Opposite Words

Opposite Words: Antonyms

Word	Opposite  Words
Awake	Asleep
Child	Adult
Man	Woman
Modern	Ancient
Rude	Polite
Shiny	Dull
Skinny	Fat
Tight	Loose
Visitor	Host
Top	Bottom
Junior	Senior
Peace	War
Truth	Lie
Unity	Division
Useful	Useless
Powerful	Weak
Honest	Dishonest
Fancy	Plain
Deep	Shallow
Friend	Enemy
Pretty	Ugly
Sharp	Blunt
Ability	Inability
Happy	Unhappy
Import	Export
Interior	Exterior
Maximum	Minimum
Include	Exclude
Junior	Senior
Above	Below
Majority	Minority
Optimist	Pessimist
Superior	Inferior
Accept	Refuse
Civilized	Uncivilized
Big	Small
Acquire	Lose
Ancient	Modern
Agree	Disagree
Alive	Dead
Barren	Fertile
Admire	Despise
Blunt	Sharp
Bold	Timid
Bright	Dim
Broad	Narrow
Care	Neglect
Confess	Deny
Cool	Warm
Broad	Narrow
Bold	Timid
Clean	Dirty
Cruel	Kind
Domestic	Wild
Difficult	Easy
Dangerous	Safe
Dark	Bright
Death	Birth
Debit	Credit
Early	Late
Earn	Spend
Empty	Full
False	True
Guilty	Innocent
Fine	Coarse
Freedom	Slavery
Fat	Thin
Foolish	Wise
Fresh	Stale
Fear	Courage
Guilty	Innocent
Gain	Loss
Good	Bad
High	Low
Humble	Proud/arrogant
Honour	Dishonour
Joy	Sorrow
Knowledge	Ignorance
Kind	Cruel
Lie	Truth
Little	Much
Masculine	Feminine
Make	Break
Natural	Artificial
Noise	Silence
Oral	Written
Pride/arrogance	Humility
Presence	Absence
Profit	Loss
Prose	Poetry
Quick	Slow
Receive	Give
Reject	Accept
Ripe	Raw
Rough	Smooth
Remember	Forget
Rich	Poor
Sharp	Dull
Tragedy	Comedy
General	Particular
Victory	Defeat
Wild	Domestic/tame
Weak	Strong
Wisdom	Folly
Youth	Aged
Give	Take
Laugh	Cry
Smile	Frown
Buy	Sell
Here	There
This	That
Never	Always
Stop	Start
Wrong	Right
Tight	Loose
Love	Hate
Throw	Catch
Yes	No
Forward	Backward
Stand	Sit
Lost	Found
Bad	Good
Before	After
Boy	Girl
Even	Odd
Fast	Slow
Full	Empty
Happy	Sad
Hard	Easy
Hot	Cold
In	Out
Light	Dark
Love	Hate
Little	Big
More	Less
Night	Day
On	Off
Open	Close
Tall	Short
Up	Down
Wet	Dry
Brief	Long
Blank	Completed
Dim	Bright
Early	Late
Entrance	Exit
Far	Near
Funny	Serious
Give	Take
Healthy	Sick
Heavy	Light
Inside	Outside
Kind	Cruel
Laugh	Cry
Left	Right
Liquid	Solid
Normal	Strange
Opposite	Same
Rich	Poor
Start	End
Natural	Artificial
Sunny	Cloudy
Sweet	Sour
Thick	Thin
Tiny	Huge
Victory	Defeat
Visible	Invisible
Wide	Narrow
Ask	Reply
Best	Worst

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Activity: Make Opposite words

Different verb forms

Plural forms of Nouns

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Activity No.1

Choose the alternative showing the correct negative or affirmative sentence having the same meaning which is given in the sentence.

1) Close the door.

i) Do not close the door.                                            

ii) Does not close the door.

iii) Do not open the door.                                          

iv) Does not open the door.

2) The place is occupied.

i) The place is empty.                                                 

ii) The place is not occupied.

iii) The place is not empty.                                        

iv) The place is not full.

3) They insulted all.

i) They welcomed all.                                                

ii) They did not welcome all.

iii) They did not insult all.                                          

iv) They did welcome all.

4) She does not tell everything.

i) She tells everything.                                               

ii) She speaks everything.

iii) She hides everything.                                           

iv) She expresses everything.

5) Only he can play good cricket.

i) None but he can play good cricket.                        

ii) Nothing but he can play good cricket.

iii) No but he can play good cricket.                          

iv) Never but he can play good cricket.

6) He was always punctual

i) He was always late.                                                

ii) He was not late.

iii) He was never late.                                                

iv) He was not always late.

7) He wants much water.

i) He does not want less water.                                             

ii) He did not want less water.

iii) He does not want much water.                            

iv) He never wants much water.

8) We have won the match.

i) We lost the match.                                                 

ii) We do not lose the match.

iii) We did not lose the match.                                              

iv) We have not lost the match.

9) The area is not wide.

i) The area is narrow.                                                 

ii) The area is not narrow.

iii) The area is always narrow.                                               

iv) The area is usually narrow.

10) Sham won the race.

i) Sham lost the race.                                                 

ii) Sham did not win the race.

iii) Sham did not lose the race.                                              

iv) Sham does not lose the race.

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Answer-

1)

iii) Do not open the door.                                          

2)

iii) The place is not empty.                                        

3)

ii) They did not welcome all.

4)

iii) She hides everything.                                           

5)

i) None but he can play good cricket.                        

6)

iii) He was never late.                                                

7)

ii) He does not want less water.

8)

iii) We have not lost the match.                                              

9)

i) The area is narrow.                                                 

10)

iii) Sham did not lose the race.                   

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