TÌM TỪ ĐỒNG NGHĨA - TRÁI NGHĨA

Dạng bài tìm từ đồng nghĩa và trái nghĩa thường dễ ăn điểm nếu chúng ta biết rõ nghĩa của
từ, nhưng cũng rất dễ mất điểm vì sự nhầm nghĩa. Do đó, ngoài việc bạn phải có kiến thức
rộng về từ vựng, thì các phương pháp làm bài dưới đây sẽ rất hữu ích cho các bạn muốn
giành điểm tuyệt đối trong dạng bài này.

Phương pháp làm bài

Bước 1: Đọc kỹ đề bài

Đọc kỹ yêu cầu của đề bài để biết rằng đó là bài tìm từ đồng nghĩa (CLOSEST) hay trái
nghĩa (OPPOSITE). Sẽ thật là tiếc nếu chỉ vì hiểu nhầm đề nên chọn nhầm đáp án, mặc dù
hiểu hết nghĩa của câu hỏi và các lựa chọn cho sẵn. Lẽ ra chọn từ đồng nghĩa nhưng lại
khoanh từ trái nghĩa, và ngược lại.
Bước 2: Tìm nghĩa của các từ
Bình thường, bạn sẽ phải tìm nghĩa của bốn từ vựng (một từ/ cụm từ in đậm ở câu cho sẵn
và bốn từ/ cụm từ tương ứng với bốn lựa chọn).
Thật tốt nếu bạn biết hết nghĩa của cả bốn từ này thì việc tìm ra đáp án đúng quá dễ dàng.
Nhưng nếu không, thì bạn biết nghĩa của từ/ cụm từ nào, bạn hãy lọc ra trước. Lúc này, bạn
cần phải đoán nghĩa của các từ bạn không biết.
Trường hợp 1: Biết nghĩa của từ cho sẵn ở đề bài nhưng các từ cần chọn lại khó.
Phần này sẽ hơi khó vì nó là từ đơn, nhưng bạn vẫn có thể đoán nghĩa của các từ khó đó
bằng cách tìm xem nó thuộc từ loại nào và được tạo thành từ từ gốc nào. Đồng thời, dựa vào
nghĩa của từ cho sẵn trong câu để suy luận ra đáp án.
Để tránh bị mất điểm ở dạng câu này, bạn nên cải thiện vốn từ vựng của
mình tốt hơn. Trường hợp 2: Biết nghĩa của các lựa chọn, nhưng không biết
nghĩa của từ cho sẵn ở đề bài.
Để làm được câu này, bạn sẽ dựa vào nghĩa của bốn lựa chọn và ngữ cảnh của câu để suy
đoán nghĩa từ in đậm.
Thường thì trong bốn lựa chọn sẽ có 3 lựa chọn đồng nghĩa với từ cho sẵn nếu câu đó yêu
cầu từ trái nghĩa, và ngược lại sẽ có 3 lựa chọn trái nghĩa với từ cho sẵn nếu đề bài yêu cầu
tìm từ đồng nghĩa. Kết hợp ngữ cảnh của câu cho sẵn để tìm ra đáp án đúng.

PRACTICE:

Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of
the following sentences.
