Adam: John Milton
Alice: Lewis Carroll
Ancient Mariner: S.T. Coleridge
Anna Karenina: Leo Tolstoy
Antonio: William Shakespeare
Ariel: William Shakespeare
Bassano: William Shakespeare
Beatrice: William Shakespeare
Beatrix: William M. Thackeray
Bertie Wooster: P.G. Wodehouse
Brutus: William ‘Shakespeare
1) Ab initio (Latin): From the beginning.
2) Aborigine (Latin): Native, any of the earliest known inhabitants of a certain region.
3) Actionnaire (French):Shareholder.
4) Actualite (French):Real existence; appropriateness.
5) Ad hoc (Latin):For the special purpose.
6) Ad interim (Latin): In the meantime; temporary.
7) Ad libitum (Latin):As one pleases.
8) Ad referendum (Latin):For further consideration.
9) Ad valorem (Latin):According to value.
10) A Dio (Italian):To God; Addio!Adieu!
These all synonyms and antonyms will very helpful and will increase your intelligence skills.
| No. | Word | Synonyms | Antonyms |
| 1. | Alien | foreigner, outsider | native, resident |
| 2. | Affront | provoke, irreverence | conciliate, mollify |
| 3. | Adversity | misfortune, calamity | prosperity, fortune |
| 4. | Antipathy | hostility, aversion | admiration, fascination |
| 5. | Amplify | enlarge, extend | lessen, contract |
| 6. | Alleviate | abate, relieve | aggravate, enhance |
| 7. | Admonish | counsel, reprove | approve, applaud |
| 8. | Adherent | follower, disciple | rival, adversary |
| 9. | Awkward | clumsy, rough | clever, apt |
| 10. | Allure | entice, fascinate | repulse, repel |
| 11. | Abortive | vain, unproductive | effectual, productive |
| 12. | Allay | pacify, soothe | aggravate, excite |
| 13. | Axiom | maxim, truth | absurdity, blunder |
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In the spaces provided write the correct possessive form of the italicized words. Some items may be correct.
1. Pauls reason was personal.
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2. The future of American foreign policy is being debated.
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3. Teams from all over the country gathered in Washington.
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4. Louise isn’t at all interested in joining the womens basketball team.
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In the sentences below insert commas where they are needed, remove them where they are not. Also, beware of errors in the use of semicolons. Some sentences may contain no error.
1. While Bill was riding his bike got a flat tire.
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2. The mailman did not leave the package for Jeff was not at home.
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3. After doing her homework Millie as you might expect talked on the phone for an hour.
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4. His work criticised many commonly held beliefs however and it was strictly censored.
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5. The car, which ran into mine, was a Buick.
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6. Dad went to the airport to pick up Dave and Ellie went to the train station to meet Debbie.
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Identify the errors in English idiom in the following sentences. Write revised versions in the spaces provided. Some sentences may contain no error.
1. It was an honour to die at battle for their religion.
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2. After the ceremony, the newlyweds ascended up the stairs.
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3. I hope that the admissions office will comply to my request for an extension.
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4. Unless the call comes soon, we will lose out on a lucrative business venture.
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This house ———————- in 1970 by my grandfather.
(a) Built
(b) Was built
(c) Was build
(d) Has built
Answer: (b)
The robbers ————————- by the police.
(a) Have arrested
(b) Have been arrested
(c) Was arrested
(d) Had arrested
Answer: (b)
We ———————- for the examination.
(a) Have preparing
(b) Are preparing
(c) Had preparing
(d) Have been prepared
Answer: (b)
There are so many skills and so much knowledge to acquire that a lifetime is not enough
(a) Art is long, and Time is fleeting.
(b) Art is long, life is short.
(c) The life so short, the craft so long to learn
(d) So vast is art, so narrow human life.
Answer: (b) Art is long, life is short.
Don’t judge by appearances.
(a) Beauty is only skin deep
(b) Handsome is as handsome does.
(c) Never judge by appearances
(d) All the above
Answer: (d)
It is pointless reasoning with a person want to listen to sense.
(a) There are none so blind as those who will not see.
(b) There are none so deaf as those who will not hear.
(c) Both the above.
(d) None of the above.
Answer: (c)