Exercise

Provide the opposites of each of the following

1. North…….south
2. Entrance….exit
3. Rough…..smooth
4. Pedestrian…..motorist
5. Guilty…..innocent
6. Possible…..impossible
7. Often……seldom
8. Enemy….friend
9. Bitter……sweet
10. Senior……junior
Supply the missing word.
1. a……….of cars. fleet
2. a……….of servants. staff
3. a………..of angels . host
4. a………..of grapes. bunch
5. a…………….of monkeys. troop
6. a…………of herring. shoal
7. a…………of cattle. herd
8. a……….of directors. board
9. a……..of chickens. brood
10. a…….of books. library
Give one word for a number of people
1. At a concert……audience
2. In church………congregation
3. In the street…….crowd/throng
4. In a riot………mob
5. In a rowdy scene……rabble
6. At a football match……crowd
Form adjectives from the words below.
1. Decide…decisive
2. Bible…biblical
3. Talk…talkative
4. Circle..circular
5. Attract….attractive
6. Mystery…mysterious
7. Voice…..vocal
8. Nation….national
9. Winter….wintry
10. Peril….perilous
What part of speech is the word round?
1. It was a large round table…………..
2. The tourist played a round of golf……..
3. The speaker turned round…………
4. The boy ran quickly round the field. ………….
5. The horses must round this corner. …………..

Complete the table below.

Adjective Noun Verb

long length To lengthen

strong strength to
broad breadth To broaden
glad gladness To gladden
able ability To enable
wide width To widen