Week 14

WORDS AND MEANINGS

Exercise 1
Read the following definitions and match the sense relations (antonym, hyponym, synonym,
homophones). Then, provide three pairs of words that illustrate each meaning relationship.

No. Definition Sense Relations Example

1. The classifications or
taxonomies of natural
phenomena or human
artefacts
2. A word or phrase which has
the same or nearly the
same meaning with another
word or phrase
3. Words that have the same
pronunciation but different
meanings
4. A word which means the
opposite of another word

Exercise 2
Complete the table below by filling in the blanks with the Superordinates or Hyponyms.

No. Superordinates Hyponyms

1. flowers rose, ________________, tulip, lily

2. _______________ pencil, eraser, ruler, ________________
3. ____________ instruments guitar, ______________, trumpet, ____________
4. clothes ___________, _____________, ____________,
_____________
5. _______________ oval, ____________, _____________,
_______________,
6. vegetables _______________, _______________,
_______________, _________________
7. _______________ pear, ________________, __________________.
_______________
8. transportation ________________, ______________,
_______________, _______________
9. _______________ red, ___________, _____________, ___________
10. houses terrace, ____________, _____________,
____________

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Exercise 3
Give the synonyms of the following words. The first letter of each synonym is provided.

No. Word Synonym No. Word Synonym

1. shy i 7. hilarious f
2. optimistic p 8. pocket money a
3. diligent h 9. great t
4. extroverted o 10. excellent s
5. contented h 11. soothing r
6. engine m 12. important v

Exercise 4
Provide the (complementaries) antonyms.

No. Word Antonym No. Word Antonym

1. day 7. woman
2. inhale 8. dead
3. fantasy 9. absent
4. on 10. close
5. push 11. exit
6. true 12. married

Exercise 5
Complete the sentences by using (relational opposite) antonyms.

1. Tony is Ann’s ________________. Ann is Tony’s sister.

2. The light is above the table. The table is _________________ the light.
3. Cathy is Brian’s mentee. Brian is Cathy’s _________________.
4. Peter and Mary are Sam's _________________, and Sam is Peter and Mary's son.
5. The bartender charged me $50 for a drink, and I ___________________ him $50.
6. Tony is Paul's __________________, and Paul is Tony's employee.
7. The recess came ________________ the PE lesson, and the PE lesson came before
the recess.
8. I sold this iPad to Steve, and Steve _________________ this iPad from me.
9. Mr. Chau is my _________________, and I am his patient.
10. I managed to clear my debt as I borrowed money from Peter and he was kind to

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 ________________ it to me.
11. Mr Smith is a loving _________________ to Mrs Smith. On the other hand, Mrs Smith
is a caring ________________ to Mr Smith.
12. Kelly and Kimberley are Ms Tan’s ________________. Ms Tan’s is Kelly and
Kimberley’s teacher.

Exercise 6
For each sentence below, write an antonym for the underlined word.

1. The wire I chose to use for the project was crooked.

2. My new bed mattress is very thick.

3. The two girls treated the incident as though it were very trivial.

4. After saving the three ducks, I felt very proud.

5. The lines I drew with crayon on the paper were vertical.

6. You have to combine all the facts to produce a fine piece of writing.

7. The medication she takes is making her healthy.

8. She looks gorgeous in that red dress.

9. The ice is thawing.

10. There were three wise men in the village.

Exercise 7
Are they antonyms? Circle YES or NO.

1. imitation / genuine Yes No 7. tame / wild Yes No

2. abandon / discard Yes No 8. pain / ache Yes No
3. betray / deceive Yes No 9. omit / exclude Yes No
4. inferior / superior Yes No 10. rough / smooth Yes No
5. success / victory Yes No 11. leader / follower Yes No
6. guilty / innocent Yes No 12. private / public Yes No

Exercise 8
Choose the most suitable word (homophones to complete the sentences below.

