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Words Antonyms Words Antonyms

crooked straight often seldom
drunk sober optimist pessimist
expand contract pain pleasure

fiction fact panic calm
float sink partial complete
follow lead passive active

forgive blame peace war
generous stingy permanent unstable

giant dwarf plentiful scarce
guilty innocent praise criticism
individual group pride modesty
knowledge ignorance quality inferiority

lonely crowded random specific
marvelous terrible regret rejoice

mix separate rigid flexible
moist dry segregate integrate
most least shame honor
never always stiff flexible

noisy quiet sturdy weak
obvious hidden tame wild

A homophone is a word that sounds the same as another word, but has a different

meaning and spelling.
Read the following examples:

1. Aloud – (noisely) Do not talk aloud.
Allowed – (permitted) They were allowed to go out.

2. Birth – (born) She gave birth to a baby boy.
Berth – (with bed) I reserved three berths for my family.
3. Carrier – (one who carries goods) This lorry is a public carrier.

Career – (mode of living) What is your future career?
4. Disease – (sickness) He is weak because of disease.

Decease – (death) She is the wife of the deceased.
5. Lessen – (to diminish) Machines lessen the burden of humans.

Lesson – (task) I learnt a lesson from him.

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