Lesson 1: Opposites
Exercise 1: Choose the correct opposite for each word.
- cold - hot
- tall - short
- happy - sad
- wet - dry
- full - empty
- fast - slow
- loud - quiet
- clean - dirty
- old - new
- near - far
Exercise 2: Write a sentence for each word pair.
- cold/hot: It is cold outside today, but it was hot yesterday.
- tall/short: My brother is tall, but I am short.
- happy/sad: I am happy to see you, but I was sad when you left.
- wet/dry: It is wet outside today, but it was dry yesterday.
- full/empty: The cup is full of water, but the bowl is empty.
- fast/slow: The car is going fast, but the bike is going slow.
- loud/quiet: The music is loud, but the room is quiet.
- clean/dirty: The floor is clean, but the table is dirty.
- old/new: The car is old, but the house is new.
- near/far: The school is near my house, but the park is far.
Lesson 2: Synonyms
Exercise 1: Choose the correct synonym for each word.
- big - small
- beautiful - ugly
- careful - careless
- difficult - easy
- exciting - boring
- funny - serious
- generous - selfish
- honest - dishonest
- important - unimportant
- interesting - uninteresting
Exercise 2: Write a sentence for each word pair.
- big/small: The elephant is big, but the mouse is small.
- beautiful/ugly: The flower is beautiful, but the trash is ugly.
- careful/careless: She is careful when she drives, but he is careless.
- difficult/easy: The math problem is difficult, but the reading assignment is easy.
- exciting/boring: The movie was exciting, but the book was boring.
- funny/serious: The comedian is funny, but the politician is serious.
- generous/selfish: She is generous with her time, but he is selfish.
- honest/dishonest: He is honest with me, but she is dishonest.
- important/unimportant: The meeting is important, but the party is unimportant.
- interesting/uninteresting: The science experiment was interesting, but the history lecture was uninteresting.
Lesson 3: Homographs
Exercise 1: Choose the correct meaning of each homograph from the list provided.
Bank.
- a. a financial institution
b. the side of a river
c. a seat
Bear.
- a. a large animal
b. to carry
Bow.
- a. to bend down
b. a weapon
c. a knot in a string
Exercise 2: Write a sentence for each homograph.
Bank:
- I went to the bank to deposit a check.
- We sat on a bank of the river and watched the ducks.
- The student sat in the front row bank of the classroom.
Bear:
- The bear was sleeping in its cave.
- He has to bear the burden of his son’s mistakes.
Bow:
- She bowed to the queen.
- The archer pulled back the bow and shot the arrow.
- The ribbon has a beautiful bow in it.