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B Vocabulary

B1. Fill in the blanks with words from the lesson. The answer in each sentence

is the opposite of the word in brackets.

1. ‘He is not telling the ,’ the police inspector said. (falsehood)

2. Some birds fly to countries in winter. (nearby)
3. Walking on the railway track is . (safe)

4. Only are afraid of ghosts. (brave people)

5. After Sambhav moved to another school, Zubin him as
the school football team captain. (preceded)

Same Word, Diff erent Meanings

Read these sentences paying attention to the words in red:

Despise that which is base.
not having morals

Who will succeed Vaishakh as the school captain?
take the position after

The sentences below use the words base and succeed with totally different
meanings.

The base of the pan is red.
the lowest part
Those who study well will succeed.
be successful, achieve

The spelling or pronunciation of these words does not change when the meaning
changes.

Words that have the same spelling and pronunciation but different meanings
are called homonyms.

Look at some more homonyms from the lesson:

a place where children learn

Otanes was sent to a famous school.
school
a large number of fish or sea animals

a school of dolphins

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