Les contraires (1) : verbes et adjectifs

opposites 17 termes 18 questions TOEIC Part 5, Part 6, Part 7

L'anglais construit rarement un contraire par négation quand un mot distinct existe : le contraire de borrow est lend, celui de guilty est innocent, celui de shallow est deep, celui de reward est punish. La partie 5 du TOEIC en profite pour glisser la forme négative en distracteur. Cette leçon entraîne les paires dont le vrai contraire est un tout autre mot.

Votre tâche

Complétez chaque phrase avec le contraire du verbe ou de l'adjectif auquel elle s'oppose. Dans certains cas, plusieurs réponses sont possibles.

Vocabulaire cible

succeed hollow permanent sharp punish public smooth approximate borrow guilty advance minor shallow present artificial accept destroy

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Banque de mots

succeed hollow permanent sharp punish public smooth approximate borrow guilty advance minor shallow present artificial accept destroy

1 A project can fail or it can __________.

2 An object can be solid or it can be __________.

3 A job can be temporary or it can be __________.

4 A metal edge (on a knife, for example) can be blunt or it can be __________.

5 You can reward somebody for good behavior, or you can __________ them for bad behavior.

6 There are some things you can say in private that you should never say in __________.

7 A surface can be rough or it can be __________.

8 Calculations can be exact or they can be __________.

9 You can lend something to somebody, or you can __________ it from somebody.

10 In a court of law, a person can be found innocent or they can be found __________.

11 You can postpone a meeting to a later date, or you can __________ it to an earlier date.

12 In an accident, you might suffer from a major injury or a __________ one.

13 A pool of water can be deep or it can be __________.

15 Some students in the class were absent , but most of them were __________.

16 Some foods contain natural flavorings, but many contain __________ ones.

17 You can either __________ or reject an offer.

18 You can create something or you can __________ it.

19 You can admit doing something wrong, or you can __________ it.