Choose the correct antonyms of the underlined words.
UNIT - 1
1. The author and his friend went near the boys when their trade slackened.
a) reduced b) increased
c) lowered d) went down
2. The author thought that the boys must be saving up to emigrate to America.
a) migrate b) relocate
c) immigrate d) resettle
3. The girl was listening to the boys chatter.
a) prattle b) babble
c) quiet d) gabber
4. The author did not like to intrude upon the happy family party
a) barge in b) meddle
c) disturb d) abandon
5. The driver was very cautious.
a) reckless b) wary
c) need ful d) vigilant
6. He shrugged his shoulder to convey his disapproval.
a) dislike b) approval
c) objection d) reproach
7. The boys had tangled hair and dark earnest eyes.
a) entwine b) muddle
c) plain d) ravel
8. The author interest was provoked by their remarkable demeanour.
a) triggered b) instigated
c) evoked d) pacify
9. ‘Won’t you go in?’ the nurse murmured
a) shouted b) whispered
c) explode d) babbled
10. Nicola was glaring at his young brother.
a) outrageous b) soft
c) blazing d) harsh
11. The author thought that their destination would be some humble dwelling.
a) terminus b) target
c) start d) end
12. The author could scarcely believe his eyes.
a) frequently b) rarely
c) barely d) hardly
13. The boys leaped from the car.
a) bounded b) descended
c) darted d) jumped
14. The girl propped up on pillows.
a) supplement b) built up
c) let down d) support
15. One could find a resemblance of her with her brothers.
a) analogy b) similarity
c) lightness d) contrast
16. They had exposure to the cold winter.
a) safety b) subjection
c) submission d) disclosure
17. They suffered from starvation.
a) deprivation b) plenty
c) inanition d) malnutrition
18. The boys persuaded them to take her into the hospital.
a) induced b) suaded
c) dissuaded d) coaxed
19. The devotion of the boys touched the author deeply.
a) adherence b) dedication
c) adoration d) aversion
20. Their selfless action brought a new nobility to human life.
a) humiliation b) eminence
c) nobleness d) exaltation
UNIT - 2
Choose the correct antonyms for the underlined words.
1. China tea has virtues which are not to be despised
a) admirable b) iniquity/vice
c) qualities d) nobilities
2. One can drink it without milk but there is not much stimulation in it.
a) fatigue b) excited
c) nervous d) happiness
3. Tea pots fitted with dangling baskets catch the stray leaves.
a) suspend b) free
c) long d) steadily
4. One is liable to put in too much milk.
a) irresponsible b) responsible
c) concur d) intense
5. There is the mysterious social etiquette surrounding the tea pot
a) behaviour b) indecency
c) sociality d) refined
6. It is economical to drink it without milk.
a) fiscal b) profitable
c) expensive d) imprudence
7. Enamel tea pots are worse.
a) coating b) glass
c) polish d) dullness
8. Pot should be warmed by placing it on the hob.
a) deflate b) stove
c) furnace d) blaze
9. Fill it to the brim.
a) rim b) edge
c) middle d) brink
10. If the tea is not loose in the pot it never infuses properly.
a) brew b) dry
c) stew d) marinate
11. The water should be boiling at the moment of impact.
a) stillness b) exert
c) transform d) migrate
12. Milk that is creamy gives tea a sickly taste.
a) distaste b) lurid
c) nice d) bilious
13. It would be equally reasonable to put in pepper or salt.
a) sensible b) unfair
c) judicious d) feasible
14. Some drink tea inorder to be warmed and stimulated.
a) dull b) energizing
c) reviving d) refreshing
15. Drink tea for a fortnight.
a) half month b) eternity
c) two weeks d) four days
16. Never ruin your tea by sweetening it.
a) collapse b) destroy
c) create d) demolition
17. They are sufficient to show how subtilized the whole business has become
a) cavil b) unscramble
c) nit pick d) quibble
18. Much can be written about the subsidiary uses of tea leaves.
a) chief b) ancilliary
c) supplementary d) auxiliary
19. The subsidiary uses are telling fortunes and predicting the arrival of visitors.
a) forecast b) foretell
c) ignore d) anticipate
20. It is worth paying attention of wringing out of one’s ration the twenty good cups of tea.
a) twist b) wrench
c) squeeze d) free
21. Which are not to be despised. (TB)
a) hated b) liked
c) repeated d) defeated
22. One does not feel wise, braver or more optimistic. (TB)
a) opportunistic b) cheerful
c) respected d) pessimistic
23. Not the flat, shallow type (TB).
a) narrow b) wide
c) deep d) direct
24. Predicting the arrival of visitors
a) journey b) departure
c) migration d) persual
25. But they are sufficient to show how subtilized the whole business has become.
a) enough b) suffocative
c) inadequate d) submissive
UNIT - 3
Choose the correct antonyms of the underlined words.
