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This document defines synonyms and antonyms and provides examples of using them. A synonym is a word with the same meaning, while an antonym is a word with the opposite meaning. Several exercises are given to match adjectives with their synonyms and antonyms. Students are asked to choose personality adjectives that describe good friends and good students. Finally, prefixes that form opposites of words are requested.

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This document defines synonyms and antonyms and provides examples of using them. A synonym is a word with the same meaning, while an antonym is a word with the opposite meaning. Several exercises are given to match adjectives with their synonyms and antonyms. Students are asked to choose personality adjectives that describe good friends and good students. Finally, prefixes that form opposites of words are requested.

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SYNONYMS and ANTONYMS

(describing character)
A synonym is a word which means the same as another word: large and big are synonyms.
An antonym is a word which means the opposite of another word: nice and horrible are antonyms.

Ex.1) Match the adjectives (1-11) with their synonyms (A-K). Decide if each pair is positive or negative
and write them in the chart.
Positive Negative
_______________________ _____angry – furious ______
1 angry A rational
_______________________ ________________________
2 calm B shy _______________________ ________________________
_______________________ ________________________
3 vain C obstinate
_______________________ ________________________
4 intelligent D conceited _______________________ ________________________
5 timid E clever
6 selfish F furious Ex.2) Find 8 words which all mean ‘sad’ in this word search. The
synonyms are given in the box.
7 impolite G egotistical 1sad 2 furious
U N H A P P Y W G P 3 miserable
8 irritable H amiable
P A B V S I N H L I 4 sensitive
9 sensible I grumpy S L U F R A E T O T 5 tearful
E H U V C I E R O I 6 gloomy
10 stubborn J easy-going
7 pitiful 8 vain
11friendly K rude
T I D E S O R O M F
9 unhappy
K O A T E L H S Y U 10 upset 11 mad
M I S E R A B L E L 12 morose
Ex. 3) Choose the correct antonym for each word. Ex.4) Complete the sentences with the words you
selected in Ex.3)

1 timid
1The ___________ man would not stop talking
A noisy B brave C obstinate D fine
about himself.
2 truthful
2 Jack is not ___________________ enough.
A false B different C incorrect D dishonest
3 Ann sighed, feeling more _____________ than
3 neat she had felt in days.
A messy B reliable C lazy D tidy
4 Ted tried to remain ____________ even though
4 miserable he had failed the test.
A active B cheerless C cheerful D funny
5 It would be ___________ of me to pretend that
5 sensitive I enjoyed the evening.
A impolite B upset C thick-skinned D angry
6 He was very ___________ about his operation.
6 modest
7 The world is a lovely, _____________ place.
A shy B conceited C selfish D timid
7 grumpy
A contented B sensible C cross D tired
Ex. 5) Choose the right option.
Ex
1Enjoying other’s company: ______________ secretive / sociable
2 Annoyed or impatient about something: ______________ irritated / contented
3 Feeling things very intensely: _______________ sensitive/sensible
4 Not polite to others: _________________ well-mannered / rude
5 Relaxed in attitude to self and others: ____________ argumentative / easy-going
Personality Adjectives
I Write the words in the box under the correct definitions.

shy furious selfish honest miserable extrovert sensible curious confident

a person who a person who is


a person who is a person who
doesn’t tell lies or nervous in the
reasonable and practical. thinks only
cheat people company of
about himself
3 others
1_______________________ 2____________________
3_______________________ 4____________________
a person who wants to
4________________
a person who likes find out about something
someone who a person
to spend time in who is
is extremely
activities with other extremely
unhappy
6____________________________ angry
people than
being
quiet and alone someone who
5_______________________ 7___________________ 8__________________
strongly believes
in his own abilities

9____________________________

II Choose and write some personality adjectives which you think best describe the
character of a good friend and a good student.
faithful stubborn sensitive shy cheerful
A good friend IS
extrovert selfish honest modest upset rude
____________________________
reliable sincere pretty generous flexible
____________________________
brave
_____________________________
_________________________________________

lazy polite hard-working


A good student IS sensible nervous honest
_________________________________ curious confident stupid
_________________________________ inventive talkative loyal
_________________________________ intelligent ambitious modest
______________________________________________ tense patient
______________________________________________ III Now explain your choice.

IV What prefix forms the opposite of each of these words? (You need 4 different prefixes.)

Honest ______________
Reliable _____________
Patient ______________
Intelligent __________
Sensitive ____________
Polite ________________
Modest _____________Active ______________
Selfish _____________
Kind ______________
Sincere ___________
Happy _____________
Lucky _____________

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