1 Have you ever flown in a small jet ____________?

a) plain b) plane
2. Maria ____________ before she eates every meal.
a) preys b) prays
3, A _____________ expression mixes both humour and disbelief.
a) wry b) rye
4. The film _____________ him so he sleeps through it.

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 a) bored b) board
5. Rudolf was the General in charge of the African _____________.
a) cores b) corps
6. I will need to buy some _____________ before I can make some carrott cakes.
a) flour b) flower
7. We get ____________ delivery everyday in our village.
a) male b) mail
8. The bells began to ___________ at the end of the church service.
a) peal b) peel
9, A wedding ceremony is a formal __________.
a) rite b) right
10. That quilt cover will dry faster if you __________ it out well.
a) ring b) wring
11. Simon ___________ his father some bird stamps for his birthday.
a) sent b) scent
12. She had a __________ throat so she went to see her doctor.
a) sore b) soar
13. Classes at that tuition centre might be ___________ but you won't learn very much!
a) cheap b) cheep
14. Tiger Woods designed a new golf __________.
a) coarse b) course
15. Baby birds __________ when their parents bring them food.
a) cheap b) cheep
16, The commercial jet ____________ swiftly through the clouds.
a) flew b) flu
17. Many conscripts wanted to ____________ the army.
a) dessert b) desert
18. The area has been ___________ for silver since 1760.
a) mined b) mind
19. He reminds me of a __________ with his shirt off!
a) gorilla b) guerrilla
20. A ___________ is a type of monk.
a) fryer b) friar
21. A ___________ is a type of shellfish.
a) muscle b) mussel
22. He took the __________ of a postman in the village play.
a) role b) roll
23. Gosia yelled at her class until she was __________.
a) hoarse b) horse
24. He joined a __________ of acrobats, dancers and clowns.
a) troop b) troupe
25. A __________ of elephants were resting beside the river when the poachers arrived.
a) herd b) heard
26. I often wanted to __________ her neck!
a) wring b) ring
27. This is the __________ of the sunken battleship during World War II.
a) sight b) site
28. I want to experience as much of life as possible before I ___________.
a) die b) dye
29. Dona achieved a ___ result in the STPM exam.
a) descent b) decent

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 30. British Airways flights usually carry two different flight ___________.
a) crews b) cruise
31. I like to have ___________ with sausages.
a) mustard b) mustered
32. I think I need a __________.
a) wrest b) rest
33. She worked at two part time jobs to pay off her student ___________.
a) loan b) lone
34. It is important to ___________ your children when they do good work.
a) prays b) praise
35. The pulmonary __________ carries blood from the heart to the lungs.
a) vain b) vein
36. The teacher heard some of his students __________ when he mentioned homework.
a) groan b) grown
37. The television news programme reported on all of the ___ issues.
a) currant b) current

Exercise 9
Examine the words underlined and numbered in the text below. Then, answer the questions
that follow.

The 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud lady, who is fully dressed (1) each morning by
eight (2) o’clock, with her hair fashionably coifed and make-up perfectly (3) applied, even
though she is legally (4) blind, moved to a nursing home today. Her husband of seventy years
recently (5) passed (6) away, making the move necessary (7).

After (8) many (9) hours of waiting patiently (10) in the lobby of the nursing home, she smiled
sweetly when told her room was ready (11).

As she maneuvered her walker to (12) the elevator (13), I provided a visual description of her
tiny (14) room, including the eyelet sheets that had been hung on her window.

“I love it” she stated (15) with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having just been presented
with a new puppy).

1. Give an antonym for this word.

2. Give a homophone for this word.
3. Give an antonym for this word.
4. Give an antonym for this word.
5. Give an antonym for this word.
6. Give a homophone for this word.
7. Give an antonym for this word.
8. Give an antonym for this word.
9. Give an antonym for this word.
10. Give an antonym for this word.
11. Give an antonym for this word.
12. Give a homophone for this word.
13. What semantic relationship is there between this word and the word lift?
14. What semantic relationship is there between this word and the word huge?
15. Give a synonym for this word.