IXL | Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context

Read the passage. Then, select the antonym of the word in bold.

Writing that is concise often conveys its message most clearly and effectively to the reader. You can prevent your writing from becoming too wordy by deleting unnecessary words and phrases and by using specific, precise language.

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Read the passage. Then, select the antonym of the word in bold.

When a 2011 Pew Research Center survey asked people if they believed that news organizations are, in general, biased in their reporting, most respondents said yes. Yet these same people believe that their own preferred news organizations are fair.

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Antonyms are words with opposite or almost opposite meanings. When you see words you don't know, you can use antonyms as context clues to help figure out the new words' meanings.

Although the bank's employees thought that the currency looked real, the federal investigator easily determined that the bills were counterfeit.

Here, the antonym real can help you figure out that counterfeit means fake or forged.

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The antonym fair helps you understand the meaning of biased.

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