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

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. toxic 3. The dish is delicious with cheese. A. tasty B. boring C. fatty D. awful 4. That modern building is so ugly! A. big B. impressive C. unattractive D. beautiful 5. We didn’t go camping last weekend. The weather was awful. A. great B. nice C. bad D. awesome 6. People in Tokyo are very polite and friendly. A. mean B. nice C. bad D. boring 7. York is a famous city in North Yorkshire. A. exciting B. well-known C. old D. quiet 8. The streets were very crowded throughout the night. A. hollow B. congested C. quiet D. empty 9. During the day, most people travel to work by train. Tokyo people buy six million train tickets every day. A. stay B. rush C. go D. deal 10.We were very upset when our favourite team didn’t score even one goal. A. happy B. sad C. generous D. angry

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

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.

32. Ho Chi Minh city is the largest city in Vietnam.

A. small B. smallest C. big D. biggest

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

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

34. She had a cozy little apartment in Boston.

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

35. It was an (a) enjoyable day.

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

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

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

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following question
Teacher shortages hinder new English training programmes carried out in Ho Chi Minh City.

A.obstruct

B. facilitate

C. impede

D. prevent

V. Find the word which is OPPOSITE in meaning with the underlined part

1. Nuclear power is expensive.

          A. safe                  B. abundant          C. cheap               D. much money

2. The air is polluted.

          A. dangerous        B. clean                C. available           D. plentiful

3. The school starts in September.

          A. ends                 B. attends              C. sets up              D. begins

4. We laughed a lot because the film was very interesting.

     A. hilarious                  B. funny                            C. good                             D. boring

5. In La Tomatina, people get to throw tomatoes at one another.

     A. collect                      B. bring                             C. give                               D. open