ANTONYMS

Antonym is a  word that means the opposite of another word.      ‘good’ is an antonym of ‘bad.’

accept

x

refuse

kind

x

cruel

ability

1nability

knowledge

x

Ignorance

acceptance

x

refusal/rejection

lack

x

Abundance

Advance

X

Retreat

.law

x

Inequity

adversity

X

Prosperity

length

x

Width

affluence

X

Poverty

.Liberty

X

Slavery

ancestor

X

Descendant

Master

X

Servant

Aristocracy

X

Democracy

Melody

X

discord

armament Arm

x X

disarmament disarm

memory

X

oblivion

Arrival

X

Departure

Miser

X

Spendthrift

Ascent

X

Descent

Mistress

X

Maid

Attachment

X

Detachment

Motion

X

Rest

Attack

X

Defense

night

X

day

bring

x

take

new

x

old

Body

X

Soul

Pain

X

Pleasure

Boon

X

Bane

Patriot

X

Traitor

Brave

X

Coward

Peace

X

War

Care

X

Neglect

Plaintiff

X

Defendant

Confidence

X

Diffidence

Poetry

X

Prose

Consent

X

Dissent

Poison

X

Antidote

Creation

X

Destruction

Praise

X

Blame

Debit

X

Credit

predecessor

X

Successor

Debtor

X

Creditor

Presence

X

Absence

Defense

X

Offense

Pride

X

Humility

Deficit

X

Surplus

Prosperity

X

Adversity

Dwarf

X

Giant

Punishment

X

Reward

Elevation

X

Depression

Question

X

Answer

Enjoyment

X

Suffering

Recovery

X

Relapse

Entrance

X

Exit

Right

X

Left/wrong

Failure

X

Success

roar

x

Whisper

Flattery

X

Detraction

Ruler

X

Subject

Fortune

X

Misfortune

Saint

X

Sinner

Freedom

X

Slavery

Simplicity

X

Complexity/ duplicity

Friend

X

Enemy

Smile

X

Sigh

Front

X

Rear

Storm

X

Calm

gain

X

Loss

Synthesis

X

Analysis

glory

X

Shame

Theory

X

Practice

gratitude

X

Ingratitude

Time

X

Eternity

guest

X

Host

Top

X

Bottom

happiness

X

Misery

Tragedy

X

comedy

haste

X

leisure

Unity

X

Diversity

head

X

Tail/foot

Use

X

Abuse

heaven

x

Hell/earth

Victory

X

Defeat

hero

x

villain

Violence

X

Non-violence

honour

x

dishonour

Virtue

X

Vice

hope

x

Hopeless/despair

Volunteer

X

Conscript

imagination

x

reality

Water

X

Land

Whole

X

Part

Foreign

X

Native

Wisdom

X

Folly

Frank

X

Reserved

Word

X

Deed

Friendly

X

Hostile

Work

X

Rest

Fresh

X

Stale

Absolute

X

Relative

Full

X

Empty

Abstract

X

Concrete

Gain

X

Lose

Absurd

X

Reasonable

Genuine

X

Spurious

Active

X

Passive

General

X

Particular

Affirmative

X

Negative

Special

X

Polite

Ancient

X

Modern

Hard

X

Soft/easy

Animate

X

Inanimate

Heavy

X

Light

Barren

X

Fertile

High

X

Low

Barbaric

X

Civil

Honest

X

Dishonest/corrupt

Beautiful

X

Ugly

Hot

X

Cold

Beneficial

X

Harmful

humble

X

Proud/haughty

Big

X

Little

Ill

X

Well

Blunt

X

Sharp

Immanent

X

Transcendent

Brave(ry)

X

Coward(ice)

