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3 Joe is a football expert! He _____ _
a has never played b knows every rule
4 Stephenie Meyer is my favorite author I have _____ _
a read all of her books b watched all of her films
5 The word friendly means _____ _
a rude b kind
6 Which of these is more likely to be handwritten?
a a postcard b a business letter
7 My science notebook , but my math notebook is full of
notes.
a is empty b has writing on every page
8 If there are a number of activities for students to do after school, there
are ______ activities.
a many different b one or two

B Answer the questions below. Discuss your answers with a partner.
1 Would you rather send a handwritten letter or an email to your friends?
2 Who is your favorite author? Is he or she an expert in anything?
3 Would you rather be an expert in one subject or know a little about
a number of subjects?

A Read the sentences below. For each word, find an antonym from the Vocabulary Skill
passage. Antonyms

1 well-understood m't_sterious 4 truth
2 lost 5 empty In this chapter, you
learned the words
3 few 6 beginner
serious and funny.
B Complete the sentences below with an antonym from A. You might These words are
have to change the form of the word or phrase. antonymS'. words with
opposite meanings.
1 My coworkers told me I was going to be fired today, but it was only By learning. antonyms
a _____ _ you can increase your
2 My brother is a marketing ; he can sell anything. vocabulary in English.
3 The bus was children; no one else could get on.
4 Do you think Christopher Columbus America?
5 Choose whichever shirt you like; we have ______ colors.
6 A number of people say they have seen lights in the sky
over the desert.

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