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Collocational Opposites
Fill in the middle column with an adjective that is opposite in meaning
to the word in the first column, but makes a correct word association
with the word in column three.
(Note: The idea of 'opposites' is invalid unless confined
to contextual or collocational opposites.
Too often teaching oversimplifies this idea unhelpfully.)
| helpful |
|
suggestion |
| efficient |
|
system |
| careful |
|
piece of work |
| safe |
|
choice |
| light |
|
green |
| light |
|
suitcase |
| light |
|
rain |
| light |
|
work |
(Note: This exercise is taken from Michael Lewis, Pedagogical Implications
of the Lexical Approach, pp. 262-263)
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