Antonyms are the words with the opposite meaning.

Study the pairs of antonyms.

1. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Answer the following questions yes or no. Explain. The road is broken. Is the road safe for driving on? Amy is happy. Is she frowning? The bread is one week old. Is it fresh? We cant walk next to each other. Is the path wide? Jack and Jill are not married. Are they husband and wife? Tom was yawning during the whole movie. Was he interested in it? 7. We wanted to come into the cinema. Were we looking for an exit? 2. Choose the correct word to fit the sentence. 1. Tom and Judy like each other. They are enemies/friends. 2. The truck didnt fit on the road. It was too narrow/wide. 3. Mary and her sister look a lot alike. They are very different/similar. 4. Stuart didnt come to school. He was present/absent. 5. John is married to Julia. He is her wife/husband. 6. John is not enjoying the movie at all. He looks so interested/bored. 7. The criminal was sentenced to prison. He was innocent/guilty. 8. We asked where the way out was. The woman showed us the exit/entrance. 9. He broke/repaired the vase. It smashed into pieces. 10. The doctor/patient examined the patient/doctor. 11. It is not safe/dangerous to dive here. There are sharks in this part of the sea. 12. It was in the future/past. Lets just forget it. 13. I have received/given a beautiful vase from my parents. 14. This bread is fresh/stale. It is very hard. 15. I prefer living in the country/city to living in the city/country. It is much quieter and peaceful. 16. Why are you smiling/frowning? What is bothering you? 17. You are my hero/villain. You have saved me! 18. This lemon is so sweet/sour! I cant stand it!

3. Fill in the blanks with the correct word.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.

Julia doesnt live in the city. She lives in the . . This path is not wide. It is . . I am not interested. I am . . He is not my friend. He is my . It is not going to happen in the future. It had already happened in the . . Dont frown! ! He wasnt guilty. He was . . The apple wasnt sweet. It was . They are not similar. They are completely .. . We werent looking for the entrance. We were looking for . . He was not absent. He was . . He is not a good guy. He is not a hero. He is . . He works as a doctor but when he gets sick he is a .. . It wasnt safe. It was . . I rather give then . presents. The pastry was not fresh. It was . Mary is Toms wife. He is her . He cant repair a thing. He . everything.