1. Nam is very smart. He always answers the teacher’s question well.
A. clever                B. bad                        C. lazy                        D. hardworking
2. Hoa is a good friend. She always shares things with her classmate.
A. gives                B. listens                C. takes                D. wants
3. He lives with his family in a villa in Dong Anh District.
A. big house                 B. small house                C. old house                D. new house
4. It is foolish of him to do out alone at midnight.
A. smart                B. handsome                C. crazy                D. normal
5. Personality is more important than appearance.
A. Characteristic        B. Appearance                C. zodiac                D. date of birth
6. I can trust my best friend in everything.
A. rely on                B. talk to                C. listen to                D. smile at
7. The new theme park is dead boring. There aren’t many things to do there.
A. uninteresting        B. exciting                C. sad                        D. fantastic
8. I love walking down the narrow streets in the Old Quarters at the weekends.
A. broad                B. huge                C. wide                D. thin
9. Forest is being cleared to make way for new fanning land.
A. Plant                B. Animal                C. River                D. Wood
10. The cold weather has made it necessary to protect the crops.
A. popular                 B. essential                C. incredible                 D. unbelievable
11. Santa Claus handed out presents to the children.
A. gifts                B. decorations                C. fireworks                D. candies
12. They hang several of his paintings in the Museum of Modem Art.
A. come up                 B. look up                 C. take up                D. put up
13. The content of the movie I watched last night is really thrilling.
A. topic                 B. theme                 C. script                 D. plot
14. Hello Fatty! is a cartoon series about a clever fox and his clumsy human friend.
A. smart                B. skillful                 C. careful                 D. foxy
15. Playing sports regularly can bring many health benefits.
A. frequently                B. rarely                 C. sometimes                 D. randomly
16. What happened at the football match yesterday?
A. played                 B. occurred                C. mattered                 D. came
17. I love looking at tall buildings at night with their colorful lights.
A. sky trains                 B. skyscrapers        C. skylines                 D. sky zones
18. Oxford University is the most ancient university in Britain.
A. biggest                 B. youngest                C oldest                D. most famous
19. Home appliances have changed very much during the past few years.
A. devices                B. toys                 C. machine                 D. furniture
20. After a long working day, I want to stay in my comfy bed and watch my favourite
channel.
A. warm                 B. comfortable        C. large                D. soft
21. The development of cities is becoming faster and faster and this causes wildlife animals’
homes disappear.
A. reason                 B. make                C. do                         D. purpose  
22. Everyone can save power by unplugging the home appliances when they’re not in use.
A. turn in                 B. switch on                 C. switch off                D. turn on
23. I think robots now cannot do complicated things or communicate with people.
A. easy                 B. difficult                C. simple                 D. uncomplicated
24. One of the best things about robots is their ability to do jobs that would be
just dangerous for people.
A safe                         B. risky                C. secure                 D. safety
25. Their funny stories make us laugh a lot.
A. amusing                B. lovely                C. cute                        D. reliable
26. We organize expensive furniture carefully.
A. act                        B. show                C. watch                D. arrange
27. Try' to be quick! We're late already.
A. slow                 B. fast                        C. long                 D. short
28. Our city was polluted with the exhaust fumes emitted from vehicles.
A. clean                 B. populated                 C. popular                 D. dirty
29. She has walked almost 1,000 steps today.
A. just                         B. over                 C. nearly                D. fast
30. The Olympic Games are held every four years.
A. carried                 B. taken                 C. brought                 D. organized
31. I'm not comfortable to live in my new house in the city center. It's crowded with-people.
A. packed                 B. quite                 C. noisy                 D. many
32. When I came to Da Nang, I ate many local foods which are very delicious.
A. national                B. regional                C. international        D. provincial
33. Hopefully the tree will produce some blossom next year.
A. trunk                 B. branch                 C. flower                D. root
34. As soon as we can afford it, we'll move to the suburbs.
A. downtown                B. countryside         C. inner city                D. outskirts
35. Hung can run very fast, so he was chosen to take part in the school running competition
next month.
A. rapid                 B. quick                 C. quickly                D. soonly
36. I always want to come back to my cozy house whenever I have free time.
A. cool                 B. warm                 C. hot                         D. comfortable
37. Solving that math problem was a piece of cake to me. I just needed two minutes.
A. very hard                B. very easy                C. very delicious        D. very cheap
38. Ngoc is very interested in watching cartoon on TV.
A. fond of                B. fed up with                C. tired of                D. sick with
39. If you are going out tonight, you will have to count me out.
A. excluded me        B. number me                C. persuade me        D. ask for my permission
40. He comes from a very wealthy family, so he has a lot expensive cars.
A. rich                        B. traditional                C. expensive                D. Normal
41. In the United State, almost everyone, at one time or another, has been a volunteer.
A. nearly                B. hardly                C. mostly                D. scarcely
42. Americans have had the tradition of volunteering and helping one another since the early days
of the country.
A. something new and modern.                B. something old and last long.
C. something precious and rare.                D. something common and cheap.
43. Going to the zoo is an exciting experience. You have a chance to look at a lot animals.
A. very boring                B. very interesting        C. very uncommon        D. very cheap
44. Ngoc is very different from her sister. She has dark hair and brown eyes.
A. unlike                B. similar to                C. the same as                D. like
45. Vietnamese spring rolls are very delicious so a lot of people like eating them.
A. tasty                B. salty                C. sweet                D. bitter
46. Pizza in the restaurant near my house is the best pizza I’ve ever eaten.
A. hardest                B. worst                C. greatest                D. softest
47. Oxford is one the most ancient universities in the world
A. oldest                B. most modern        C. biggest                D. best
48. Chu Van An was one of the most famous teacher in Vietnam.
A. richest                B. named                C. located                D. construct
49. You have to strictly obey traffic signals when riding on the road.
A. catch                B. follow                C. see                        D. observe
50. Hoi An used to be a peace and quiet city.
A. peaceful                B. lively                C. crowded                D. noisy
51. “Captain America: Civil War” is so amazing. We couldn’t take our eyes off the screen.
