7 januari: Unit 4 Vocab antonyms

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4

Antonyms

Ex. 1: MIS DIS UN IM IN 

 unreliable dishonest

incredible illegal

improbable irresponsible

Ex. 2

1 used cruelly or badly 

2 not used any more

3 not ever used

4 used in the wrong way

5 used too much

6 not used enough 

tiny (adj) – huge, enormous, massive

happiness (noun) – unhappiness, sadness, misery

guilty (adj) – innocent, not guilty

safe (adj) – unsafe, dangerous, risky

allow (verb) – disallow, forbid, prohibit, ban

improve (verb) – get worse, deteriorate 

sincere (adj) – insincere, fake

success (noun) – failure

mature (adj) – immature, juvenile, childish

encourage (verb) – discourage, put off

generous (adj) – stingy, mean, tight

appear (verb) – disappear, vanish 

1 A Barry’s a very successful businessman, isn’t he?

B Yeah, but he’s a complete failure as a father. He never sees his kids.

2 A My grandad’s so generous! He gives me a £20 note every time I see him.

B Lucky you! My grandad’s famous for his meanness. A fiver every birthday, if he

remembers. 

3 A Well, Henry, I’m pleased there‘s been some improvement in your behaviour this term,

but unfortunately your work has got worse.

B It’s not fair, sir. You never say anything encouraging about my work.

4 A The word ‘literally’ is so overused these days! People drop it into every sentence!

B Yeah, and they don’t just use it too much – they misuse it, with a totally wrong meaning!

5 A Don’t worry, I’m confident the jury will find you not guilty.

B They’d better! I’m completely innocent! 

Ex 5

1 an easy question / some tender meat

2 a cloudy/overcast sky / a guilty conscience

3 dark hair / an unfair decision

4 a soft mattress / an easy exam

5 a dead animal / a recorded concert

6 a dark colour / a heavy sleeper

Write a short question with a prepasition in reply to: I went to the cinema last night

Write a short question with a prepasition in reply to: I'm very cross with you

Write a short question with a prepasition in reply to: We're going away for the weekend

Write a short question with a prepasition in reply to: I'm very worried

Write a short question with a prepasition in reply to: I bought a present today

Write a short question with a prepasition in reply to: Have you heard? Jane has got engaged

Write a short question with a prepasition in reply to: Can you cut out this voucher for me?

Practice:

Work on workbook p26,27

!! Read the instruction box on "Negatives" before doing ex. 7

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