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Opposites exercise

April 13, 2015 - pdf

Complete the following sentences using a word opposite in meaning to the underlined word.

1. Coffee is a stimulant while opium is a .....................…

Correct! Wrong!

2. The peacock is beautiful, but the ostrich is .....................

Correct! Wrong!

3. The tiger is carnivorous whereas the cow is .....................

Correct! Wrong!

4. The like poles of a magnet …………………. while unlike poles attract.

Correct! Wrong!

5. Love is a virtue while hatred is a .......................

Correct! Wrong!

6. The road ascends to the top of the hill and then ...................... to the plain on the other side.

Correct! Wrong!

7. These rules are too rigid. We need more .....................… ones.

Correct! Wrong!

8. Kindness is admired, but cruelty is .....................…

Correct! Wrong!

9. Some parts are separable from the whole and some are .......................

Correct! Wrong!

10. We should not oppose or ....................... a government blindly.

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

1. Coffee is a stimulant while opium is a sedative.

2. The peacock is beautiful, but the ostrich is ugly.

3. The tiger is carnivorous whereas the cow is herbivorous.

4. The like poles of a magnet repel while unlike poles attract.

5. Love is a virtue while hatred is a vice.

6. The road ascends to the top of the hill and then descends to the plain on the other side.

7. These rules are too rigid. We need more flexible ones.

8. Kindness is admired, but cruelty is despised.

9. Some parts are separable from the whole and some are inseparable.

10. We should not oppose or support a government blindly.

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