Activity Sheet, Lesson 1: What Reading Is - Mark Fullmer

Developmental Reading
Activity Sheet, Lesson 12: Antonyms
Task 1: Fill in words in between the two gradable antonyms listed. An example is given for the first.
Boiling
Hot Happy Wet Rich
Warm
Cool
Cold Sad Dry Poor
Freezing
Task 2: Give 5 examples of relational antonyms
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Task 3: Study the following auto-antonyms
WORD MEANING 1 MEANING 2 SAMPLE SENTENCE
BOLT RUN AWAY FASTEN That horse will bolt from the stable unless
you bolt him to the lock.
CUSTOM COMMON HABIT
SPECIAL/
UNIQUE
It is custom in Tacloban to buy custom-made
boots.
LEFT REMAINING GONE AWAY Mae Ann was the only person left on campus after
everyone left.
BILL
BOUND
SOMETHING TO
PAY
TO GO
SOMEWHERE
MONEY Joeboy paid for his bill at Stephanie‟s with a ₱1000
bill.
TO BE HELD
SOMEWHERE
LAST Ending Going on for a long
time
Maricor was bound for Manila, but she was bound
to her work in Tacloban.
My last ₱500 needs to last me until Sunday.
MAD ANGRY IN LOVE WITH Even though Roderick was mad at his girlfriend, he
was still mad about her.
Task 4: List an antonym for each of the words below:
1. Obvious ______________________
2. Talkative ______________________
3. Isolation ______________________
4. Humility ______________________
5. Wrath ______________________
6. Congested ______________________
7. Artificial ______________________
8. Rational ______________________