Complete these sentences with an opposite of the verb in BOLD. Use the words from the box.

Make
sure that you use the correct form of each verb. Antonymy
ABSENT - BORROW - BRIGHT - CATCH - DEFEND - DEPART - DENY - FAIL - FILL - FORBID - GUILTY -
MINOR - PERMANENT - PUBLIC - PUNISH - RECEIVE - SAVE - SET - VOLUNTARY - WEAK

1. Although we missed our train to the airport, we still managed to catch our plane.
2. We didn’t spend much money. In fact, we managed to ________________ a lot of it.
3. The train arrives at the station at 4 and it __________________ 10 minutes later.
4. After he had emptied the bottle, he __________________ it with water.
5. “Can you lend me € 10?” - “No way! - The last time you __________________
money from me, you never gave it back!”
6. The principal doesn’t allow smoking at school. In fact, he __________________
everything that is bad for our health.
7. Did he confess to stealing your money? - No, he ____________ everything.
8. In summer, the sun rises at about 5 o’clock and doesn’t __________________ until
after nine in the evening.
9. There are some things you can do in private that you should never do in
___________.
10. He didn’t pass his exam. In fact, he __________________ with a very low score.
11. Our teacher rewarded all the good students but decided to __________________ all
the bad ones.
12. Although I sent the letter on Monday, she didn't ________________ it until Friday.
13. At the end of the long, dim tunnel we could see a ________________ shining light.
14. If you are attacked on the street, there are several ways you can ________________
yourself.
15. It was only a temporary job until I could find something more __________________.
16. The thief said he was innocent, but the judge decided he was __________________.
17. Half of the students were present, but the other half were __________________.
18. Attendance at class is compulsory, but the afternoon social programmes are
__________________.
19. There have been a few major accidents on this road, but fortunately the injuries
have been __________________.
20. I prefer strong to __________________ coffee.

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 Complete the sentences by using the opposite of the words in (brackets) at the end of each
sentence. Use the words in the box. You will need to change the forms of these words.

ADMIT – BAN - DEFEND - DESTROY – EMPTY – FAIL – FALL - FORGET - LAUGH – LEAVE – LEND –
LOOSEN - LOSE - MISS – PUNISH – RECEIVE – REJECT - SPEND – SUCCEED - TEACH

1. She tripped over the carpet and everyone _________________. ( CRY)

2. He _________________ the bottle of spoilt milk into the sink. ( FILL)
3. Don't _________________ to come to our party tomorrow. ( REMEMBER)
4. We have _________________ in stopping the spread of the illness. (FAIL)
5. When does your train _________________? (ARRIVE)
6. We _________________ too much money on unimportant things we really don't
need. (SAVE)
7. The dollar has _________________ against the euro recently (RISE).
8. The car __________________ the tree and crashed into a telephone pole instead.
(HIT)
9. The exam was very difficult. As a result, most of the students ________________.
(PASS)
10. We don't expect our team to _________________ tomorrow. ( WIN)
11. She _________________ being the source of the rumours. ( DENY)
12. I wanted to her to become a member of the committee, but our boss
____________________ the proposal. (ACCEPT)
13. We only ___________________ our tickets a day before the concert took place.
(SEND)
14. Jack asked me if I could _________________ him my iPad. (BORROW)
15. My brother _________________ me how to repair my bike. ( LEARN)
16. Smoking is _________________ in public places. (ALLOW)
17. He _________________ his tie and took his jacket off. ( TIGHTEN)
18. The soldiers weren't able to _________________ the fortress. (ATTACK)
19. A lot of bridges and motorways were ______________ during the earthquake.
(CREATE)
20. The teacher _________________ the pupils by giving them lines to write. ( REWARD)

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