Synomyms and anthonyms

What are Synonyms?

Synonyms are different words with identical or at least similar meanings. Words that are synonyms are said to be synonymous, and the state of being a synonym is called synonymy. An example of synonyms

are the words car and automobile, or announcement and declaration.

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GenuinePass OnMarine IguanaAttireMystifyingChimaeraTittle-TattleCategoricalKeisterNadaOntogenyForce OutRun IntoDilate

LookFlavorlessLevelVauntGo AcrossHorse AroundGenus AdeniumQuitGulaConsecrateOutlawedClickInitiationFinale

DescribeMisplacedMumbleNoduledSustentationFiatSplurgePlayerPorcupinesKnottedPurportCycleSack UpOintment

Luteal PhaseGeniusStage SettingSolarizeMouldBrier PatchHoldOriental SoreGenuineUnverbalizedBank ClerkWalnut TreeStoolWormlike

Word Synonym Synonym     

abandon discard vacateaccord agree grant

adversity difficulty misfortuneaffluent plentiful rich

aggravate annoy infuriatealleviate lighten mitigate

amenable agreeable favorableanguish distress sorrow

apathetic dispirited lifelessarrogant disdainful imperiousastonish confound overwhelmatrocious appalling detestableaugment add enlarge

avoid ignore shunawkward graceless inept

     baffle confuse deceivebanal common plainbarren desolate sterileberate criticize disapprovebetray deceive foolbias inclination predisposition

bitter acrid sourblend combine mixbliss happiness joybluff boast feignbold daring fearless

bonus award giftbother annoy irritatebrief concise short

brilliant clever intelligentbrisk fast swift

budget allot plan     

candid honest truthfulcaricature cartoon imitation

casual informal naturalcategory classification division

cease desist stopchaotic disordered messycherish esteem love

circumvent avoid go aroundcommemorate celebrate honorcompensate balance recompensecompetent able capableconceive design plan

confirmation acknowledgement proof

contradict deny opposecontribution donation grantcourteous polite well-manneredcraving desire longing

credulous confident trustful     

damp moist wetdare challenge defy

decay decline rotdecent honorable puredense filled packed

designate name selectdetain hold keep

disclose announce revealdogma belief viewdurable constant lastingdwindle abate diminish

     eager earnest keen

eccentric abnormal idiosyncraticelaborate embellish enhanceemanate arise radiateembezzle purloin stealeminent distinguished prominent

encourage foster induceendure last persist

essential cultured learnedessential basic necessaryestimate guess predictevaluate appraise judgeexhaust deplete empty

exhilarated cheerful zestfulexplicit definite specific

     fastidious exacting particularfederation alliance band

feeble helpless infirmfervor intensity passionfeud argument disputefilth dirt squalor

flatter compliment praisefleet nimble swift

frivolous inconsequential trivialfrugal prudent savingfurious angry outraged

     generous benevolent unselfishgenuine actual real

glare gleam glistengloomy cheerless dimgoad provoke badgergrasp grab holdgreed avarice longing

guarantee assure pledgeguile cunning deceit

gullible credulous unsuspicious     

habitual accustomed regularhandicap disability disadvantage

harass annoy disturbharmless innocuous inoffensive

harsh hard coarsehasty abrupt hurried

haughty arrogant pretentioushumiliate humble shamehygiene cleanliness sanitation

hypocrisy duplicity falseness     

ideal goal perfectionidle lazy unoccupied

ignorant stupid unintelligentillogical incongruent rambling

illustrious eminent famousimitate copy reflect

immense huge mammothimpartial candid impersonalimpatient anxious eagerimplicate accuse insinuateimportune beg solicitinadvertent accidental unintentionalindifferent apathetic disinterested

isolate detach quarantine     

jargon argot slangjovial genial merryjudge estimate referee

justification excuse reasonjuvenile adolescent immature

     keen clever observant

     label brand classifylabor toil worklead direct proceedlean slim thinleave abandon desertliberal copious unrestrainedliberal lenient open-minded

limitation boundary constraintlucid clear understandablelucky auspicious fortunate

     mad furious irate

manage administer controlmanipulate control shapemarginal borderline limitedmatch agree correspondmaze complexity labyrinth

meditate ponder thinkmemorial commemoration monument

mention allude refer tomerge blend fuse

     narrow confined restrictednature aspect character

necessary mandatory requisitenegate contradict refute

negligent careless remissnegotiate bargain deal

nice affable benignnoble aristocratic distinguishednovice beginner nonprofessional

nuisance annoyance offense     

obedient faithful loyalobjection disapproval protestobligatory compulsory requiredobserve notice watchobvious conspicuous definiteoffend anger irritateoffer bid proposalomen premonition signomit exclude remove

opportune advantageous auspicious     

pacify appease placatepain ache discomfort

paramount chief leadingpartisan biased dogmaticpassive inactive lethargicpause break cease

permeate diffuse disseminateperpetuate endure preserve

perplex astonish bafflepersecute afflict harass

     radiate effuse emanateradical basic fundamentalrange anger furorrank arrange classify

realize accomplish fulfillrecalcitrant obstinate stubbornreceptacle container repositoryreconcile atone conciliate

regret deplore grievereliable dependable trustworthy

     sanction approval permit

scope aim extentsection division portionsettle adjust compromise

shallow superficial trivialshrewd careful calculating

significant distinctive importantslight delicate slender

spontaneous impromptu unplannedspread announce broadcast

stabilize balance steady     

tame domesticate subduetangle intertwine twisttemper mood nature

tendency inclination trendterm cycle durationthrift conservation prudencetough aggressive unyielding

transfer convey exchangetumult agitation commotion

turbulent disordered violent     

vain boastful inflatedvalid authorized legitimate

variety assortment diversifyverify authenticate substantiate

 

Studies (and practice) show that learning words in combination or in relation to other words... improves our retention.

The following antonym list (opposites) are presented alphabetically, as groups. Each group generally goes from easier to more difficult words. So, if you're looking for an antonym list for kids, they're the first words of each letter. If you're looking for more proficient-level antonyms, they're towards the end of each letter group.

Good luck and good retention!