A. couldn’t stop watching                        B. couldn’t go to sleep
C. couldn’t see the screen clearly                D. couldn’t close the eyes
52. Critics say the film is shocking but it is must-see.
A. a boring movie                                B. a highly-recommended movie
C. a successful movie                                D. an interesting movie
53. Tet Holiday is the most important festival in Vietnam which takes place in late January or
early February.
A. appears                B. occurs                C. brings                D. holds
54. Some people take naps after the feast with the whole family.
A. play games                B. go out                C. go to sleep                D. hang out
55. He’s bought me a smart new camera to change from my old one.
A. recharge                B. reuse                C. replace                D. redo
56. When will the information be made available?
A. accessible                B. busy                C. plentiful                D. abundant
57. A video game will provide endless hours of fun.
A. irregular                B. short                C. deep                D. limitless
58. The city is facing serious pollution problems.
A. hard                B. minor                C. false                D. light
59. One major problem of the device is that it can fall over easily.
A. main                B. small                C. secondary                D. little
60. People from diverse cultures choose to live in America.
A. same                B. similar                C. uniform                D. varied
61. You should be cautious when you cross the streets.
A. brave                B. confident                C. healthy                D. careful
62. Being well-known is great but Ashley isn’t interested in buying lots of expensive things.
A. famous                 B. knowledgeable        C. intelligent                D. wealthy
63. He often eats fatty food so he has put on a lot of weight recently.
A. controlled                B. decreased                C. lost                        D. gained
64. The English test today is really difficult. No one can complete it.
A. exciting                B. tricky                C. planned                D. easy
65. Linh is the most intelligent student in her class.
A. new                        B. lonely                C. stupid                D. smart
66. Many people took part in Loykrathong Festival in Thailand last year.
A. attended                B. supported                C. visited                D. went to
67. “Despicable me” is a hilarious film – I couldn’t help laughing from beginning to the end.
A. unable to laugh                                B. unable to help
C. unable to stop laughing                        D. unable to stop helping        
68. I am sure I can make good use of the tips you gave me.
A. apply                B. play                        C. abuse                D. ban
69. To tell the truth it’s a bit weird being out here on my own.
A. common                B. good                C. strange                D. usual
70. WWF is a non-profit organization that protects the wildlife.
A. making no money at all                        B. not working for money
C. earning a lot of money                        D. needing no money
71. Living in a damp environment is not good for your health.
A. old                        B. humid                C. dry                        D. run-down
72. Exercising will help you stay in shape.
A. slim                        B. chubby                C. keep fit                D. tall
73. Lynn found the whole situation hilarious.
A. extremely funny                                B. white funny
C. extremely safe                                D. quite safe
74. The most popular evening out among teenagers is going to the cinema.
A. common                B. famous                C. interesting                D. boring
75. He is hooked on football so much that he goes to every match of his favourite team.
A. is interested in        B. is fed up with        C. is tired of                D. is in favour of
76. What do you like doing in your leisure time! - I often listen to music and play basketball
with my friends.
A. working time        B. holiday time        C. free time                D. break time
77. It easy to get on well with neighbourhood in the countryside. People are all friendly and
willing to help each other.
A. to work together with                         B. to be a helpful friend of
C. to have a friendly relationship with         D. to exchange goods with
78. The baby is sleeping sound in her mother’s arms.
A. deeply and peacefully                         B. easily to wake up
C. sensibly                                         D. safely
79. People in this village are all skilful craftsmen. Their products are qualified for the
European market.
A. professional         B. amateur                 C. intelligent                 D. fast
80. It is risky to travel across the mountain at night.
A. safe                 B. unsafe                 C. convenient                 D. inconvenient
81. Nam would like to find out more about the customs and traditions of Tay people.
A. to see                 B. to look for                 C. to learn                 D. to watch
82. Ancestor worshipping plays a significant role in Vietnamese culture.
A. important                 B. unimportant         C. minor                 D. active
83. My grandparents always try their best to find ways to preserve our family unity.
A. consistency         B. stickage                 C. union                 D. bond
84. I always get into trouble with table manners every time I am invited to a party. All
the cutlery etiquettes are so complicated!
