Antonyms - Primary Resources



Antonyms

Antonyms are words that are __________________ to each other in meaning.

For example: large / small

up / down

Activity 1

Give 5 more examples of frequently used antonyms:

1. ___________________________ / ________________________

2. __________________________ / _________________________

3. __________________________ / _________________________

4. __________________________ / _________________________

5. __________________________ / _________________________

Most antonyms are not exact opposites as shades of meaning are involved as with synonyms.

A thesaurus is a useful tool for finding antonyms and synonyms.

Activity 2

Match each of the following words with its antonym below.

commence assist lovable

destroy disaster fortunate

careless inconvenient complete

inattentive arrival dawdle

Activity 3

Many antonyms are formed by adding (or deleting) a prefix;

e.g behave / misbehave

correct / incorrect

agree / disagree

possible / impossible

avoidable / unavoidable

Add the appropriate prefix to the following words to create their antonyms.

1) appropriate _____________________

2) appearance _____________________

3) probable ________________________

4) pronounce ______________________

5) limited _________________________

6) capable _________________________

7) perfect _________________________

8) ability __________________________

9) respectful ________________________

10) blemished ________________________

11) efficient _________________________

12) fortune __________________________

-----------------------

create rush incomplete terminate thorough thwart convenient

vigilant hateful departure disastrous success

................
................

In order to avoid copyright disputes, this page is only a partial summary.

Google Online Preview   Download