absence presence

accept refuse

accurate inaccurate

advantage disadvantage

alive dead

always never

ancient modern

answer question, query

approval disapproval

approached receded, departed

abundant scarce

admit deny

advance retreat, retire

artificial natural

arrival departure

ascend descend

attack defense

attractive repulsive

attention inattention

asleep awake

ally enemy

agree disagree

bad good

backward forward, onward

bend straighten

beautiful ugly

beginning ending

below above

bent straight

big small, little

blunt sharp

better worse

best worst

blame praise

bless curse

bitter sweet

borrow lend

bravery cowardice

build destroy, demolish

bold timid, meek

bright dull

broad narrow

clear vague, cloudy

careful rush, careless

calm troubled

capable incapable

captivity freedom, liberty

cellar attic

cheap dear, expensive

close distant

clever stupid

cold hot

combine separate

clockwise anti-clockwise

correct incorrect

conceal reveal

come go

common rare

comfort discomfort

courage cowardice

cruel kind

courteous discourteous, rude

cunning simple

dainty clumsy

danger safety

dark light

deep shallow

decrease increase

definite indefinite

demand supply

despair hope

disappear appear

disease health

discourage encourage

dismal cheerful

doctor patient

dry wet

dull clear, bright

dusk dawn

early late

easy difficult

ebb flow

East West

economise waste

encourage discourage

entrance exit

employer employee

empty full

excited calm

end beginning

expand contract

expensive inexpensive, cheap

export import

exterior interior

external internal

fail succeed

false true

feeble sturdy, strong, powerful

foolish wise

fast slow

few many

famous unknown

forelegs hind legs

fat thin

find lose

first last

freedom captivity

fold unfold

frequent seldom

forget remember

found lost

fresh stale

friend enemy

fortunate unfortunate

frank secretive

full empty

generous mean

gentle rough

gather distribute

glad sorry

gloomy cheerful

giant dwarf, pygmy

granted refused

great minute, small, little

guardian ward

guest host

guilty innocent

happy sad, miserable

hard soft

harmful harmless

hasten dawdle

hate love

healthy unhealthy, ill, diseased

here there

heavy light

height depth

hero coward

hill valley

horizontal vertical

hinder aid, help

honest dishonest

humble proud

hunger thirst

imitation genuine

immense tiny, minute

imprison free

include exclude

increase decrease

inhabited uninhabited

inferior superior

inside outside

intelligent unintelligent, stupid

inhale exhale

interior exterior, outside

interesting uninteresting, dull

internal external

intentional accidental

join separate

junior senior

justice injustice

king subject

knowledge ignorance

laugh cry

lawful unlawful

lazy industrious, energetic

land sea

landlord tenant

large little, small

last first

lawyer client

lecturer student

lender borrower

lengthen shorten

left right

less more

light dark, heavy

like dislike, unlike

likely unlikely

leader follower

little large, much, big

lofty lowly

long short

loud soft

loss find, win

low high

loyal disloyal

mad sane

magnetize demagnetize

master servant

mature immature

maximum minimum

me you

merry mirthless, sad

minority majority

miser spendthrift

misunderstand understand

narrow wide

near far, distant

neat untidy

new old

night day

noisy quiet

North South

obedient disobedient

odd even

offer refuse

open shut

optimist pessimist

out in

parent child

past present

patient impatient

peace war

permanent temporary

please displease

plentiful scarce

poetry prose

possible impossible

poverty wealth

powerful feeble, weak

polite impolite, rude

private public

prudent imprudent

pretty unsightly, ugly

pure impure

qualified unqualified

rapid slow

regularly irregularly

rich poor

right wrong, left

rigid pliable, soft

rough smooth

satisfactory unsatisfactory

security insecurity

scatter collect

serious trivial

second-hand new

sense nonsense

shopkeeper customer

singular plural

simple complicated

slim thick, stout

solid liquid

sober drunk

speaker listener

sour sweet

sorrow joy

sow reap

stand lie

straight crooked

strong weak

success failure

sunny cloudy

take give

tall short

tame wild

teacher pupil

thick thin

tight slack, loose

top bottom

transparent opaque

truth untruth, lie

up down

vacant occupied

valuable valueless

victory defeat

virtue vice

visible invisible

voluntary compulsory

vowel consonant

wax wane

wisdom folly

within without

In other words, they focus on just one type.

I've decided to include both Latin and Greek here. Moreover, I've provided the prefix suffix as they appear along with a short definition and description of the usages of each.

At the bottom of this page there are links to more pages with prefixes and suffixes plus a link to a suffixes page.

Prefix    Meaning      Usage

ab,abs from, away from abduct lead away, kidnap, abjure renounce

ad, ac, af, ag, an, ap, ar, as, at

to, forward

accord agreement, harmony, affliction cause by distress, aggregation collection, annexation addition, appease bring toward peace, arraignment indictment, assumption arrogance, taking for granted, attendance presence, the persons present

ambi both ambiguous of double meaning, ambivalent having two conflicting emotions

an, a without anarchy lack of government, amoral without morals

ante before antecedent preceding event or word, antediluvian ancient

anti against, opposite antipathy hatred, antithetical exactly opposite

arch chief, first archetype original, archbishop chief bishop

be over, thoroughly bedaub smear over, befuddle confuse thoroughly

bi two bicameral composed of two houses, biennial every two years

cata down catastrophe disaster, cataract waterfall, catapult hurl

circum around circumnavigate sail around, circumspect cautious, circumscribe limit

com, co, col, con, cor with, together

combine merge with, coeditor joint editor, collateral subordinate, connected, conference meeting, corroborate confirm

contra, contro against contravene conflict with, controversy dispute

de down, away debase lower in value, decadence deterioration

demi partly, half demigod partly divine being

di two dichotomy into two parts, dilemma choice between two bad alternatives

dia across diagonal across a figure, diameter distance across a circle

dis, dif not, apart discord lack of harmony, differ disagree

dys faulty, bad dysfunctional not functioning properly

ex, e out exit, exodus, emit give off something

extra, extro beyond, outsideextracurricular beyond the curriculum, extraterritorial beyond a nation’s bounds, extrovert person interested in external objects and actions

Euphemism

Examples

fib for lie villa or mansion for house (compare dysphemisms: hovel, shack) correctional facility for prison (compare dysphemism: slammer) sleep (with) for have sex (with) (compare dysphemisms: bang, fuck) pass away for die vertically challenged for short (physical stature; compare dysphemisms: midget, dwarf)

enhanced interrogation for torture

Euphemisms

Ample proportions Armed intervention Asleep with Jesus Batting for the other side

Be excused (Meaning) Between jobs Big boned Bite the dust

Blow chunks (Meaning) Bought the farm Breathe one's last Broad in the beam

Brown trousers Built for comfort not speed Bun in the oven - A (Meaning)Carey Street - On (Meaning/Origin)Carnal knowledge (Meaning) Cash in your chips Cement shoes Change into your brown trousers Chutney ferret Collateral damage (Meaning) Colour up (Meaning) Come to Jesus Comfort women Concrete shoes Cor blimey (Meaning/ Origin)Cross over to the other side

Dear John Depart this life Departed - The  Differently abled (Meaning/Origin)Do your business (Meaning) Dropped off the perch Economical with the truth (Meaning/Origin)Eff off (Meaning) Eternal rest Ethnic cleansing Fall asleep (Meaning) Fate worse than death (Meaning) Full figured Gardening leave Gentleman friend Get your leg over Give up the ghost Go all the way Go down for the third time Go over to the other side (Meaning)  Gordon Bennett!

(Meaning/Origin)Hankie pankie (Meaning) Happy event - A (Meaning) Have it away (Meaning) Hide the sausage Hot to trot House of ill repute - A (Meaning)  In an interesting condition (Meaning/Origin)In reduced circumstances (Meaning)  In the club (Meaning/Origin)In the family way (Meaning) In trouble (Meaning) It fell off the back of a lorry (Meaning)  Kick the bucket (Meaning/Origin)Knee trembler Knocked up (Meaning) Knocking shop Lady of the night - A (Meaning) Laid off (Meaning) Leave the room (Meaning) Leg over Lie back and think of England Light in the loafers Like the Dickens (Meaning/Origin)Lose your lunch (Meaning) Making hay Making whoopee Meat packer Meet your maker Missing in action Night soil (Meaning) No longer with us Not tonight Josephine On Carey Street On the job One off the wrist Pass on (Meaning) Pass over to the other side (Meaning)  Paying guest - A (Meaning) Peg out

Pillow biter Pop your clogs (Meaning) Private parts (Meaning) Put on the wooden overcoat (Meaning/Origin)Put to sleep (Meaning) Restricted growth Roll in the hay Rumpy pumpy Shoot blanks Shuffle off this mortal coil Shuffle off to Buffalo Slap and tickle Sleep around Sleep with (Meaning) Smallest room in the house - The (Meaning/Origin)Snatched from us Something for the weekend sir? Spend a penny (Meaning/Origin)Spend more time with my family (Meaning)  Supreme sacrifice The F word The beast with two backs The birds and the bees The call of nature (Meaning) The wrong side of the blanket (Meaning)  Tired and over emotional (Meaning)  Turn a trick Turn up your toes Up the duff (Meaning) Visit the ladies room (Meaning) Visually challenged Wear your apron high Well endowed (Meaning) Well hung (Meaning) Well fed Well hung Wham bam and thank you ma'am With child (Meaning)  Your place or mine?

