This chapter includes antonyms (opposite), single word for a group of words and the same word used both as Noun and Verb.

A. Antonyms (Opposites)

B.Single word for a Group of Words

1. One who believes in the existence of God – Theist
2. The yearly return of a date – anniversary
3. An assembly of listeners    – audience
4. One who plays for pleasure – amateur
5. The life history of a person written by himself – autobiography
6. The science of plant life – botany
7. The life history of a person written by another – biography
8. A person who lives at the same time as an other – contemporary
9. Done without any preparation – extempore
10. One who believes in fate    – fatalist
11. A room containing many books    – library
12. A period of hundred years – century
13. A period of two weeks – fortnight
14. Resulting in death – fatal
15. One who makes a powerful public speech – orator
16. That which lives on another – parasite
17. Happening at the same time –    simultaneous
18. A list of books – catalogue
19. A place for burial of dead bodies – cemetry
20. Of or from all parts of the world – cosmopolitan
21. Government formed by the representatives of the people – democracy
22. Contrary to law – illegal
23. Bad beyond reform – incorrigible
24. A play that ends in death – tragedy
25. A light amusing drama or play – comedy
26. One who takes a bright view of things – optimist
27. One who takes a dark view of things – pessimist
28. A child born after the death of his father – posthumous
29. A piece of writing before it is published – manuscript
30. One who speaks for others – spokesman
31. Performing work without pay – honorary
32. Government carried on by an absolute ruler – dictatorship
33. That which cannot be read – illegible
34. One who does not know how to read and write – illiterate
35. That which cannot be heard – inaudible
36. A child whose parents are dead – orphan
37. A woman whose husband is dead – widow
38. A man whose wife is dead – widower
39. One who lives on vegetables or plant food – vegetarian
40. Science of the life of animals – zoology
41. Subject to death – mortal
42. Government by a king – monarchy
43. One who does not believe in the existence of God – atheist
44. A cure of all diseases – panacea
45. An instrument for measuring temperature – thermometer

C. Words used both as a Noun and Verb

Exercise 1

Fill in the blanks with the help of the words given in the box.

heavy
dry
withdraw
rejected
wide
forget
enemy
late
war
major

1. My towel is wet but yours is ______________ .
2. He never comes early, he is always ______________ .
3. I hoped that he would accept my proposal but finally he ______________ it.
4. Deposit the amount and ______________ it whenever you need.
5. Peace is always good, ______________ is always bad.
6. My box is light but yours is ______________ .
7. I have only friends and no ______________ .
8. My brother is minor. Next year he will become ______________ .
9. I always remember happy days and want to ______________ bad ones.
10. This road is ______________ but that road is narrow.

Аnswers:

1. My towel is wet but yours is dry.
2. He never comes early, he is always late.
3. I hoped that he would accept my proposal but finally he rejected it.
4. Deposit the amount and withdraw it whenever you need.
5. Peace is always good, war is always bad.
6. My box is light but yours is heavy.
7. I have only friends and no enemy.
8. My brother is minor. Next year he will become major.
9. I always remember happy days and want to forget bad ones.
10. This road is wide but that road is narrow.

Exercise 2

Write one word for the following group of words.

1. That which cannot be heard.
2. One who believes in fate
3. A cure of all diseases.
4. One who speaks for others.
5. A period of hundred years.
6. One who doesn’t know how to read and write
7. One who believes in the existence of God
8. One who doesn’t believe in the existence of God
9. The life history of a person written by himself
10. The life history of a person written by another

Аnswers:

1. inaudible
2. fatalist
3. panacea
4. spokesman
5. century
6. illiterate
7. theist
8. atheist
9. autobiography
10. biography