Vocabulary Worksheets th

Understanding and Using English Grammar, 4 Edition

Chapter 2: Present and Past, Simple and Progressive

Worksheet 5. Reading 1 and Reading 2. Vocabulary practice: Opposites

Write the letter of the word(s) from Column B that is the opposite of the bold word
in Column A.

Column A Column B

1. The opposite of tough is ____. a. rescue

2. The opposite of nearby is ____. b. receive

3. The opposite of abandon is ____. c. future

4. The opposite of tenderness is ____. d. let go free

5. The opposite of former is ____. e. push

6. The opposite of skinny is ____. f. soft

7. The opposite of abuse is ____. g. fat

8. The opposite of trap is ____. h. take good care of

9. The opposite of drag is ____. i. cruelty

10. The opposite of donate is ____. j. far

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