Inglés IV (B-2008)
Prof. Argenis A. Zapata
Universidad de Los Andes
Facultad de Humanidades y Educación
Escuela de Idiomas Modernos
Unit 1 - Semantic Relationships: Exercises
I. What is the semantic relationship between (or among) the following words? If it is antonymy,
specify the type of antonymy.
a) couch : sofa ___________________ i) vehicle : car, truck, SUV, bicycle ____________
b) awake : asleep __________________ j) take : grasp, carry, go (a specific way) ________
c) stop : go __________________ k) I’ll stand (be on my feet) : (resist) here. _______
d) strong : weak __________________ l) do : undo ________________________________
e) (He took the) lead /led/ : lead /li…d/. _______ m) fast : slow ______________________________
f) mammal : dog, cat, pig, cow ________ n) alive : dead _____________________________
g) get : obtain, become, buy. __________ o) beginning : debut ________________________
h) crown : king or queen _____________ p) I saw the spring (season) : (metal coil) ________
II. Say whether the words and expressions below are slang, idioms or metaphors. Additionally, try to
guess their meaning(s).
1. My heart began to glow. _____________ 5. Stop beating around the bush. ________________
2. That car is a lemon. _________________ 6. I dig Elton John’s music. ___________________
3. She walked out on me. _______________ 7. The echoes of my mind. ____________________
4. They’re stoned. ____________________ 8. This is not etched in stone. __________________
III. Examine the words underlined and numbered in the text below. Then answer the questions that
follow.
The 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud lady, who is fully dressed (1) each morning by
eight (2) o'clock, with her hair fashionably coifed and makeup perfectly (3) applied, even though
she is legally (4) blind, moved to a nursing home today. Her husband of 70 years recently (5)
passed (6) away, making the move necessary (7).
After (8) many (9) hours of waiting patiently (10) in the lobby of the nursing home, she smiled
sweetly when told her room was ready (11).
As she maneuvered her walker to (12) the elevator (13), I provided a visual description of her
tiny (14) room, including the eyelet sheets that had been hung on her window.
"I love (15) it," she stated (16) with the enthusiasm (17) of an eight-year-old having just (18)
been presented with a new puppy (19).
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Inglés IV (B-2008)
Prof. Argenis A. Zapata
1. Give an antonym of this word. _______________________________________________________
2. Give a homophone of this word. _____________________________________________________
3. Give an antonym of this word. _______________________________________________________
4. Give an antonym of this word. _______________________________________________________
5. Give an antonym of this word. _______________________________________________________
6. Give a homophone of this word. _____________________________________________________
7. Give an antonym of this word. _______________________________________________________
8. Give an antonym of this word. _______________________________________________________
9. Give an antonym of this word. _______________________________________________________
10. Give an antonym of this word. _______________________________________________________
11. Give an antonym of this word. _______________________________________________________
12. Give a homophone of this word. _____________________________________________________
13. What semantic relationship is there between this word and the word lift? _____________________
14. What semantic relationship is there between this word and the expression huge?
________________
15. Give an antonym of this word. _______________________________________________________
16. Give a synonym of this word. _______________________________________________________
17. Give a synonym of this word. _______________________________________________________
18. What semantic relationship is there between this word and the word just in the following sentence?
John is a just person. ________________
19. What semantic relationship is there between this word and the word dog? ____________________