Baby bluesBaby boomerBaby fatherBack of beyond - The Back-seat driverBack the fieldBack to basicsBack to square oneBack to the drawing boardBackroom boyBacon - Bring home the

Bad books Bad eggBad hair dayBadgered to deathBag and baggageBaker's dozenBalance of power - The Balance of trade - TheBald as a cootBale out/bail outBall and chain

Bandy words with Bane of your lifeBang on aboutBaptism of fireBarge-pole - Wouldn't touch with a Barking madBarking up the wrong treeBasket caseBated breathBats in the belfry

Batten down the hatchesBattle royalBe afraid, be very afraidBe still, my beating heartBeam ends - On yourBean counter Beast with two backsBeat a hasty retreat Beat around the bushBeat swords into ploughsharesBeat the living daylights out of someoneBeauty is in the eye of the beholderBeauty is only skin deepBeck and callBed of rosesBee in your bonnet Beef and reefBeelzebub has a devil for a sideboardBeen there, done thatBeer and skittles Bee-line - make a bee-line for Bee's knees - The Beetle-browedBefore you can say Jack Robinson Beg the questionBeggar belief Beggars can't be choosersBehind every great man there's a great womanBehind the eight ballBell, book and candleBelle of the ballBelow the beltBelow the saltBelt and bracesBelt upBest bib and tuckerBest laid schemes of mice and men - The Bet your bottom dollarBetter half Better late than never Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at allBetween a rock and a hard placeBetween the Devil and the deep blue seaBetween two stoolsBetween you, me and the bed-postBeware of Greeks bearing gifts

Beyond belief Beyond our kenBeyond the paleBiblical phrasesBig Apple - The Big cheese - The Big Easy - The Big fish in a small pond - ABig wigBill Stickers is innocentBilly-o - Like Billy no matesBinge drinking Bird in the hand is worth two in the bush - A Birds and the bees - The Birds of a feather flock togetherBite the bullet Bite the dustBitter end - The Black as Newgate's knockerBlack-on-blackBlack sheep of the familyBlast from the past - ABlaze a trailBlind leading the blind - The

Bling-blingBlonde bombshellBlood and thunderBlood is thicker than waterBlood toil tears and sweat Blood, sweat and tearsBloody-mindedBlot on the landscapeBlow a raspberry - see raspberry tartBlow your mindBlow your own trumpetBlown to smithereensBlue bloodBlue-plate specialBob's your uncle Bode well Bodice ripperBody - phrases related to the human body Body surfingBog standardBolt from the blueBone dryBone idleBone up onBooby prizeBooby trapBoogie-woogieTo big for your boots Booze cruiseBorn again

Born with a silver spoon in one's mouthBorn within the sound of Bow BellsBoss eyedBottle outBottom drawerBottom-upBought the farmBowled a maiden overBox and CoxBox-seat - in the Boxing Day Brand spanking newBrass monkey weather Brass tacks - get down to Bread always falls buttered side down Bread of life - The Break a legBreak the iceBricks and clicksBring home the baconBroad in the beam Broke - if it ain't, don't fix it Brook no truck with Brown as a berryBrownie pointsBrummagem screwdriverBrush - As daft as a Bubble and squeakBuck stops here - The Buckle downBugger Bognor!Buggins' turn Bullet - Bit the, Bite the Bums on seats Bun in the ovenBunch of fives - A Bunny boiler Burn the candle at both endsBurning the midnight oilBury the hatchetBury your head in the sandBusy as a beeButt end of the stick - The Butter side down Butter wouldn't melt in his mouthBy and largeBy dint ofBy gumBy hook or by crookBy the boardBy the bookBy the short hairsBy the skin of your teethBy your leave

Let bygones be bygones We are also on

Homonym

A Homonym is a word that is written and pronounced the same way as another, but which

has a different meaning.

An example of a homonym:

'Lie' can be a verb meaning to tell something that is not true or to be in a horizontal position.

They look and sound the same, but are different verbs as can be seen from their forms:

Lie-lied-lied (to say something untrue)

Lie-lay-lain (to be in a horizontal position)

Quiz: Antonyms and Synonyms

Q1 - 'Big' and 'small' are... antonyms. synonyms.

Q2 - 'Big' and 'large' are... antonyms. synonyms.

Q3 - 'Black' and 'white' are... antonyms. synonyms.

Q4 - 'Huge' and 'vast' are... antonyms. synonyms.

Q5 - 'Huge' and 'tiny' are... antonyms. synonyms.

Q6 - 'Dark' and 'light' are... antonyms. synonyms.

Q7 - 'Fantastic' and 'wonderful' are... antonyms. synonyms.

Q8 - 'Fantastic' and 'awful' are... antonyms. synonyms.

Q9 - 'Dry' and 'wet' are... antonyms. synonyms.

Q10 - 'Cheap' and 'costly' are... antonyms. synonyms.

Q11 - 'Expensive' and 'costly' are... antonyms. synonyms.

Q12 - 'Sad' and 'miserable' are... antonyms. synonyms.

Q13 - 'Sad' and 'happy' are... antonyms. synonyms.

Q14 - 'Terrific' and 'terrible' are... antonyms. synonyms.

Q15 - 'Wonderful' and 'terrible' are... antonyms. synonyms.

Q16 - 'Wonderful' and 'terrific' are... antonyms. synonyms.

Q17 - 'Glad' and 'happy' are... synonyms. antonyms.

Q18 - 'Dead' and 'alive' are... synonyms antonyms

Quiz: Countable or Uncountable?

Q1 – Man Countable Uncountable

Q2 – Woman Countable Uncountable

Q3 – Air Countable Uncountable

Q4 – Water Countable Uncountable

Q5 – Beer Countable Uncountable

Q6 – Money Countable Uncountable

Q7 – Desk Countable Uncountable

Q8 – Milk Countable Uncountable

Q9 – Car Countable Uncountable

Q10 – Chair Countable Uncountable

Q11 – Bathroom Countable Uncountable

Q12 – Horse Countable Uncountable

Q13 – Finger Countable Uncountable

Q14 – House Countable Uncountable

Q15 – Lesson Countable Uncountable

Q16 – Rice Countable Uncountable

Q17 – Butter Countable Uncountable

Q18 – Information Countable Uncountable

Q19 – Advice Countable Uncountable

Q20 – Heat Countable Uncountable

Q21 – Cash Countable Uncountable

Q22 - Expense Countable ncountable

Q23 – Orange Countable Uncountable

Q24 – Person Countable Uncountable

Q25 - Orange juice Countable Uncountable

Q26 – Banana Countable Uncountable

Q27 – Oil Countable Uncountable

Q28 – Petrol Countable Uncountable

Q29 – Furniture Countable Uncountable

Q30 – News Countable Uncountable

Q31 – Coffee Countable Uncountable

Q32 – Cotton Countable Uncountable

Q33 – Computer Countable Uncountable

Q34 – Bus Countable Uncountable

Q35 – Star Countable Uncountable

Q36 – Door Countable Uncountable

Q37 – Flat Countable Uncountable

Q38 – Road Countable Uncountable

Q39 – Knife Countable Uncountable

Q40 – Child Countable Uncountable

Q41 – Equipment Countable Uncountable

Adjective or Adverb?