A. utensil                 B. spoon                 C. fork                 D. chopstick
85. John asked Kim to marry him and he jumped with join when she accepted.
A. agreed                 B. argued                 C. appealed                 D. attached
86. Language preservation is the effort to prevent languages from bring unknown.
A. storage                 B. protection                 C. safeguard                 D. safety
87. Sonkran, which is Laos famous festival, is held annually in April.
A. monthly                 B. yearly                 C. usually                 D. frequently
88. Loy Krathong, also known as the Festival of Light, is a time for Thai people to pay
their respect to the Godness of Water.
A. worship                 B. attention                 C. defeated                 D. conquered
89. It was so brave of him to rescue the child from being downed.
A. intelligent                 B. courageous         C. kind                 D. cruel
90. In “Harry Potter” films, does the evil wizard, Voldemort, ever actually appear?
A. wicked                 B. legendary                 C. magic                 D. mean
91. Look! I have never seen such giant mushroom. We look as tiny as an ant under it.
A. small                 B. beautiful                 C. huge                 D. evil
92. My grandfather gets a lot of pleasure from gardening.
A. sadness                B. equipments                C. profits                D. happiness
93. Many people in this area have cholera because they drink unwell-treated water.
A. mineral                B. fresh                C. contaminated        D. salty
94. With healthier lifestyles and better medical care people will have a longer life
expectancy.
A. lifeboat                B. lifestyle                C. lifespan                D. lifejacket
95. The supply is being tested for contamination.
A. population                 B. pollution                 C. combining                 D. containing
96. The fumes from vehicles is a contributing factor to make people cough.
A. noise                 B. fuel                         C. exhaust                 D. water
97. Several new botanical species have been killed in the last year because of water and soil
pollution.
A. mammals                 B. plants                 C. insects                 D. flowers
98. This city is legendary for many significant events which many people around the world
enjoy.
A. well-known for         B. exciting of                 C. haunting by         D. historic about
99. Driving through vast green pastures, or boating on scenic lakes – or lochs – are
other attractions that Scotland offers.
A. famous people         B. friendly tourists         C. beautiful places        D. wide lakes and
rivers.
100. Australia is the world’s only country which covers an entire continent.
A. a large                 B. a historic                 C. a spectacular         D. a complete
101. Volunteers have given out food and blankets to homeless people in the flooded area.
A. properties                B. aid                        C. helping                D. technology
102. After the earthquake, his building was used exclusively for the accommodation of the
victims.
A. workplace                B. houses                C. markets                D. office
103. By the next morning, several villages around Mount Sinabung were buried in ash and
debris.
A. damaged                B. carried                C. covered                D. collapsed
104. The print is so tin £ that you need a magnifying glass to read it.
A. large                B. small                C. blur                        D. neat
105. I'm not properly dressed for this kind of weather.
A. fitly                        B. neatly                C. kindly                D. appropriately
106. The achievements of science and technology of recent years have influenced
the careers of many people.
A. markets                B. trades                C. professions        D. hands
107. There is an enormous gap in technology between developing and developed countries.
A. huge                B. small                C. inconsiderable         D. tiny
108. We are trying to work out the problem.
A. solve                B. make up                C. find out                D. create
109. The precise instruction in the guidebook helps us a lot in understanding the subject.
A. clear and accurate                        C. new and detail
B. unclear and inaccurate                        D. old and boring
110. It’s really hard to tell the differences between poisionous mushrooms and edible ones.
A. venomous                 B. eatable                 C. delicious                 D. nutritious
111. Couchsurfing.com is a website where travellers and locals can connect and provide or
find free accommodation.
A. housing                 B. trip                         C. water                 D. food
112. No one can stand the fierce heat on Venus.
A. love                 B. sympathize                 C. bear                 D. understand
113. English and French are official languages in Canada.
A. main                 B. formal                 C. primary                 D. popular
114. There is still room for improving in your work.
A. space                 B. place                 C. area                 D. accommodation
115. The first experiment was unsuccessful, so we need to do another one.
A. managed                 B. bored                 C. failed                 D. damaged
116. He was asked to account for his presence at the scene of crime.
A. complain                 B. exchange                 C. explain                     D. arrange
117. The teacher gave some suggestions on what could come out for the examination.
A. effects                         B. symptoms                C. hints                D. demonstrations
118. I’ll take the new job whose salary is fantastic.
A. reasonable                B. acceptable                C. pretty high                D. wonderful
119. I could see the finish line and thought I was home and dry.
A. hopeless                  B. hopeful                    C. successful                D. unsuccessful
120. Carpets from countries such as Persia and Afghanistan often fetch high prices in the
United States.