Important

X

Unimportant

Busy

X

Idle

Industrious

X

Idle

Broad

X

Broad

Innocent

X

Guilty

Carnal/ temporal

X

Spiritual

Junior young

X x

Senior old

Civilized

X

Uncivilized/wild

Kind

X

Cruel

Cheap

X

Dear

Liberal

X

Conservative

cheerful

X

Gloomy

Literate

X

Illiterate

clean

X

Dirty

Literal

X

Figurative

clothed

X

Naked

Logical

X

Illogical

common

X

Uncommon/rare

Long

X

Short

concise

X

Elaborate

Loud

X

Soft/low

cooked

X

Raw

Male

X

Female

courageous

X

Timid

Masculine

X

Feminine

dark

X

Light

Material

X

Spiritual

Deep

X

Shallow

Maximum

X

Minimum

Difficult

X

Easy

mighty

X

weak

Domestic

X

Wild

Mortal

X

Immortal

Dull

X

Bright/interesting

Native

X

Foreign

eligible

X

Ineligible

Natural

X

Unnatural

Exotic

X

Indigenous

New

X

Old

Explicit

X

Implicit

Noble

X

Ignoble

Fair

X

Foul

Nominal

X

Real/actual

False

X

True

Objective

X

Subjective

Famous

X

Notorious/ Infamous

Obverse

X

Reverse

Fast

X

Loose

Odd

X

Even

Fine

X

Coarse

Oral

X

Written

Fir

X

Flaccid

original

X

Duplicate

flexible

X

Rigid

polite

X

impolite

warm

x

Cool

Vertical

X

Horizontal

wet

x

Dry

Vigorous

X

Feeble

white

x

Black

Voluntary

X

compulsory

weak

x

strong

wild

x

tame

pure	x	polluted	thoughtful	x	thoughtless
Positive	X	negative	thick	X	thin
progressive	X	Retrogressive	Laugh	X	Weep/cry
Quick	X	Slow	Lead	X	Follow
Quiet	X	Noisy	Like	X	Dislike
Rash	X	Cautious	Love	X	Hate
Rational	X	Irrational	Offer	X	Offer
Raw	X	Ripe	Open	X	Open
Relative	X	Absolute	Precede	X	Succeed/follow
Religious	X	Secular	Rejoice	X	Lament
Rough	X	Smooth	Remember	X	Forget
Sacred	X	Profane	Reveal	X	Conceal
Sensitive	X	Callous	Resist	X	Submit/surrender
Severe	X	Mild	Sleep	X	Awake
Sick	X	Well	Sink	X	Float
Sprightly	X	Dull	teach	X	learn
Straight	X	Crooked/curved	here	X	There
Strange	X	Familiar	Now	X	Then
Strong	X	Weak	Often	X	Seldom
Strict	X	Lenient	Above	X	Below/beneath
Superior	X	Inferior	At home	X	Abroad
Sweet	X	Sour/bitter	For	X	Against
Tall	X	Short	In	X	Out
Accept	X	Reject	Off	X	On
Accuse	X	Defend	Over	X	Under
Acquit	X	Convict/condemn	up	X	down
Admit	X	Discharge/repudiate	Abandon	X	Keep
Agree	X	Disagree/differ	Abolish	X	Establish
Allow	X	Forbid	Above	X	Below
Arrest	X	Release/free	Abundance	X	Scarcity
Attract	X	Distract/repel	Abstract	X	Concrete
Begin	X	End	Acquit	X	Convict
Buy	X	Sell	Admit	X	Expel
Compare	X	contrast	Admire	X	Despise
Confess	X	Deny	Adversity	X	Prosperity
Consent	X	Dissent	Admonish	X	Praise
Create	X	Destroy	Affirm	X	Deny
Earn	X	Spend	Agreeable	X	Disagreeable
Encourage	X	Discourage	Artificial	X	Natural
Expedite	X	Delay	Ascend	X	Descend
Gather	X	Scatter	Assent	X	Dissent
Go	X	Come	Awake	X	Asleep
hide	X	Seek	Asset	X	Liability
Vague	X	Definite	Always	X	Never
wise	x	Foolish	Attack	X	Defend
Hit	x	miss	Arrogant	X	Humble
import	x	export	awkward	X	Beautiful
Include	x	Exclude	Alien	X	Native
increase	x	decrease	Ample	X	Scanty
insert	x	Delete	Amateur	X	Professional

 

Try to make sentences with the words given above.

