated b) confident c) anxious

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1. a) calmly 2. b) dull 3. c) weak 4. b) expected 5. b) confident

4. Choose the correct antonyms for the italicized words.

1. The explosion had weakened the building’s foundations.
a. drab b. dull c. strengthen d. weak
2. A stranger was roaming around the street.
a. well known b. newcomer c. unknown d. foreigner
3. She was very courageous, nothing seem to bother her.
a. worry b. annoy c. pester d. pleasing
4. He asked the manager to improve the facility in the hall.
a. worsen b. better c. enhance d. upgrade
5. A good diet is beneficial to health.
a. beneficial b. helpful c. harmful d. useful

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1. c) strengthen 2. a) well known 3. a) worry 4. a) worsen 5. c) harmful

5. Match the words in column A with their Antonym in column B.

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6. Find the antonyms for the underlined words in the following sentences.

1. Seventeen oranges were hidden in the narrator’s pockets.
a) exposed b) masked c) concealed d) buried

2. Clem Jones was ordered to open the box.
a) prepared b) arranged c) forced d) requested

3. Pongo locked the narrator inside the cabin.
a) closed b) sealed c) released d) chocked

4. Pongo carefully searched the narrator’s pockets.
a) attentively b) carelessly c) cautiously d) strictly

5. The narrator of the story felt very sick for a week.
a) healthy b) disordered c) feeble d) unhealthy

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1. a) exposed 2. d) requested 3. c) released 4. b) carelessly 5. a) healthy

7. Find the antonym for the following words.

1. delight ×

2. disgrace ×

3. careless ×

4. secret ×

5. confine ×

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1. sorrow 2. Honour 3. Careful 4. Open 5. Free

8. Choose correct antonyms for the italic word.

1. Ajay suffered an injury. a) sorrow b) endure c) hurt d) mourn
2. Ajay mastered the techniques of painting. a) skilled b) proficient c) unskilled d) experienced
3. Ilavazhagi won world championship in 2008. a) attain b) succeed c) lost d) achieved

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1. b) endure

2. c) unskilled

3. c) lost

9. Choose the correct antonym for the italicized word

1. His Grandmother was very kind to him. a. affectionate b. loving c. disrespectful d. cruel
2. The boy seemed to have a taste for mathematics. a. delicious b. sweet c. distaste d. against
3. Isaac possessed a wonderful faculty of acquiring knowledge. a. owned b. controlled c. lacks d. have
4. He was observed to be usually busy with his tools. a. common b. rarely c. unwantedly d. usually

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1. d) cruel 2. c) distaste 3. c) lacks 4. b) rarely

10. Read the following words and choose the correct antonyms from the options given:

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1. b) arid 2. a) serious 3. d) included 4. c) accept 5. b) anxiety 6. c) gathered 7. a) interesting

11. Find and write the antonyms for the words in Box A from the set of words in Box B

Answers: 1. Professional  2. Optional      3. Moden          4. Cheap           5. Desperate      6. Refused

12. Find the antonyms of the following words:
seldom, admitted, methodical, reality, virtue, vile, indignant, relish, fact

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1. Seldom – Often

2. Admitted – Denied

3. Methodical – Disorganized

4. Reality – Illusion

5. Virtue – Vice

6. Vile – Noble or Good

7. Indignant – Content or Pleased

8. Relish – Dislike

9. Fact – Fiction

13. Give antonyms for the following words
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14. Find out the antonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentences.

1. …which are not to be despised. a) hated b) liked c) respected d) defeated

2. One does not feel wise, braver or more optimistic.
a) opportunistic b) cheerful c) realistic d) pessimistic

3. Not the flat, shallow type… a) narrow b) wide c) deep d) direct

4. Predicting the arrival of visitors… a) journey b) departure c) migration d) perusal

5. …but they are sufficient to show how subtilized the whole business has become.
a) enough b) suffocative c) inadequate d) submissive

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1. b) liked 2. d) pessimistic 3. c) deep 4. b) departure 5. c) inadequate

15. Find out the antonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentences.

1. The anticipation of this imagined separation only increases their fondness for the calf.
a) expectancy b) contemplation c) outlook d) ignorance

2. Fortuitously, a guest visited our house.
a) luckily b) peacefully c) unfortunately d) happily

3. There he was sitting in splendour on his chair.
a) magnificence b) pomp c) effulgence d) simplicity

4. Maamanaar was unmatched.
a) inferior b) incomparable c) excellent d) supreme

5. He greeted me with his usual smile and banter.
a) flattery b) small talk c) chitchat d) repartee.

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1. d) ignorance 2. c) unfortunately 3. d) simplicity 4. a) inferior 5. a) flattery