A. Artifacts                      B. Pottery                    C. Rugs                D. Textiles
121. For nearly a hundred years, the lake was present continually, and has appeared
and disappeared again several times since.
A. vanish                B. exist                C. inhabit                D. grow
122. When we travel overseas we hope to go to Iceland.
A. on the sea               B. by water                    C. with foreigners             D. to foreign lands
123. The guests at the Japanese Embassy reception enjoyed it very much but refused to eat
but refused to eat the raw fish.
A. stale                         B. fresh                           C. rotten                       D. uncooked
124. The helpline has received over 1.5 million calls from children and adults nationwide.
A. hotline                B. service                C. centre                D. club
125. Your brain will grow and you'll become more self-aware.
A. misunderstand                                B. self confident                
C. large                                        D. understand yourself very well
126. Being self-disciplined will help him overcome this difficult time easier. 
A. self-control        B. uncontrol                C. depressed                D. self-fish
127. Like my grandparents, people used to go bare-footed, even in winter.
A. without shoes        B. with shoes                C. on foot                D. for a walk
128. My grandparents didn’t have a mobile phone, so they used to talk face to face. 
A. Facing them        B. in person                C. looking at them        D. seeing them
129. Men are usually the breadwinner of the family. 
A. boss                B. owner                C. worker                D. supporter
130. This structure was built in a complicated pattern.
A. obsolete                B. complex                C. ultimate                D. simple
131. Women get a job to support their family as well as to be financially independent.  
A. economically        B. physically                 C. totally                     D. economic
132. Water and fresh air are very necessary for every living thing.
A. essential                B. difficult                C. expensive                D. wasteful
133. At weekends the city centre is always packed with people.
A. busy                B. crowded                C. full                        D. quite
134. Parents are recommended to collaborate with teachers in educating children.
A. part                        B. cooperate                C. separate                D. disagree
135. In some rural areas, women and girls are forced to do most of the housework.
A. invited                B. encouraged                C. made                D. contributed
136. If the headmaster were here, he would sign your papers immediately.
A. currently                 B. right away                C. formerly                 D. right ahead
137. It will be fine tomorrow. But if it should rain tomorrow, the match will be postponed.
A. turned off                 B. put off                C. sold off                 D. taken off
138. I shouldn’t go outside without a raincoat because it’s raining cats and dogs.
A. it’s just started to rain                               B. it’s raining very heavily
C. it’s going to rain                                    D. it’s drizzling
139. To entertain tourists, the local people have to change usual foods to suit their tastes.
A. satisfy                 B. enjoy                 C. attract                 D. persuade
140. When you take part in an eco tour, you learn more about the cultural traditions of the
local people and the natural habitat of some rare animals.
A. participate                B. conduct                C. enjoy                D. depart
141. Mass tourism may cause numerous problems.
A. bring in                 B. bring up                 C. bring about         D. bring away
142. She left school and immediately started to make her own way without help from her
family.
A. find her living                                B. try her living        
C. hold her living                                D. earn her living
143. Yes, we went away on holiday last week, but it rained day in day out.
A. every single day                                B. every other day        
C. every second day                                D. every two days
144. Yes, I agree, but at the same time, it’s not the end of the world.
A. worth worrying about                        B. worth talking about        
C. worth looking at                                D. worth speaking about
145. He was asked to account for his presence at the scene of crime.
A. complain               B. exchange                   C. explain                       D. arrange
146. Whenever problems come up, we discuss them frankly and find solutions quickly.
A. arrive                B. clean                            C. encounter                  D. happen
147. I will communicate with you as soon as I have any news.
A. get in touch                 B. have connection            C. be related                   D. be interested
148. She apologized for having to leave early for the meeting.
A. felt happy                B. made sure                C. said sorry                D. denied
149. They are meeting consumer demand for fashionable products at affordable prices.
A. reasonable                B. resolute                C. adorable                D. mild
150. She left school and immediately started to make her own way without help from her
family.
A. find her living                                B. try her living
C. hold her living                                D. earn her living