Instructions: Choose the correct answer.

Q1 - She played _____. beautiful beautifuly beautifully

Q2 - The TV's far too ____. loud loudly

Either could be used here.

Q3 - She speaks so very ____. quick quickly

Q4 - She's a ____learner. quick quickly

Q5 - I know them quite ____. good well Either could be used here.

Q6 - Check your work ____. careful carefuly carefully

Q7 - I've been having a lot of headaches ____. late lately

Q8 - He's a ____ actor. terrible terribly

Q9 - He should pass the test _____. easy easily easilly

Q10 - He's really lazy and _____ tries. hard hardly Either could be used here.

Q11 - The newspapers were very _____ of the scheme. critical critically

Q12 - He's ____ill. critical critically

Q13 - I don't ____ agree with you. full fuly fully

Q14 - I was _____ shocked. complete completely

Q15 - It was a ____ mess. complete completely

Q16 - They messed things up ____. complete completely

Q17 - It was a ____ day for us all. sad sadly

Quiz: Adjectives- positive & negative

Q1 – Generous positive negative

Q2 - Mean positive negative

Q3 - Calm positive negative

Q4 - Harmful positive negative

Q5 – Harmless positive negative

Q6 - Wise positive negative

Q7 – Stupid positive negative

Q8 - Foolish positive negative

Q9 - Ugly positive negative

Q10 - Unkind positive negative

Q11 - Punctual positive negative

Q12 – Fascinating positive negative

Q13 – Free positive negative

Quiz: Adverbs- Position in sentence

Q1 – Never I never go there. I go never there. Never I go there.Q2 - Usually

I usually get up at six-thirty. I get usually up at six-thirty.Q3 - Often

I often go there. I go there often. BothQ4 - Generally

Generally I don't read a newspaper. I don't read a newspaper generally.

BothQ5 - Rarely

Rarely I go there. I go there rarely. BothQ6 - Soon

I'll do it soon. I'll do soon it. BothQ7 - Frequently

I am frequently late for work. I frequently am late for work. BothQ8 - Always

I am on always time. I am always on time. BothQ9 - Yet

I haven't finished yet it. I haven't finished it yet. BothQ10 - Now

I want now it. I want it now. BothQ11 - Tomorrow

Tomorrow I'll go there. I'll go there tomorrow. BothQ12 - Yesterday

I yesterday went there. I went there yesterday. BothQ13 - Today

She arrives today. She today arrives. BothQ14 - Yet

I haven't done it yet. I haven't yet done it. BothQ15 - Still

I still haven't finished. I haven't finished still. Both

Quiz: All & Every

Q1 - I go there ____.

every day every days everyday everydaysQ2 - There's a bus ____ quarter of an hour.

every all all ofQ3 - "All" can be used as a pronoun.

True FalseQ4 - "Every" can be used as a pronoun.

True FalseQ5 - Yesterday, it rained ____ day.

all everyQ6 - We had ____ sorts of problems doing it.

all everyQ7 - I tried ____ single thing I could think of, but it still didn't work.

all everyQ8 - I've read ____ her books.

all everyQ9 - I've seen ____ film he's made.

all

everyQ10 - It took me ____ day to finish.

all every

Already or Yet

Quiz: Already or Yet

Q1 - I was tired, ___ I managed to finish it.

already yetQ2 - Have you ____ finished?

already yetQ3 - As ___, I haven't has time to call her.

already yetQ4 - He has ____ to start the project.

already yetQ5 - Have they arrived ___?

already yetQ6 - Have they ____ finished?

already yetQ7 - I was shocked that they had ____ done it.

already yetQ8 - I was surprised that they had ___ to decide what to do.

already yetQ9 - She has ___ to arrive.

already yetQ10 - He has ___ arrived.

already yetQ11 - I had ____ had enough.

already yet

Quiz: Enough

Q1 - I didn't do ____ to pass.

enough well well enoughQ2 - Is there ____ to go round?

enough beer beer enoughQ3 - It's ____ to go to the beach today.

enough hot hot enoughQ4 - I found the exam _____.

enough easy easy enoughQ5 - They didn't sell ____.

enough tickets tickets enoughQ6 - If it isn't ____, you'll have to redo it.

enough good good enoughQ7 - The flat isn't _____ for them now they've got a child.

enough big big enoughQ8 - It's ____ without you making things worse.

enough hard hard enough

Q9 - There weren't _____ them.

enough enough ofQ10 - They weren't ____.

enough quick quick enoughQ11 - If ____ come, it'll be great.

enough people people enoughQ12 - It'll finish ____.

enough soon soon enoughQ13 - If enough ____ people there agree to do it, it'll be fantastic.

of of the

Quiz: Enough & Too

Q1 - It was _____ so we didn't get it.

expensive enough too expensive enough expensiveQ2 - It's ___ to read; I don't understand it at all.

enough difficult too difficult difficult enoughQ3 - They didn't sell _____ to make it worthwhile.

tickets enough enough tickets too ticketsQ4 - There were _____ people there.

too too manyQ5 - It's not ____ to sort things out.

enough late late enough too lateQ6 - It's ____ to pass.

enough difficult too difficultQ7 - I left because I'd had ______ their arguing.

enough enough of tooQ8 - He ate ____ and felt ill.

enough much much enough too muchQ9 - I'm shattered; I didn't ____ last night.

enough sleep sleep enough too sleep too much sleepQ10 - It's ____ to walk- I'll take the bus.

enough far far enough too far too much farQ11 - I didn't get ____ last night and I'm exhausted.

enough sleep sleep enough too sleep

Quiz: Enough- 2

Q1 - I didn't have ......... to finish the test

time enough enough timeQ2 - He didn't do ......... to pass the course

enough work work enoughQ3 - There just aren't ......... in the day to get everything done

hours enough enough hoursQ4 - His work wasn't .........

enough good good enoughQ5 - They couldn't make them ........ to cope with demand

fast enough enough fastQ6 - She didn't run ....... to win the race

fast enough enough fastQ7 - He didn't try .........

enough hard hard enoughQ8 - She doesn't speak French .......... for the job

enough well well enoughQ9 - He didn't run ....... to catch the bus

quickly enough enough quicklyQ10 - The weather wasn't ....... for a picnic

enough nice nice enoughQ11 - He isn't ........ to buy alcohol

old enough enough oldQ12 - I hadn't seen him since school, but .......... I met him in Oxford Street yesterday

enough funnily funnily enoughQ13 - He isn't ....... to become a policeman

enough tall tall enoughQ14 - I didn't have ........ to buy it

money enough enough moneyQ15 - There wasn't ....... for everybody

enough food food enoughQ16 - It's ......... without you making it harder

difficult enough enough difficultQ17 - People say that the new law isn't .......

