In
each sentence, replace one or more words underlined with one of the words given
so that the sentence has the opposite meaning.
|
appreciating a prosperous wasteful dear rise
purchase squander worthless make
|
(A) The precious stones our
company mines are now known to be priceless.
(B) Sue cannot get used to being an
unsuccessful businesswoman.
(C) The company has decided to sell
its premises on East Road.
(D) I like living in this part of
town. Of course, it’s very cheap!
(E) Jim inherited $20,000 and
managed to save it all.
(F) We were poor when we were young
and my father was very thrifty.
(G) At the moment house values are going
down in this area.
(H) The workers were given a cut
in wages when the takeover was announced.
(I) Nobody thought that the company would lose
a lot of money.
2. Rewrite
the sentence using the words in the brackets.
(A) I’ve
going to change my job.
I’ve _____________________________ my
job. (decided)
(B) Andrew
tells jokes very well.
Andrew is ____________________________
jokes. (good)
(C) John
said he wouldn’t help us.
John _____________________________ us. (refused)
(D) Could
you take the dog for a walk?
Would you ____________________ taking the
dog for a walk? (mind)
(E) I
get angry when I have to wait for people.
I ___________________________ for
people. (hate)
(F) Henry
left and did not say goodbye to anyone.
Henry left _______________________
goodbye to anyone. (without saying)
3. Choose the most appropriate word or
phrase.
(A) It
is ages ________________ I last saw a decent comedy film on television.
(i) that (ii) ago (iii) since (iv) when
(B) I don’t go swimming very much ______________________.
(i) nowadays (ii) in those
days (iii) recently (iv) now and again
(C) ____________________
we haven’t managed to find what we are looking for.
(i) I still (ii) On and off (iii) Formerly (iv) So far
(D) The
new school opens ____________________.
(i) now (ii) at
once (iii) next week (iv) by now
ANSWERS: ADVANCED VOCABALARY
EXERCISES
In
each sentence, replace one or more words underlined with one of the words given
so that the sentence has the opposite meaning.
|
appreciating a prosperous wasteful
dear rise
purchase squander worthless make
|
(A) The precious stones our company mines are
now known to be worthless.
(B) Sue cannot get used to being a prosperous
businesswoman.
(C) The company has decided to purchase
its premises on East Road.
(D) I like living in this part of town. Of
course, it’s very dear!
(E) Jim inherited $20,000 and managed to squander
it all.
(F) We were poor when we were young and my father
was very wasteful.
(G) At the moment house values are appreciating
in this area.
(H) The workers were given a rise in
wages when the takeover was announced.
(I) Nobody
thought that the company would make a lot of money.
2. Rewrite the sentence using the words in
the brackets.
(A)
I’ve going to change my job.
I’ve
decided to change my job. (decided)
(B)
Andrew tells jokes very well.
Andrew
is good at telling jokes. (good)
(C)
John said he wouldn’t help us.
John refused to help us. (refused)
(D)
Could you take the dog for a walk?
Would
you mind taking the dog for a walk? (mind)
(E) I
get angry when I have to wait for people.
I
hate having to wait for people. (hate)
(F)
Henry left and did not say goodbye to anyone.
Henry
left without saying goodbye to anyone. (without)
3. Choose the most appropriate word or phrase.
(A)
It is ages since I last saw a decent comedy film on television.
(i) that (ii) ago (iii) since (iv) when
(B) I
don’t go swimming very much nowadays.
(i) nowadays (ii) in those
days (iii) recently (iv) now and again
(C) I still haven’t
managed to find what we are looking for.
(i) I still
(ii) On and off (iii)
Formerly (iv) So far
(D) The new school opens next
week.
(i) now (ii) at once (iii) next week (iv) by now
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