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Find the 

antonym 

of the following words written in capitals.

1.

I’ll have to take the PUPILS into the hills.
A) teachers

B) schoolchildren

C) kids

D) students

E) boys

2.

She is the WORST student in our group.
A) good

B) bad

C) badly

D) best

E) nice

3.

Breakfast is the FIRST meal of the day.
A) important

B) main

C) last but one

D) last

E) next

4.

He is an enemy, REMEMBER.
A) keep in mind

B) remind

C) recall

D) forget

E) believe

5.

Her luggage was so HEAVY that she asked the young man to help
her.
A) easy

B) large

C) least

D) light

E) vast

6.

Her English is POOR.
A) excellently

B) unsatisfactory

C) bad

D) good

E) not good

7.

February is the SHORTEST month in the year.
A) largest

B) farthest

C) longest

D) highest

E) biggest

8.

TAKING a piece of chalk the pupil on duty began writing on the
board.
A) giving

B) sending

C) bringing

D) spending

E) belonging

9.

I liked the END of the story most of all.
A) beginning

B) middle

C) starting

D) meaning

E) part

10. Our farm is in the COUNTRY.

A) street

B) valley

C) forest

D) town

E) park

11. I WAS RIGHT last night, wasn’t I?

A) was over

B) were ill

C) correct

D) was wrong

E) was busy

12. I don’t REMEMBER where I left my umbrella.

A) know

B) forget

C) give

D) notice

E) support

13. What is it then, my SON?

A) girl

B) boy

C) daughter

D) dear

E) friend

14. Some of them BEGAN to talk to me.

A) started

B) finished

C) was over

D) ended

E) founded

15. The hall was FULL with spectators.

A) easy

B) empty

C) vacant

D) ready

E) late

16. There are many other BIG cities in Great Britain with more than a

million inhabitants.
A) large

B) short

C) small

D) great

E) low

17. I can’t understand why you are so BUSY at home.

A) engaged

B) sleepy

C) afraid

D) free

E) angry

18. I think your FAT cat is ill.

A) thin

B) stout

C) big

D) thick

E) small

19. The prince ran after her and saw the pretty shoe which the girl HAD

LOST.
A) had found

B) had left

C) had forgotten

D) had forgiven

E) didn’t find

20. It was MIDNIGHT and Cinderella ran away from the palace.

A) early in the morning B) late night

C) midday

D) early night

E) night

21. They OFTEN stay at the college after classes.

A) always

B) seldom

C) usually

D) ever

E) early

22. Long ago the streets of this town were DIRTY.

A) clean

B) narrow

C) wide

D) broad

E) long

23. He STARTED painting at a very early age and became famous at 27.

A) began

B) gave up

C) get up

D) continued

E) went on

24. The travelers came to the hotel, LEFT their luggage there and went

for a walk in the town.
A) kept

B) raised

C) caught

D) took

E) picked out

25. He began TO EARN money very early.

A) to change

B) to touch

C) to spend

D) to sweep

E) to tear

26. It was not EASY for him to find a job in such a long time.

A) difficult

B) pleasant

C) necessary

D) heavy

E) dark

27. The weather was nice and children didn’t want to stay INSIDE.

A) at home

B) in the country

C) out

D) outside

E) garden

28. Let’s open the window. It’s very HOT here.

A) dark

B) cold

C) stuffy

D) foggy

E) easy

29. You speak so FAST that it is nearly impossible to follow what you

say.
A) weak

B) low

C) slow

D) quick

E) quite

30. GO OUT OF the room, please, it’s very stuffy here.

A) come out

B) leave

C) leave for

D) stay in

E) useful

31. A DARK cloud having appeared in the sky, we decided to stay at

home.
A) bright

B)  heavy

C) white

D) cloudless

E) merry

32. He says they will go to the TOP of the hill next

A) near

B) above

C) bottom

D) under

E) downstairs

33. They have the SHORT road and it will take them twenty minutes to

get to the village.
A) big

B) large

C) not strong

D) long

E) rising

34. That will do. Your answer is quite RIGHT. Your mark is good.

A) correct

B) good

C) bad

D) wrong

E) exact

35. Suddenly we heard a HIGH thin voice.

A) tall

B) small

C) short

D) low

E) long

36. His best KNOWN paintings give a light to today’s Europe.

A) well-known

B) famous

C) unknown

D) bad

E) worst

ANTONYMS

Antonyms

Book 2 Part A

TEST MASTER

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400 questions in English Grammar

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