enough tough tough enoughQ18 - There wasn't ........ for everybody in the car

room enough enough roomQ19 - There wasn't ........ space for everybody

enough nearly nearly enoughQ20 - I turned the heating on because the room wasn't ........

warm enough enough warmQ21 - They were not ......... to get the job

enough experienced experienced enoughQ22 - We weren't ....... to catch the bus

fast enough enough fastQ23 - He's bored because he doesn't have .........

enough to do to do enoughQ24 - He isn't ........ to get into university

enough clever clever enoughQ25 - She didn't get ....... to win the election

enough votes votes enoughQ26 - He hasn't got .......... to apply

enough qualifications qualifications enoughQ27 - It isn't ........ to draw the curtains

enough dark dark enoughQ28 - I'm ........ without you interrupting me

busy enough enough busyQ29 - Can you be quiet now; that's ......... noise

enough quite quite enoughQ30 - There weren't .......... to go round

enough chairs chairs enoughQ31 - He didn't feel ...... to go to school today

enough well well enoughQ32 - You are not ......... to get out of bed yet

enough well well enoughQ33 - There wasn't .......... time to finish everything

enough nearly nearly enoughQ34 - There are not .......... for all the cars

enough parking spaces parking spaces enough

Quiz: Ever & Never

Q1 - I've ____ seen her do that.

ever neverQ2 - I've trouble ____ since I bought it.

ever neverQ3 - I am surprised that you have _____ done it before.

ever neverQ4 - Have you ____ tried it?

ever never Either could be used.Q5 - Haven't you ____ been there?

ever never Either could be used.Q6 - 'Ever' and 'never' are adjectives.

True FalseQ7 - It's ____ been this bad before.

ever never

Either could be used.Q8 - 'Ever' and 'never' are adverbs.

True FalseQ9 - You cannot use 'ever' with the present simple.

True FalseQ10 - You can only use 'never' with the present perfect.

True False

Quiz: Few & Little

Q1 - I have a ____ friends.

few littleQ2 - He has very ____ patience with me.

few littleQ3 - There's only a ____ sugar left.

few littleQ4 - I've done it a ____ times.

few littleQ5 - I saw a ____ films at the weekend.

few littleQ6 - I've got very ____ spare time.

few littleQ7 - I've only read a _____ of the book so far- just the first couple of chapters.

few littleQ8 - I'd only like a ____ milk in my tea please.

few littleQ9 - Only a _____ tickets were sold for the concert.

few littleQ10 - I'd like a ____ more chicken, please.

few little

Good & Well

Quiz: Good & Well

Q1 - That was a ____ lesson.

good wellQ2 - The dinner smells ____.

good wellQ3 - The project's going ____.

good wellQ4 - It sounds ____ to me.

good wellQ5 - That coat looks ____ on you.

good wellQ6 - I don't have a ____ feeling about this.

good wellQ7 - The holiday did me a lot of ____.

good wellQ8 - She speaks English ____.

good wellQ9 - She speaks _____ German.

good wellQ10 - They gave me some ____ advice.

good well

Quiz: Many or Many of

Q1 - ____ families have more than one car nowadays.

Many Many ofQ2 - ____ the people there were disappointed.

Many Many ofQ3 - ___ them were late.

Many Many ofQ4 - There were ____ people without tickets.

Many Many ofQ5 - How ____ us have the time to do it?

Many Many ofQ6 - I've thought about them ____ times.

many many ofQ7 - Yes, ____ us were angry about it.

many many ofQ8 - ____ those who were there liked it.

Many Many of

Q9 - How ____ times have I told you?

many many ofQ10 - There weren't ____ the cakes left at the end of the party.

many many ofQ11 - How _____ you were there?

many many ofQ12 - How ____ people were there?

many many ofQ13 - How ____ the people there enjoyed it?

many many of

Quiz: Order of Adjectives

Q1 - I bought a pair of _____ shoes.

black leather leather blackQ2 - It was a ____ car.

red fast fast redQ3 - It's a ____ building.

big round round bigQ4 - I bought ____ knife.

a Swiss army an army SwissQ5 - It's ____ film.

a beautiful old an old beautifulQ6 - He's ____ man.

an unfriendly rich a rich unfriendlyQ7 - It's ____ phone.

a mobile expensive an expensive mobileQ8 - It's ____ village.

an old lovely a lovely oldQ9 - The ____ visitors were Japanese.

two last last twoQ10 - He's got ____ eyes.

blue big big blueQ11 - It's a ____ house.

nice new new niceQ12 - It's ____ airline.

a popular American an American popularQ13 - It's ____ company

a family old an old familyQ14 - It's a ____ restaurant.

cheap good good cheap

Quiz: Too & Enough

Q1 - There were ....... many questions to answer so I only did three

too enoughQ2 - The coffee was .... to drink so I left it for a minute to cool

hot enough too hotQ3 - The room wasn't ....... so I turned the heating on

hot enough too hotQ4 - I didn't buy the jacket because it was ........

big enough too bigQ5 - The shoes were ..... so I didn't buy them

small enough too bigQ6 - It's far ....... to fit inside the bag

too big small enoughQ7 - It was far ....... to pick up

too heavy heavy enoughQ8 - I didn't get it because it was .......

too expensive expensive enoughQ9 - I haven't got ....... to take a holiday this year

too much time enough timeQ10 - It was ...... to carry

heavy enough too heavyQ11 - There wasn't ....... for everybody to get in

enough room too much roomQ12 - He didn't do ........ to pass the exam

too much work enough workQ13 - There wasn't ....... to finish so I didn't manage to

enough time too much timeQ14 - She can't sleep because she drinks ......... coffee

enough too muchQ15 - I didn't know him ......., but I was still upset when he died

too well good enoughQ16 - I left the job because I was making .......

too little money too few moneyQ17 - I put a scarf on because it was .......

cold enough too coldQ18 - This town isn't ....... for both of us

big enough too bigQ19 - He isn't ....... to go back to work yet

well enough too wellQ20 - I don't think the exam is ......... for me to have a good chance of passing

easy enough too difficultQ21 - This room isn't ........ for all the guests; we'll have to get a bigger one

big enough too bigQ22 - She isn't ....... to start driving until next year

too old old enoughQ23 - I haven't got ........ to pay the bill until I get my salary

enough money too much moneyQ24 - Everything was much ....... for us to get anything

too expensive cheap enoughQ25 - He speaks far ....... for us to understand him unless we ask him to say it again

quickly enough too quicklyQ26 - They haven't got .......... to buy it

enough money too much moneyQ27 - They took ....... on the first part and didn't finish the rest

too much time enough timeQ28 - There's never ........ to do everything I would like to do

too much time enough timeQ29 - The photograph didn't come out because it was ........

dark enough too dark

Quiz: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow

Q1 - I did it ____.

yesterday tomorrowQ2 - I ____ there today.

go am goingQ3 - My plane leaves ____.

yesterday tomorrowQ4 - I haven't seen her ____.

yesterday todayQ5 - I haven't seen her since ____.

yesterday todayQ6 - I saw them ____ morning.

yesterday in yesterdayQ7 - I'll do it first thing ____.

yesterday today tomorrow

Q8 - I'm going there ____ night.

tomorrow at tomorrowQ9 - I could do it ____ if you like.

yesterday tomorrowQ10 - ____ is her birthday; she'll be fifteen.

