1) Match the words to form pairs of synonyms.

1. to stifle a. fright
2. grown up b. (here) to matter
3. dialogue c. to wreck
4. fear d. main
5. to count e. conversation
6. major f. to suppress
7. to ruin g. especially
8. old-fashioned h. adult
9. particularly i. outdated

2) Arrange the following in pairs of antonyms.

1. probably a. to cease
2. to clean up b. boldness
3. to start c. to spend (money)
4. to throw d. full
5. empty e. to dirt, to soil
6. squalor f. to change for the worse
7. to improve g. unlikely
8. fear h. to pick up
9. to save (money) i. neatness