It is easy to  exclude people from a conversation.

It is a good policy to include all the members in a discussion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                          HOMONYMS AND HOMOPHONES

Homonym is a word that sounds the same as another word but differs in meaning. Homonyms can refer to both homophones and homographs.

A homophone is a word that is pronounced the same as another word but differs in meaning and is spelled differently.

Homographs are words with the same spelling but having more than one meaning.

Homonym– Example- see -sea

Homograph -Example- band- band

Study the meaning and spelling of the words

 

 

advice	guidance	advise	recommend
ale	alcoholic drink	ail	sick
alms	charity	arms	part of the body
alter	change	altar	sacred place of worship
assent	agree	ascent	to climb
band	a group	banned	prevented, prohibited
bear	animal, to carry a weight to tolerate	bare	naked, empty expose
bail	freedom against secrecy ,   to bring out	bale	a heap or a bundle, eg. cotton
birth	give life to	berth	sleeping place
bridal	pertaining to a bride	bridle	control
blue	colour	blew	to use pressure ,air
break	destroy	brake	to put a stop to
bred	brought up	bread	food
canvass	to ask for  to propagate,	canvas	a board for painting , material
cease	stop	seize	to catch with force
course	path, a sphere of study	coarse	rough
coat	item of clothing put on , to cover	court	an institution for justice, to run after
council	a group of persons	counsel	give advice
desert	arid land no water, to leave	dessert	fruit taken after a meal
die	come to an end	dye	to colour
dissent	disagree	descent	climb down
dual	two , double	duel	fight between two
flour	fine powder	floor	ground
foul	bad	fowl	bird
fair	honest, just, light coloured, a place where all goods are sold	fare	cost of a ticket, food
great	big	grate	grate flour to fine powder , grate vegetables
hail	greet	hale	strong wind and rain
hole	opening	whole	full
hoard	to collect	horde	large crowd
lessen	decrease	lesson	something to study
loan	lend, borrow	lone	single
mail	post	male	masculine
main	most imp	mien	thick hair
maize	corn	maze	confused, puzzle made of confusing paths
metal	object	mettle	integrity ,strength
might	possible	mite	a small amount
night	part of day , dark	knight	an important person
ore	metal	oar	pole to row a boat
pair	two	pear	fruit, pare
pale	lack of colour	pail	a bucket
peace	calm	piece	small amount portion
peak	topmost point	peek	a small glance
plain	simple	plane	vehicle of transport, a flat surface
plays	dramas/games	place	a location
pole	a  post	poll	survey
pour	to distribute	pore	an opening in the body to look with concentration
pray	a petition	prey	to depend on parasite
principal	main person, main amount	principle	rule
prize	reward/ award	price	cost
rain	down pour	reign	rule
		rein	control , a strap for controlling a horse
raise	to heighten	race	a run , a      community
		raze	to destroy
rite	a custom	write	to note
right	correct	right	direction
role	a part	roll	a list,  to move around
sale	to buy or sell	sail	to move forward
sell	to make a deal	cell	a part of the body, a small room in a prison
sight	view	site	a place
		cite	to quote
sole	single	soul	atman : inner part, that which resides within
sore	angry	soar	fly high
		sour	bitter
stationery	books, papers etc	stationary	still , no movement
steal	rob	steel	metal
story	a tale	storey	part of a building
straight-	in one direction	strait	narrow
tale	story	tail	to follow, an appendage at the back of the body
tied	to bind	tide	to get over, a part of water
veil	covering	vale	a place , a valley
		wail	to cry
vine	grape creeper	wine	a drink
		whine	to complain
vile	wicked	while	during
wait	to expect something to happen	weight	measure
waste	unwanted, unnecessary, useless	waist	part of the body
wave	ripple on the sea surge in activity moving the hand	waive	to give up something to refrain from
weak	not strong	week	days
whole	full or complete	hole	an opening
yoke	to tie	yolk	Inner part of egg

 

Make sentences with the words .

