EXERCISE 1

Write the opposite of the underlined words in the sentences below

1) The man walked very slowly to the hospital __________
2) My team lost the match and i was very sad ________
3) Students of TIC1A are very talkative _________
4) She is very generous, she always shares with others __________
5) He has a temporary post in this firm _________

EXERCISE 2
Choose the most suitable synonym from the list in brackets
1. Nadal was in two minds when he finished his university studies. He didn’t know
whether to play tennis or continue (undecided, unhappy, ignorant, anger)
2. My boss looked down on us, he never spoke to us politely (saw, disrespected,
respected, watched)
3. English language is just as compulsory as French or mathematics (easy, difficult,
obligatory, interesting)
4. The cheapest way of sending message today is by sending e-mail (more
expensive, most rapid, least, expensive)
5. The young girl wept bitterly after she heard the sad news (revenged, died, got
angry, cried)

EXERCICE 3
Look at each pair of words and tell if they are synonyms or antonyms
1- Sit/stand _________
2- Watch/view _________
3- Rare/uncommon _________
4- Near/distant _________
5- Protect/defend _________