word = word
aaaa = bbbb xxx=yyy
meaning = meaning
adjective = adjective noun = noun verb = verb
Activity : Choose one word or words on the right, which mean the same or
similar as the word on the left. (If more than one word is correct, mark all
the correct ones).
1.
absence Lack, lock, luck, present
2.
absolute Complete, quite, stupid, thorough
3.
accustomed to Agreed, attacked, received, used to
4.
ache Ever, field, pain, same
5.
action Busy, deed, film star, real
6.
anger Every year, fury, rage, worry
7.
attempt Attract, tie, try, watch
8.
boundary Border, edge, parcel, sure
9.
breeze Have children, kindly, light wind, very cold
10. brief Be sure, sorrow, short, take in air
11. capable Able, a lot, catch, hat
12. capture Able, catch, chief, rug
13. condition Agreeing, fighting, going on, state
14. connect Beat, fight, join, persuade
15. consider Advise, a lot, build, think about
16. convince Belief, persuade, suit, talk
17. crazy Mad, mud, noisy, swear
18. deadly Fatal, heaven, hell, not alive
19. declare Go bad, go slow, help, state
20. demand Ask, devil, part, deny
21. department Behavior, division, going away, home
22. desire Dry land, wish, merit, scorn
23. disease Illness, not comfortable, sickness, unhappy
24. display Make angry, not play, refuse, show
25. distant Different, how far, remote, trouble
26. endless Infinite, last, perpetual, straight
27. enormous Hard work, huge, unusual, worried
28. entire Ask, come in, last, whole
29. evident Clear, escape, proof, wicked
30. evil At all times, be at home, clear, wicked
31. excellent Big interest, too much, very much, wonderful
32. exhausted Did, lived, very interested, very tired
33. fasten Go quickly, make fat, speed, tie
34. feast Large meal, danger, earlier, festival
35. fever Liberal, liberty, library, lifetime
37. generous Liberal, liberty, very clever, wonderful
38. gift Pleasant, present, presented, raise
39. glitter Bigger, make a noise, slip, sparkle
40. gloomy Happy, moaning, sad, wide
41. guide Fly, lead, protect, slip
42. guard Land, lead, protect, wind
43. harm Hand, hurt, meat, strong
44. heroic Brave, local, terrible, very quick
45. hire Borrow, further up, mount, rent
46. holy Broken, complete, sacred, terrible
47. icy My, smooth, sweet, very cold
48. indicate Angry, free, show, tell
49. infant Baby, less important, soldier, tell
50. instant Be rude, example, moment, teach
51. joyful Diamond, happy, sweet, talking to
52. likely Loving, possible, probable, similar
53. location Place, position, rough, situation
54. magnificent Magic, making, making bigger, marvelous
55. manufacture Control, make, produce, wonderful
56. marriage Weight, mayor, weed, wedding
57. material Importance, stuff, ripe, substance
58. method Iron, manner, ways, news
59. motion Also, moreover, movement, reason
60. naked Bare, bear, beer, manufactured
[Reference: Hill, L.A (1985) Word
Power: Vocabulary Tests & Exercises, Hong Kong, Oxford University Press]
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