Today TomorrowQ11 - I might go there ____.

yesterday tomorrow

Quiz: Adjectives and Adverbs with the same form

Q1 - I'm dead sure.

'Dead' is an adjective here. 'Dead' is an adverb here.Q2 - It's a direct flight.

'Direct' is an adjective here. 'Direct' is an adverb here.Q3 - It's easy.

'Easy' is an adjective here. 'Easy' is an adverb here.Q4 - Relax and take it easy.

'Easy' is an adjective here. 'Easy' is an adverb here.Q5 - I hate arriving late.

'Late' is an adjective here. 'Late' is an adverb here.Q6 - Hold tight if you're standing on the bus.

'Tight' is an adjective here. 'Tight' is an adverb here.Q7 - The door was wide open.

'Wide' is an adjective here. 'Wide' is an adverb here.Q8 - I was there at eight o'clock sharp.

'Sharp' is an adjective here. 'Sharp' is an adverb here.Q9 - He eats a lot of fast food.

'Fast' is an adjective here. 'Fast' is an adverb here.Q10 - I'm pretty tired now- I think I'm going to go home.

'Pretty' is an adjective here. 'Pretty' is an adverb here.Q11 - It's wrong.

'Wrong' is an adjective here. 'Wrong' is an adverb here.Q12 - That's the wrong spelling.

'Wrong' is an adjective here. 'Wrong' is an adverb here.Q13 - Everything went wrong.

'Wrong' is an adjective here. 'Wrong' is an adverb here.Q14 - He drove too fast.

'Fast' is an adjective here. 'Fast' is an adverb here.

Quiz: Adjectives ending -ful and -less

Q1 - Power ...

has a form ending -ful. has a form ending -less. has both forms.Q2 - Taste ...

has a form ending -ful. has a form ending -less. has both forms.Q3 - Truth ...

has a form ending -ful. has a form ending -less. has both forms.Q4 - Peace ...

has a form ending -ful. has a form ending -less. has both forms.Q5 - Home...

has a form ending -ful. has a form ending -less. has both forms.Q6 - Harm...

has a form ending -ful. has a form ending -less. has both forms.Q7 - Care...

has a form ending -ful. has a form ending -less. has both forms.Q8 - End...

has a form ending -ful. has a form ending -less. has both forms.Q9 - Faith...

has a form ending -ful. has a form ending -less. has both forms.Q10 - Pain...

has a form ending -ful. has a form ending -less. has both forms.Q11 - Help...

has a form ending -ful. has a form ending -less. has both forms.Q12 - Thought...

has a form ending -ful. has a form ending -less. has both forms.Q13 - Time...

has a form ending -ful. has a form ending -less. has both forms.Q14 - Charm...

has a form ending -ful. has a form ending -less. has both forms.Q15 - Beauty...

has a form ending -ful. has a form ending -less. has both forms.Q16 - Mercy...

has a form ending -ful. has a form ending -less. has both forms.Q17 - Use...

has a form ending -ful. has a form ending -less. has both forms.Q18 - Event...

has a form ending -ful. has a form ending -less. has both forms.Q19 - Hope...

has a form ending -ful. has a form ending -less. has both forms.Q20 - Worth...

has a form ending -ful. has a form ending -less. has both forms

Quiz: Adverbs with two forms

Q1 - He works ........

hardly hardQ2 - He followed the lecture ........

closely closeQ3 - They ........ do any work

hardly hardQ4 - She ........ refused to help

flat flatlyQ5 - It's supposed to be a secret, but it is ........ known

widely wideQ6 - The dentist asked her to open her mouth ........

widely wideQ7 - That idiot ........ crashed into us

near nearlyQ8 - He always comes ........

late

latelyQ9 - She's been coming here every day ........

late latelyQ10 - Pensioners can travel ____ on local buses

free freelyQ11 - The road runs ........ the town centre

nearly nearQ12 - No one laughed; the joke fell ........

flat flatlyQ13 - She's ........ thought of by her colleagues

high highlyQ14 - Feeling ran ........ during the conflict

high highlyQ15 - Homeless people have to sleep ........

roughly roughQ16 - The police treated the hooligans ........

rough roughlyQ17 - He's driving ........ behind us

right rightlyQ18 - Everybody was ....... worried about his drink problem

right rightly

Quiz: Adverbs- Position

Q1 - I ..... dancing

often go go oftenQ2 - She ......... in the morning

smokes never never smokesQ3 - ......... drink wine at lunchtime

I rarely rarely IQ4 - I ........ some gardening at the weekend if the weather's nice

do usually usually doQ5 - He ....... in to work on time

gets hardly ever hardly ever getsQ6 - She ....... reading the novel she started yesterday

already has finished has already finishedQ7 - ........ not accept this deal

I will definitely Definitely I willQ8 - I ......... like fish very much; I can eat it, but I wouldn't choose it

really don't like don't really likeQ9 - When we were young, we ......... on camping holidays to France

went always always wentQ10 - ....... seen such a mess as his bedroom

Seldom have I seen I seldom have seenQ11 - I ......... be able to make it tomorrow

won't probably be probably won't beQ12 - ......... so insulted

I never have been I have never beenQ13 - He ........ at all, in fact I'd say he hates her

He really doesn't like her He doesn't really like herQ14 - Hardly ever ..... it.

I do do I do I do

Quiz: So, Too & Very

Q1 - The coffee was ____ hot that I couldn't drink it.

so too veryQ2 - The coffee was ____ hot to drink.

so too very

Q3 - The bus was ____ crowded.

too very Either could be used here.Q4 - There were far ____ many people there.

too very Either could be used here.Q5 - It was ____ good that I rushed out and bought it.

so too veryQ6 - It cost ____ much.

so too very

All of them could be used here.Q7 - ____ many people think the way I do.

So Very Either could be used here.Q8 - He was ___rude that I lost my temper.

so too very

All of them could be used here.Q9 - Was it ____ expensive to buy?

so too very

All of them could be used here.Q10 - It cost ___ much that I didn't buy it.

so too very

All of them could be used here.Q11 - If he doesn't stop being ____ rude, I'm going to lose my temper.

so tooQ12 - We can use the structure- very + adjective + infinitive.

True False

Adverbs of Frequency QuizPut the adverb of frequency in the correct place in each

sentence.

 1.  Ms. Dion had won an award.  (once)   

2.  We can’t.  (frequently)  

3.  Penguins fly south for the winter.  (never) 

4.  First-class plane tickets are expensive.  (usually) 

5.  Dracula is asleep in the daytime.  (always) 

6.  They were.  (seldom)  

7.  Sheila would go to a wrestling match.  (never) 

8.  Teakwood is made into beautiful items for the home.  (sometimes)              

9.  Kenneth is very well-informed.  (often)

10.  She sees movies on TV.  (rarely)  

11.  Do you eat spinach?  (ever) 

12.  Their last meal of the day is at 4 p.m.  (generally) 

 

Order of Adjectives QuizComplete the sentences, putting the adjectives that are in parentheses in the correct order to modify the noun that is shown in red.

  

James just bought a (red /racing / bright /French) bike.

King Kong climbed the building holding a (slender/young /beautiful) girl in his hand.

The king graciously allowed Sir Reginald to keep the (gold / valuable /carved) chest as his reward.

Harvey had a (game /mounted /stuffed) fish hanging on the wall of his office.

Cuddles was a (huge /snarling /mean) dog.