1. Suffering seems so cruelly prevalent in the world today.
a) praising b) rare
c) common d) popular
2. He had eleven broken ribs and a perforated lung.
a) closed b) cleft
c) torn d) damaged
3. Suffering ennobles you and makes you a better person.
a) dignified b) noble
c) demean d) morality
4. The trolley was taken possession by an intrepid crew of two.
a) bold b) fearful / timid
c) daring d) fearless
5. There was a grand finale of scattered plates and silver ware.
a) climax b) denouement
c) debut d) end
6. He was a walking horror with a disfigured face.
a) spoiled b) marred
c) deform d) adorn
7. He had a malignant tumour of the bone.
a) harmless b) deadly
c) cancerous d) cyst
8. His shoulder and arm were amputated.
a) severed b) cut
c) cut away d) expanded
9. Dr. Barnard had his career as a heart surgeon.
a) avocation b) vocation
c) profession d) occupation
10. His gloomy thoughts probably stem from an accident.
a) apparently b) unlikely
c) seemingly d) presumably
11. She was struck by a car coming from the opposite direction.
a) battered b) smacked
c) pounded d) unaffected
12. In those days, they didn’t have sophisticted heart surgery.
a) artificial b) painful
c) primitive d) modern
13. They accept their fate.
a) destiny b) nemesis
c) origin d) doom
14. He witnessed the Grand Prix of cape Town’s Red Cross Children’s Hospital.
a) participated b) observed
c) seen d) noticed
15. The mechanic provided motor power by galloping along behind the trolley.
a) darting b) dashing
c) halt d) blowing
16. It was a much better entertainment.
a) amusement b) pleasure
c) unhappiness d) fun
17. The nurse and ward sister scolded them.
a) admonished b) applauded
c) rebuked d) reproved
18. His lower jaw became gripped in a mass of fibrous tissue.
a) grasped b) clutched
c) loose d) holded
19. Business of living is not just for pleasure or recreation.
a) relaxation b) sadness
c) mirth d) enjoyment
20. We cannot appreciate warmth if we have never suffered cold.
a) depreciate b) respect
c) value d) cherish
UNIT - 4
Choose the correct antonyms of the underlined words.
