4000 Essential English Words

Exercise I

Choose the one that is opposite in meaning to the given word.

1. culprit
   a. sewer b. engine c. victim d. muscle


2. segregate
   a. defend b. whisper c. combine d. improve


3. uproar
   a. calm b. particle c. jewels d. substance


4. clumsy
   a. helpful b. quick c. healthy d. graceful


5. premature
   a. smart b. late c. near d. great

Exercise 2

Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the word bank.

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clumsy billionaire culprits flammable underestimate

premature uproar segregated backstage amid

When they canceled the show, there was a great 1 ______________from the crowd.

It was so loud that the actors could hear it 2 ______________.

He placed the rags 3 ______________the pile of logs.

The rags were very 4 ______________and would help start the fire.

I wouldn’t 5 ______________that man’s class just by the way he talks and dresses.

I’ve heard that he is actually a(n) 6______________.

It might have been 7 _____________of her to walk so soon after the operation.

Her movements were very 8______________, and she might have hurt herself.

The police officer 9 ______________the people into two groups.

One group was innocent people, and the other was the 10 _____