Antonyms
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2 Tick the correct sentences. Correct the sentences
that are wrong by changing the words in bold.
1 a Tick the words a–j you know. Check other
words with your teacher or in a dictionary.
positive side of things.
2 There used to be hardly any traffic on this road,
a delicious
but it has decreased in the last ten years.
b optimistic
3 I’m very dissatisfied with my working life. My job
c brave
is really boring.
d spicy
4 This food is burning my mouth – it’s incredibly
e spacious
f
mild.
satisfied
5 Have you met Eva’s new boyfriend? He’s hideous,
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g delighted
the best-looking guy in the office.
h gorgeous
i
increase
j
include
Pessimistic
1 Optimistic people find it difficult to see the
6 Can I have some more soup? This is absolutely
delicious.
7 We can fit seven people in our tent, but it’ll be
very cramped.
b Read sentences 1–10. Then write the words in
8 We were delighted to hear that you had such a
bold next to their antonyms (opposites) a–j.
terrible time.
1 By the way, these prices all exclude sales tax.
9 The price of the hotel room excludes meals, but
That’s 17% extra.
there are lots of good restaurants and bars nearby.
2 Running away was a very cowardly thing to do.
3 a Fill in the gaps in these sentences with words
Why didn’t you stay and help us?
from 1a and 1b.
3 The amount of paid work that men do in the UK
is going to decrease in the next ten years.
1 Would you prefer to live in a cramped flat in the
4 I’d like to go and stay in a nicer hotel. This place
centre of town or a tiny cottage in the country?
is absolutely hideous.
2 Do you prefer spicy or
5 Don’t be so pessimistic! Everything will be all
3 Have you ever been
right in the end.
with the
service you received in a restaurant?
6 Is that a mild dish? I don’t want anything too hot.
4 Are you generally an optimistic or a
7 If you are dissatisfied with this product, we will
person?
give you your money back.
8 Our last flat had large rooms, but where we live
5 What would you do if you were invited to dinner
now feels a bit cramped.
at a friend’s house and you thought the food was
?
9 That meat looks disgusting. I don’t think you
should buy it.
10
dishes?
6 Your best friend asks you what you think of her
Susan’s mother was horrified when she discovered
her daughter hadn’t been to school.
new dress. She thinks it’s nice, but you think it’s
. What do you say?
7 Has the amount of housework done by men in
your country increased or
last ten years?
8 Would you feel
in the
or delighted if
you had to sing in public?
disgusting
horrified
b 1j 2c 3i 4h 5b 6d 7f 8e 9a 10g 2 2 increased 3 ✓ 4 spicy 5 gorgeous 6 ✓ 7 ✓ 8 horrified 9 ✓ a 2 mild 3 dissatisfied 4 pessimistic 5 delicious/disgusting 6 hideous 7 decreased 8 horrified
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b Answer the questions for you.