The smell of a (beef /spicy /hot ) burrito makes Sally hungry.

Some people like a (cold /tart /tall ) glass of lemonade when they are hot.

Too many poor people are forced to live in (rat-infested /sub-standard) housing.

The (snow-covered /mountain /high) peaks glistened in the morning sun.

Gertrude collects (dollhouse /authentic /Victorian) furniture.

Participles as Adjectives Practice

  Select the correct past or present participle used as an adjective for each blank. 1-tiring 2-ached 3-exciting 4-frightening 5-interesting 6-cooking 7-fainting 8-pleased 9-painted 10-fascinated.             1.  Babette thinks jogging is____________.

A. tired B. tiring 2.  Every time she jogged, her knees _______.

A. ached B. aching 3.  Science-fiction movies can be very ______________.

A. excited B. exciting 

4.  We all wonder if meeting aliens would be as ___________ as the movies show.

A. frightened B. frightening 5.  Joe Jones has an_____________ hobby.

A. interested B. interesting 6.  He collects old __________ pans.

A. cooked B. cooking 7.  The sun was so hot, that Martha was almost ________ after playing tennis.            A. fainting             B. fainted 8.  Gerry was __________ to get his new car.            A. pleasing             B. pleased 9.  Aunt Tilly received a lovely _________ vase for her birthday.

A. painted B. painting 10. Grandmother is __________ by kickboxing.

A. fascinated                         B. fascinating

 Clichés, Euphemisms, Jargon

 Writing clearly demands that you avoid overworked, uninspiring phrases such as clichés and euphemisms, as well as jargon that most likely is unknown to the reader. Learn to recognize these and keep away from them in your writing and speech.

ClichésClichés are phrases that have been used so long and so often that they are dull and unimaginative for the reader or listener. Clichés can also be comparisons, i.e., metaphors that have been overused. Clichés can also be other types of expressions. A cliché is not just a sentence or phrase or a word that many people use; it must convey an idea or message. What was once a clever or interesting way of saying something, has been used so much that it no longer has any force. It is a lazy way to speak and to write. Please, please take pity on those who read your text or listen to you speak, and do not use clichés!  Note: It isn't always easy to distinguish between a cliché, a euphemism, and jargon, but all of them should be used with care. If you can think of another way to get your idea across, it is probably wise to do so. Here are just a few clichés:

Animal clichés

blind as a bat

busy as a bee/beaverdog-eat-dog worlddon't count your chickens (before they're hatched)gentle as a lambhappy as a larklike shooting fish in a barrellooking a gift horse in the mouthmad as a wet henrat racesick as a dogthe straw that broke the camel's backstrong as an oxstubborn as a muletake the bull by the hornswise as an owlwork like a dogYou can't teach an old dog new tricks.What other ones have you heard?

Food Clichés

a piece of cake

cool as a cucumber

cry over spilt milk

duck soup

easy as pie

flat as a pancake

life is just a bowl of cherries

like a knife through hot butter

in a nutshell

slow as molasses

that's how the cookie crumbles

Can you think of more?

Clichés for every mood, every occasion

Live and learn

Live and let live

What goes around comes around

Life is what happens while you're busy making other plans

Don't worry, be happy !

Today is the first day of the rest of your life

Laughter is the best medicine

Tomorrow is another day

Every cloud has a silver lining

(I can see/I can't see) a light at the end of the tunnel

After the rain comes a rainbow

It's always darkest before the dawn

Every rose has its thorn

Cheer up! It's not the end of the world

This, too, shall pass

All good things come to those who wait

Time will tell

The waiting is the hardest part

Some day my ship will come in

No news is good news

Haste makes waste

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade

There are plenty more fish in the sea

All is fair in love and war

You can't tell a book by its cover

No pain, no gain

If it doesn't kill me, it makes me stronger

No guts, no glory

There is nothing to fear but fear itself

The devil made me do it

Life goes on

When it rains, it pours

When at first you don't succeed, try try again

When the going gets tough, the tough get going

Rome was not built in a day

There are literally thousands of clichés, and you will not always be able to recognize them. Be alert, be observant, and ask when you are unsure.

EuphemismsEuphemisms are words or phrases that substitute for other words or phrases the speaker or writer feels might be offensive, too blunt, or just too honest. In some cases, using an euphemism may spare a person's feelings (You're not fat, you're pleasingly plump.), but in other cases they are a way to mislead or confuse people. We suggest that you use euphemisms sparingly. **Governments all over the world use euphemisms all the time!

Note: For some unknown reason, American English has more euphemisms than British English has.

Passed away, for die; toilet tissue, for toilet paper; little boy's or little girl's room (and many others), for toilet; domestic worker, for cleaning lady or maid; sanitation engineer, for garbage collector; golden-ager or senior citizen, for old or elderly.  

**Governments are very good at coining euphemisms: peace-keeping force, for army; ethnic cleansing, for genocide; surgical air strikes, for bombings; collateral damage, for civilian casualties. The simple, easily understood term shell shock used after World War I is now called Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD.  

Other euphemisms have developed because of the on-going furor of political correctness: hearing impaired, instead of deaf; visually impaired, instead of blind; mentally challenged, instead of retarded.

Many euphemisms have to do with bodily functions, or sex: in a family way, for pregnant; adult movie/adult book/adult entertainment, for pornography. 

In English, some of the milder "swear" words are euphemisms: heck, for hell; gosh and golly, for God; gee, gee whiz, cheese and crackers, geeeze, for Jesus or Jesus Christ. 

Can you re-phrase the sentence using plain terms instead of the euphemisms?

1.  His job entails custodial duties .                   

2.  She has a substance abuse problem.                   

3.  Paul was laid off because he was unmotivated.   

4.  The bank president had misappropriated funds for years. 

5.  Sometimes Jean is economical with the truth .       

6.  Great-great Aunt Zelda passed away last year.       

7.  This house has a distinctive aroma.                           

8.  Rocky was incarcerated for a minor indiscretion.     

9. XYZ Utilities announced a service interruption.           

10.  In order to enhance fiscal assets, the company decided to down-size. 

 

JargonJargon can mean two things:  

The special vocabulary of a specific group of people who have the same interests or career field (musicians, baseball, computers, cooking, acting, medicine, farming, etc.).

A contrived type of talking or writing that uses obscure words, a lot of clichés and euphemisms, and complex, convoluted sentences which leave the reader or listener completely confused. You will often find jargon in government documents/speeches and corporate publications. Some academic people/textbook authors, and anyone who is trying to impress others with their "intelligence" and education, often state things in a way that purposely confuses people or hides the truth.

We will talk about the second type of jargon on another page. The first type---specialized vocabulary, or vernacular---can be illustrated here. Every special group has its own jargon. Here is just a small sample:

Business Jargon

aggressive quote

at some juncture

band-aid

bearish on

bullish on

cost management; downsize

  hired gun in-sourced                 

major player

 put forward spinoff    Trim fat Well-behaved price

a low bid to produce goods or provide services

some unspecified point in time in the future

a quick temporary fix

against; to assert a belief that investments will decrease

in favor of; to assert a belief that investments will increase

the firing of employees and/or the reduction of employees' salaries

a consultant with a particular "expertise" who may or may not have more knowledge than any other employee

use resources owned by the firm to provide goods or services

a firm, union, or other participant which is involved in business deals and has influence

aggressively present a plan as being factual

an independent company created from an existing part of the original company through a divestiture, such as a sale or distribution of new shares.