Bring out your creativity..

This is a tale of a cat without a tail.

Don’t whine for wine.

I want to see the sea.

You can sell the cell.

The robber wanted to steal the steel box.

It’s not right to follow rites in a blind fashion.

He was the lone individual to take a loan.

 

 

 

 

 

Same words with different meanings.

Read and understand the sentences.

Air          :               This air is pure.

You should not always air your views.

Don’t put on airs.

Bar         :               I want a bar of chocolate.

Don’t bar him from entering the room.

He is practicing in the bar.

Book      :               Please give me your book.

I want to book my ticket.

The police tried to book the thief.

Bank      :               Don’t bank on him.

He loves to sit on the bank of the river.

You have to open an account in the bank.

Act         :               I love to act in plays.

Don’t try to act smart.

This is a one- act play.

Principal:              Who is the principal of your college?

I want to keep the principal intact.

Please credit the interest on the principal into my account.

Place     :              From which place do you come?

What place did you secure?

Account                   I want to open an account.

He gave an interesting account of his journey.

It is good to maintain an account.

He lost his grade on account of his illness.

Let us place him in the accounts department.

Count:                 Can you count the birds on the tree?

Don’t count on him. He will not join us.

On which count are you punishing him?

Race      :             They are from a primitive race.

I always participate in the race.

Face       :             Wash your face.

I cannot face him.

Plant      :             The plant has withered.

Please don’t plant such ideas in his mind.

The plant has been closed down.

Industry:              The secret of success lies in industry.

The industry is on a profit spree.

Hand     :              Wash your hand.

Give me a hand please.

The thief gave the police a hand.

He has no hand in this matter.

Trace     :           The police could not trace him.

Trace the map.

The thief did not leave any trace for the police.

Interest              She has an abiding interest in painting.

What is the present rate of interest?

Play        :           I love to play chess.

Have you seen the play ‘Harischandra’?

Board:                How much did you pay for your board and lodging.

I have to board the train in a few hours.

Just look at that sign board.

Water:                 Please water the plants.

There is no water in the tank.

The Management tried to water down the project.

Dear      :             Vegetables have become dear.

The matter is dear to my heart.

Drop      :             There isn’t a drop of oil.

Don’t drop the vase.

The Govt. will not drop the issue.

The captain did not want to drop the young player from the team.

Bore      :             I think Geography is a real bore.

You have to bore deep into ground to get water.

He bore the weight with a smile.

Head     :             Don’t turn your head.

Murthy will head the search party.

He has no head for such matters.

I think we have to head towards the north.

Back       :            I have a catch in my back.

When will he be back?

We must back our friends.

Can I back the car here?

Light      :            This bag is very light.

There is no light in the balcony.

The police were unable to throw any light on the crime.

File         :            They walked in a file.

File the papers.

Put the papers in the new file.

It is not easy to file an FIR.

Frame:                 It’s a beautiful frame.

Don’t frame charges on innocent people.

House:                The house is magnificent.

Many valuables are housed in the museum

Block     :            The building blocks the view of the river.

He lives in the second block.

Cover:                The thief took cover in the bushes.

Cover your eyes.

Give me a cover.

Grave:               Don’t look so grave.

This is the grave of  Ruth.

The situation was grave.

Manual:             He does a lot of manual labour.

Do you have the manual?

Sign        :         Sign the letter.

There is no sign of the fishermen.

Pine       :          The pine tree is a sight to see.

The old always pine for the past.

Table     :           Put the book on the table.

The document has to be tabled.

