ENG_C1.1505G
Antonyms
Work and Education
Grammar & Structure
Level C1
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Antonyms Outline
Content
In this lesson you will learn all about antonyms.
Learning Outcomes
• Learn antonyms for adjectives.
• Learn antonyms that are determinate on the noun.
• Practice writing descriptive sentences.
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Grammar
Please note
Antonyms by definition are words that are
opposites. Quite a simple concept, but some
words are not direct opposites.
Examples:
Cold
Hot
Sweet
Savory
Cooked
Raw
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Grammar
Please note
Direct antonyms are the direct opposite of an
adjective. This is most common, but not
always.
Examples:
Easy --------> Difficult
Expensive --------> Cheap
Fast --------> Slow
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Grammar
Please note
At times, antonyms are not the direct
opposite of an adjective. This all depends on
the noun that they are describing.
Examples:
Food
Sweet
Savory
Drink
Sour
Sweet
Personalities
Sweet
Mean
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Grammar
Please note
As you saw from the last example, one simple
adjective can have three antonyms depending
on the noun it’s describing.
This is because:
- Some nouns don’t make sense when they use a certain adjective
Ex. A savory drink doesn’t make sense, where as savory food does
- Some nouns use just one word but use a totally different word
when talking about the opposite.
- English is complex and uses a vast amount of words for certain things.
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Exercises
Speaking
What are the antonyms for these words?
The nouns are not important.
1) Soft
________
2) Smooth ________
3) Cheap __________
4) Light ___________
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Exercises
Speaking
What are the antonyms for these words?
Now keep the nouns in mind
1) Soft (personality) ________
2) Smooth (transition) ________
3) Cheap (person) __________
4) Light (suitcase) ______________
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Grammar
Please note
As you were able to see, some words had
totally different antonyms once there was a
noun to describe.
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Grammar
Please note
The bad news is that there is no formula or
secret to understand if an antonym is
relatable to a certain noun. It takes some
memorization and understanding to know if
an antonym can work on a certain noun.
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Exercises
Speaking
Think of as many antonyms for this word
as you can, regardless of what noun it
could be relating to.
High
___________________________________________
Crazy
___________________________________________
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Exercises
Speaking
Look at the image. What adjectives could
you use to describe it? What antonyms?
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Exercises
Speaking
True or False
1) The antonym of a hard class is a soft class.
2) The antonym of black coffee is white coffee.
3) The opposite of a hot girl is a cold girl.
4) The opposite of an open bar is a closed bar.
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Grammar
All of them were false. But why?
Simply because the opposites made sense
just not for the nouns presented.
The answers were false because:
- Some opposites don’t make sense
(EX. White coffee)
- Some opposites have a totally
different meaning
(EX. Cold girl= reserved girl)
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Exercises
Speaking
True or False
1) The antonym of an intelligent person is an unintelligent person.
2) The antonym of shallow person is a deep person.
3) The opposite of a full-time job is an empty-time
job.
4) The opposite of a white chocolate is black
chocolate.
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Exercises
Speaking
Identify and correct the mistakes
1) He doesn’t like spending money. He’s so inexpensive!
2) I thought that would be hard but it was actually pretty
soft.
3) I found out her secret and it’s not crazy at all. It was
so sane!
4) I’d like my steak unwell please.
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Exercises
Speaking
Identify and correct the mistakes
1) For being 5 years old he’s actually very long unlike his short
parents.
2) The water was very vague in the east but clear in the west
of the island.
3) Her performance was the worst I’ve ever seen. It
was ungreat.
4) How are you? I’m ugly good.
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Exercises
Speaking
Complete the sentences with the correct
adjectives
1) She wasn’t very nice. She was kind of ______
(un-nice/rude/crazy)
2) This product is _____! It will sell big!
(hot/crazy/bigsellable)
3) My brother is very reserved. He’s not _____ at all.
(available/outgoing/on hold)
4) Fresh vegetables sell better than ____ ones do.
(raw/rotten/lame)
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Final Review
Please note
Remember that some antonyms are totally
different based off the nouns. The best way to
know is to ask yourself “Can a (noun) be
(adjective)?”
Examples:
- Can a drink be savory?
- Can a class be soft?
- Can a girl be cold?
- Can a person be inexpensive?
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