The firing of employees and/or the reduction of employees' salaries

A stable price---neither rising nor falling.

          Sports Jargon

rookie

huddle

draw

flick header hat trick

slam dunk

Novice or newcomer

the players stand together in a group while on the court/field to discuss strategy.

A game that ends with a tied score.

A player's use of his head to deflect the ball.

3 or more goals scored in a game by a single player.

When a player close to the basket jumps and strongly throws

shooter

scrum

blindside

anchor

heat

the ball down into it

A player who throws the ball toward the basket to make a goal.

A rugby team's defensive players.

A referee's inability to see a foul.

The final swimmer in a relay.

A single race when there are too many participants to have them compete at once.

Medical Jargon

OB/GYN

circumorbital hematoma

analgesic

salvage therapy

obstetrics/gynecology

black eye

a compound that reduces pain.

The final possible treatment for those who are not responding to other treatments.

Chat Jargon

*poof*

moof

^5

 

a/s/l

afk

bbl

brb

bf/gf

lol

ppl

rofl

gtg

ttfn

ty

yw

disconnected voluntarily

disconnected involuntarily

high 5 (slapping one's hand over the head with another person---sign of agreement)

age/sex/location request

away from keyboard

be back later

be right back

boy friend/girl friend

laughing out loud

people

rolling on the floor laughing

got to go

ta ta (goodbye) for now

thank you

you're welcome

University Jargon (American style)

poly-sci

cut

mid-terms

frosh

frat

frat rat

jock

political science (a school class)

 not attend a scheduled class

middle of the term examinations

freshman or first year student

fraternity

a member of a fraternity

an athlete

We were going to add some "teen" jargon, but then realized: a) any we used when we were teens would be completely out of date;  b) by the

time adults pick up on the latest jargon, the kids stop using it.

 

Antonym TestLook at a word in the column on the right side, find the correct antonym in the left column, and then type the letter into the box that is next to

your choice.

 

1. drenched 2. demolish 3. irritating 4. seldom 5. immaculate 6. wealthy 7. cry 8. sour 9. corpulent 10. stationary

a. skinny b. soothing c. moving d. laugh e. construct f. dry g. filthy h. often i. impoverished j. sweet

Synonym TestChoose the answer that is a synonym for the underlined word in each sentence.  (Synonyms are words that have the same or almost the same meaning.)

 

1.   Daniel spent the  whole day in the swimming pool.   

entire early partial  2.   Aunt Tilly bought a lovely  scarlet hat.

 

velvet red dark green  3. Carl gave his wife a beautiful bunch of  posies.

 

flowers  celery bananas  4.   Artie loves to play Latin tunes.

 

drums  maracas songs 5.    It is really pouring outside.  

raining windy snowing  6.  I would like to take a  nap in the afternoon.  

cookie rest jog  7.   The dog buried the bone under the hedge.

 

trees bushes grass

8.  I'm cold.  Would you please hand me my pullover?  

cap sweater blanket   9.  No one is as clever than Professor Brainiac.

 

sneaky rude smart   10.  I hope he brings me a present when he comes home.

 

surprise box gift     11.  Rosalie sobbed all through the romantic movie.

 

giggled snored cried    12.  "I forgot my money," he murmured to his date.

 

whispered confessed said  

How to Identify Nouns, Verbs, and Adjectives

Try these tests:If a word is a noun:1. It can directly follow articles (a, and, the) or quantity words (some, a lot, ten).      (Nouns usually use an article, but not always.)2. It can be pluralized. (Uncountable nouns do not have a plural form, but you can test these by adding a quantity word such as any or some.)3. It can be used in the pattern: article + adjective + noun Example: Is the word dance a noun?1.  It can directly follow articles (a, and, the) or quantity words (some, a lot, ten): The dance was held on Saturday.2.  It can be pluralized: The dances were fast and complicated.3.  It can be used in the pattern: article + adjective + noun: The graceful dance. . . . The answer to all of these is 'yes'. The word dance is a noun. If a word is a verb:1.  It can be stated in the third person singular verb form:2.  It can be formed with an ing ending.3.  It can be used with a modal verb. Example: Is the word dance a verb?1.  It can be used in third person singular: He dances so well.2.  It can be formed with an ing ending: The couple was dancing perfectly in the competition.3.  It can be used with a modal: They could dance all night, if they didn't have work in the morning. The answer to all of these is 'yes'. The word 'dance' is a verb. If a word is an adjective:1.  It can take the comparative ending er.2.  It can take the superlative ending est.3.  It can follow the verb seems. Example: Is the word dance an adjective?

1.  It cannot take the ending er: dancer  (Be careful now. The word dancer sounds right to your ear, but it's a noun, not a comparative adjective form.)2.  It cannot take the ending est: dancest 3.  It cannot follow the verb seems: The seems dance... The answer to all of these is 'no'. The word dance is not an adjective. The word dance is both a noun and a verb.

Example: Is breathe a noun, a verb, or an adjective?

Noun:1.  It cannot directly follow articles (a, and, the) or quantity words (some, a lot, ten): The breathe was . . .2.  It cannot be pluralized: The breathes were fast and complicated.3.  It cannot be used in the pattern: article + adjective + noun: The noisy breathe... The answer to all of these is 'no'. The word breathe is not a noun. Verb:1.  It can be stated in the third person singular verb form:  He breathes...2.  It can be formed with an ing ending: He is breathing.3.  It can be used with a modal: He must breathe to stay alive. The answer to all these is 'yes'. The word breathe is a verb. Adjective:1.  It cannot take the ending er: breather (there is a word breather, but it's used this way: to take a breather = to take a short break or rest from a task.) You cannot say  "This air is breather than that in Los Angeles.")2.  It cannot take the ending est: This air is the breathest in the country. 3.  It cannot follow the verb seems: The air seems breathe... The answers to all these are 'no'. The word breathe is not an adjective, nor is it a noun. Breathe is a verb.

Is handsome a noun, a verb, or an adjective?

Noun:1. It cannot directly follow articles (a, and, the) or quantity words (some, a lot, ten): The handsome was...2.  It cannot be pluralized: The handsomes  arrived...3.  It cannot be used in the pattern: article + adjective + noun: The smiling handsome walked... The answer to all these is 'no'. The word handsome is not a noun. Verb:1.  It cannot be stated in the third person singular verb form: He handsomes...2.  It cannot be formed with an ing ending: He is handsoming...3.  It cannot be used with a modal: He must handsome before going on a date. The answer to all these is 'no'. The word handsome is not a verb.

 Adjective:1.  It can take the ending er:  handsomer 2.  It can take the ending est: The man is the handsomest in the county.  3.  It can follow the verb seems: The man seems handsome... The answer to all these is 'yes'. The word handsome is an adjective. Now, use the tests you just learned. Try them with the following words to see if they are nouns, verbs, or adjectives: 

sad, truth, list, freedom, sweater, skate, talk, happy, blonde, gentle, shovel, waltz

 Note: Remember, a word might be used in more than one way.

How to Identify Nouns, Verbs, and Adjectives

Answerssad is an adjectivetruth is a nounlist is a noun and a verbfreedom is a nounsweater is a nounskate is a noun and a verbtalk is a noun and a verbhappy is an adjectiveblonde is a noun and an adjectivegentle is an adjectiveshovel is a noun and a verbwaltz is a noun and a verb