Pen        :           This is a Parker pen.

You must always pen your thoughts.

Point     :             Don’t point your fingers.

The pencil has a sharp point.

There is no point in arguing.

You have a point there.

He was unable to score a single point.

Sleep     :             Don’t sleep over the matter.

I had a good sleep.

Copy      :            Do not copy others

Do you have a copy of this photograph?

Slip         :           Give me a slip of paper.

Be careful, you may slip.

The thief gave a slip to the police.

Bat         :            I have bought a new bat.

There are many bats in this ancient temple.

He did not bat an eyelid.

Wave    :              The wave in the sea looks beautiful.

The leader waved to the crowds

There is a wave of support for him.

Fine       :              The absentees have to pay a fine.

It was a fine deal.

The weather is fine.

Train      :               You should train the horse.

They walked in a train.

I missed the train.

Left        :                Turn to the left.

He left his bag at home.

Pass       :               Please pass the book to me.

You have to pass the mountain.

Will I pass  the driving test?

This too will pass.

Bear       :               Can you bear the weight?

Is that a bear?

Right      :               He is always right.

Use your right hand.

Sound:                  I am in sound health.

What a terrible sound!

Might:                    I might find the treasure.

He is a man of might.

Firm       :               He works in the big firm.

My father is very firm in his views.

Rule       :               This is an important rule.

Asoka’s rule was just.

Match:                  The match was delayed due to rain.

He is no match to Ali.

My parents are on the lookout  for a match for my brother.

Stick       :             Take a big stick.

Stick it on the wall.

Please don’t stick on to old ideas.

Seal        :            Let us seal the deal.

Seal the cover before you post it.

Are there any seals in the river?

Minute:                Wait a minute, won’t you?

Don’t worry about the minute details.

Cold       :             It’s very cold.

She gave him a very cold look.

Fire        :             Light the fire.

Your boss will fire you.

Blow      :              Blow out the candle.

The robber dealt a terrible blow.

Soil         :            This soil is fertile.

Don’t soil your clothes.

Paper    :             I want a sheet of paper.

He presented a paper at the conference

Root      :            Don’t pull out the root.

Look into the root of the matter.

Rock      :            That’s a beautiful rock.

Rock the cradle.

Fare       :            What’s the fare to Chennai?

The hostel fare is good.

Gun       :             He is a big gun.

The robber was armed with a gun.

Field      :             The farmer lost his field.

The Minister refused to field any questions.

The players left the field.

Paint      :               Is there any paint left?

Don’t paint him as a coward.

Star        :              He is the star attraction of the crowd.

He did not star in the film.

Did you see the falling star?

Mine     :               He is a mine of information.

That book is mine.

He works in a mine.

Mind     :               My mind is in a turmoil.

Please don’t mind me.

Farm      :             I want an application form.

It’s difficult to form an opinion.

You must be in form.

Please form a circle.

Account               I want to open an account.

It is good to maintain an account.

He lost his grade on account of his illness.

He gave an interesting account of his journey

Notice. :              I did not notice the change.

I have to give one month notice to my boss.

Have you read the notice?

 

Try to make different sentences with the words given above.

 

 

 

 

Same words having different meaning

Words often confused

Air          :               This air is pure.

                                You should not always air your views.

                                Don’t put on airs.

Bar         :               I want a bar of chocolate.

                                Don’t bar him from entering the room.

                                He is practicing in the bar.

Book      :               Please give me your book.

                                I want to book my ticket.

                                The police tried to book the thief.

Bank      :               Don’t bank on him.

                                He loves to sit on the bank of the river.

                                You have to open an account in the bank.

Act         :               I love to act in plays.

                                Don’t try to act smart.

                                This is a one- act play.

Principal:              Who is the principal of your college?

                                I want to keep the principal intact.

                            Please credit the interest on the principal into my account.

Place     :               From which place do you come?

                                What place did you secure?

                                Let us place him in the accounts department.