1. Tenzing wriggled his way up the crack.
a) relaxed b) fiddled
c) jerked d) squirmed
2. Hillary reached the summit of the Everest after a hard struggle.
a) apex b) Peak
c) crest d) bottom
3. Hillary dragged his oxygen sets into the tent.
a) hauled b) pushed
c) pulled d) drew
4. Over their down clothing they donned their wind proof.
a) put on b) wear
c) disrobe d) enrobe
5. The soft snow held his weight sometimes but often gave way suddenly.
a) mended b) broke
c) disbanded d) cracked
6. They decided to use the oxygen bottle sparingly.
a) occasionally b) frequently
c) rarely d) intermittently
7. The snow was dangerous but they persisted in their efforts to beat a trail up it.
a) persevere b) ceased
c) continued d) endured
8. Their first partly full bottle of oxygen was exhausted.
a) depleted b) replenished
c) consumed d) finished
9. They were able to shuffle past the difficult portions.
a) stagger b) shamble
c) rush d) stumble
10. He regained his breath for a few moments.
a) abandoned b) recouped
c) retrieved d) set back
11. Hillary heaved hard on the rope.
a) hauled b) dropped
c) flung d) boosted
12. When he cut around the back of one hump another higher one would swing into view.
a) elevation b) hill
c) flat d) range
13. Their original zest had gone.
a) gusto b) idleness
c) energy d) pep
14. The great bulk of Kanchenjunga loomed on the horizon.
a) disappeared b) appeared
c) emerged d) visible
15. The devout Buddhists believe that God has his home on this lofty summit.
a) unreliable b) pious
c) religious d) faithful
16. They cramponed along their tracks spurred by the urgency of diminishing oxygen.
a) pushed b) drove
c) repressed d) stimulated
17. They turned downwards with dragging feet and set off their descend.
a) tire some b) dull
c) exciting d) boring
18. The tents flapped and shook under the perpetual south col gate.
a) everlasting b) eternal
c) ceasing d) endless
19. They had a fierce determination that nothing could stop them from reaching the top.
a) ferocious b) amicable
c) vicious d) savage
20. Hillary scraped the ice off the gauges.
a) brushed b) swept
c) covered d) raked
UNIT - 5
b. Find out the antonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentences. (P. No.149)
1. The anticipation of this imagined separation only increases their fondness for the calf.
a) expectancy b) contemplation
c) outlook d) ignorance
2. Fortuitously, a guest visited our house.
a) luckily b) peacefully
c) unfortunately d) happily
3. There he was sitting in splendour on his chair.
a) magnificence b) pomp
c) effulgence d) simplicity
4. Maamanaar was unmatched.
a) inferior b) incomparable
c) excellent d) supreme
5. He greeted me with his usual smile and banter.
a) flattery b) small talk
c) chitchat d) repartee.
6. Our father rejected it wouldn’t be sturdy
a) pretty b) weak
c) fashionable d) strong
7. Teak is the best
a) fine b) good
c) well d) worst
8. Amma would pretend to chide us
a) blame b) scold
c) rebuke d) praise
9. He would retort instantly
a) immediately b) gradually
c) slowly d) widely
10. ....... he commended the carpenter.
a) praised b) blamed
c) criticized d) scolded
UNIT - 6
Choose the correct antonyms of the underlined words.
1. A lady walking down the middle of a street had no small peril to herself.
a) danger b) hazard
c) safety d) risk
2. Individual liberty would have become social anarchy.
a) rebellion b) lawlessness
c) riot d) harmony
3. The liberties of everybody must be curtailed.
a) lessened b) developed
c) reduced d) diminished
4. I have liberty to be indifferent to you.
a) caring/interest b) unconcerned
c) callous d) impervious
5. I have a fancy for dyeing my hair.
a) long for b) dislike
c) desire d) crave
6. When you have a whole kingdom in which you rule alone, you can be wise or ridiculous.
a) hilarious b) comical
c) sensible d) absurd
7. I have to accommodate my liberty to their liberties.
a) fit in with b) adjust
c) adapt d) disorder
8. A reasonable consideration for the rights or feelings of others is the foundation of social conduct.
a) neglect b) scrutiny
c) analysis d) review
9. A stout old lady was walking down the middle of a street.
a) corpulent b) skinny
c) plump d) fat
10. We’ve got liberty now.
a) dependence b) freedom
c) autarchy/subjection d) autonomy
11. If your car is pulled up when you are in a hurry you feel that your liberty has been outraged.
a) infuriate b) scandalize
c) praised d) incense
12. You have submitted to a curtailment of private liberty.
a) enlargement b) reduction
c) diminution d) cut back
13. We have a whole kingdom in which we rule alone, can do what we choose, be wise or ... conventional or odd
a) unconventional b) inefficient
c) insufficient d) unbiased
14. It is an accommodation of interests.
a) reconciliation b) compliance
c) refusal d) composition
15. In all these you and I please ourselves and has no one’s leave
a) permission b) allowance
c) authorization d) denial
16. We are liable to forget this
a) unaccountable/unlikely b) answerable
c) amendable d) accountable
17. We are much more conscious of the imperfections of others
a) aware b) attentive
c) keen d) ignorant
18. We are much more conscious of the imperfections of others.
a) strength b) blemish
c) flaw d) defect
19. It is the little habits of common place intercourse that make up the great sum of life.
a) communion b) disagreement
c) association d) dealings
20. The little habits of common place intercourse make life’s journey sweeten or bitter.
a) pleasing b) resentful
c) unpleasant d) uncommon
21. Be wise or ridiculous, harsh or easy, conventional or odd
a) common b) cruel
c) strange d) compete
22. Liberty is not a personal affair.
a) unique b) private
c) peculair d) public
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10th English
- Synonyms Questions and Answers
- Antonyms Questions and Answers
- Singular - Plural Questions and Answers
- Prefix - Suffix Questions and Answers
- Abbreviations Questions and Answers
- Phrasal verbs / Idioms and Phrases Questions and Answers
- Compound Words Questions and Answers
- 10 English Grammar – Tenses
- 10th English Grammar - Linkers
- Active Voice and Passive Voice
- Direct - Indirect Speech
- Punctuation Exercise
- Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences Exercises
- Rearrange Jumbled Sentences
- Sentences in coherent order
- 10 English Supplementary
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