Exercise 2: Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word.

1. Rio de Janeiro is an exciting city.

    a. interesting                       b. dangerous                c. boring                      d. expensive

2. The beaches in Sydney are clean and beautiful.     

    a. clear                                b. dirty                         c. famous                    d. fresh

3. It’s dangerous to walk around the city at night.     

    a. safe                                  b. exciting                   c. cold                         d. popular

4. The dish is delicious with cheese.  

    a. tasty                                 b. pleasant                   c. fatty                         d. awful

5. York is a historic city in North Yorkshire.

    a. exciting                           b. modern                    c. famous                    d. quiet

6. The streets were very noisy throughout the night.

    a. crowded                          b. busy                         c. quiet                         d. empty

7. That modern building is so ugly!

    a. big                                   b. impressive               c. unattractive             d. beautiful

8. We didn’t go camping last weekend. The weather was awful.      

    a. unpleasant                       b. nice                         c. bad                          d. terrible

Exercise 1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three in each question.

1.   A. crowd                        B. cow                                  C.snow                                D. shower

2.   A. house                         B. now                                 C. blouse                              D. slow

3.   A. bowl                          B. pound                              C. housework                       D. town

4.   A. tower                         B. show                                C. slow                                 D. motor

5.   A. go                              B. road                                 C. homework                       D. shoe

6.   A. yellow                       B. brow                                C. throw                               D. know

II.   Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word.

1.   Rio de Janeiro is an exciting city.

      a. interesting        b. dangerous      c. boring            d. expensive

2.   The beaches in Sydney are clean and beautiful.   

      a. clear               b. dirty               c. famous             d. fresh

3.   It’s dangerous to walk around the city at night.    

      a. safe            b. exciting           c. cold           d. popular

4.   The dish is delicious(ngon) with cheese.  

      a. tasty            b. pleasant       c. fatty            d. awful

5.   York is a historic city in North Yorkshire.           

      a. exciting          b. modern         c. famous         d. quiet

6.   The streets were very noisy throughout the night.

      a. crowded       b. busy              c. quiet             d. empty

7.   That modern building is so ugly!xấu

      a. big                b. impressive     c. unattractive        d. beautiful

8.   We didn’t go camping last weekend. The weather was awful.    

      a. unpleasant        b. nice                c. bad                 d. terrible

Task 5. Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in the following question.

49.       It’s dangerous to walk around the city at night.       

            A. safe                         B. exciting                   C. cold                         D. popular

50.       York is a historic city in North Yorkshire.   

            A. exciting                  B. modern                   C. famous                    D. quiet

51. My brother is a slow runner.

            A. fast                         B. smile                       C.fancy                        D. slower

Choose the word that is OPPOSITE in meaning.

1. Rio de Janeiro is an exciting city. (exciting)

A. interesting B. dangerous C. boring D. expensive

2. The beaches in Sydney are clean and beautiful. (clean)

A. clear B. dirty C. famous D. fresh

3. It’s not dangerous to walk around the city at night. (dangerous)

A. safe B. exciting C. cold D. popular

4. The dish is delicious with cheese. (delicious)

A. tasty B. pleasant C. fatty D. awful

5. York is a historic city in North Yorkshire. (historic)

A. exciting B. modern C. famous D. quiet

6. The streets were very noisy throughout the night. (noisy)

A. crowded B. busy C. quiet D. empty

7. That modern building is so ugly! (ugly)

A. big B. impressive C. unattractive D. beautiful

8. We didn’t go camping last weekend. The weather was awful. (awful)

A. unpleasant B. nice C. bad D. terrible

III. Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined words in each of the following questions.

1. The film is exciting

      A. boring                      B. interesting                      C. tired                                D. peaceful

2. You should think of participating the game shows on TV.

      A. taking in                  B. taking part in                 C. making                           D. doing

3. The internet is not only time-consuming and costly but also dangerous.  

      A. cheap                        B. expensive                       C. inexpensive                   D. low in price

4.They are interested in this movie.

      A. hate                           B. mind                               C. detest                              D. like

5. There are two programmes starting at the same time.

      A. ending                      B. finishing                         C. beginning                      D. being

IV. Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined words in each of the following questions.

1. The content of the documentary films are about historic cities

      A. clean                         B. good                                C. exciting                          D. modern

2. Hoa usually lies on the sofa to watch TV. She doesn’t do anything. She is lazy.

      A.  hard- working       B.  quiet                               C. confident                       D. kind

3. It was an (a) enjoyable day.

      A. exciting                    B. comfortable                   C. boring                             D. interesting

4. I like don’t like watching documentary because it is boring

      A.  noisy                       B. interesting                      C. comfortable                   D. crowed

5. I usually turn off the TV when I don’t use it.

      A. turn in                      B. turn over                        C. turn on                           D. turn up

Exercise 4: Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following question.

1. This city is very historic.

      A. old                      B. quiet                  C. peaceful             D. boring

2. The streets are very busy with a lot of traffic.

      A. modern                B. peaceful             C. noisy                 D. crowded

3. Ha Long Bay has the nicest scenery in Viet Nam.

      A. landscape            B. sights                 C. sightseeing         D. country

4. Ba Be Lake is the largest lake in Viet Nam.

      A. bigest                  B. biggest               C. bigger                D. big

Exercise 5: Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following question.

1. Is a house in the city more expensive than a house in the countryside?

      A. cheap                  B. convenient         C. beautiful            D. interesting

2. The weather here in very hot in the summer.

      A. cool                     B. warm                 C. cold                   D. fresh

3. She had a cozy little apartment in Boston.

      A. uncomfortable     B. convenient          C. lazy                    D. dirty

4. Hoa usually gets bad marks, because she is lazy.

      A. hard- working      B.  quiet                   C. confident             D. kind

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word (s) in each of the following questions.

Question 17: The factory is fined for discharging dangerous chemicals into the river.

A. releasing

B. increasing

C. decreasing

D. keeping