13. Opposites 1 CHECK YOUR ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR FCE

CHECK YOUR ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR FCE

13. Opposites 1

A lot of verbs and adjectives can be made into opposites by adding a prefix (e.g., agree - disagree, correct - incorrect). However, in other cases, it is necessary to change some letters or use a completely different word in order to make an opposite. For example: cry = laugh               import = export             generous = mean                thick = thin Some verbs and adjectives can have more than one meaning, and so can have more than one opposite. For example: light The room is very light - - - The room is very dark This book is very light - - - This book is very heavy.

Task1. VERBS Complete these sentences by using the opposite of the word in bold. You will need to change the forms of some of the words. You will find the answers in the box.

forbid/ban	receive	fail	hit	empty	forget	defend
deny	destroy	succeed	retreat	laugh	spend	win
depart/leave	lend	reject	fall	punish	loosen

1	She fell off the ladder and everyone ________. (cry)
2	Why do we ________ so much money on food? (save)
3	His business has ________ more than he expected. (fail)
4	A lot of private property was ________ in the war. (create)
5	What time does our coach ________? (arrive)
6	He ________ the bottle into the sink. (filled)
7	The car ________ the tree. (miss)
8	The simplest way to ________ them will be to make them pay for the damage they caused. (reward)
9	Don't ________ we're having lunch together tomorrow. (remember)
10	The exam was very difficult. Most of the students ________ . (pass)
11	We only ________ our tickets the day before we were due to leave. (sent)
12	I expect our team will ________ tomorrow. (lose)
13	He asked me if I would ________ him £5 till Monday. (borrow)
14	She flatly ________ his proposal of marriage. (accept)
15	She couldn't ________ herself against the attack. (attack)
16	The pound has ________ against the dollar. (rise)
17	He flatly ________ stealing the car. (admit)
18	Smoking has been ________ on trains. (permit / allow)
19	He ________ his shoelaces and relaxed. (tighten)
20	Napoleon ________ from Moscow in 1812. (attack / advance)

2. ADJECTIVES Replace the adjectives in bold with an opposite from the box. Some words in the box can be used more than once.

tame	shallow	public	odd	artificial	mean	compulsory
lazy	tight	amateur	thick	live	strong	guilty
smooth	easy	sharp	dim	approximate	tough	present
permanent	stale	light	high	minor	cool	soft
hollow

1	real pearls	22	dead animals
2	a thin slice of bread	23	a dim light
3	an energetic student	24	a deep pool
4	a bland taste	25	a rough sea
5	a professional photographer	26	voluntary military service
6	a wild animal	27	exact figures
7	an innocent man	28	a private affair
8	a generous person	29	a tender steak
9	a serious book	30	a rough wine
10	a solid log of wood	31	a hard chair
11	an alcoholic drink	32	a loud voice
12	an intelligent student	33	a loose pair of trousers
13	a normal person	34	a blunt knife
14	an easy exam	35	recorded music
15	absent students	36	a clever manager
16	a weak cup of coffee	37	a difficult test
17	a heavy meal	38	a dark blue shirt
18	a temporary job	39	a fresh loaf of bread
19	a small income	40	a major injury
20	a low building	41	a frantic nurse
21	fresh air	42	a warm cellar

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