Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 12: Antonyms · Set 127 · 40 questions

Word tip (Opposite end): Work out what the word means. Look for the word that means the very opposite: generous (happy to give) ↔ selfish (thinks only of himself). Prefixes can make antonyms: honest → dishonest, include → exclude.

1. 1.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “generous”? (a) brave (b) polite (c) selfish (d) early
2. 2.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “increase”? (a) accept (b) decrease (c) borrow (d) shout
3. 3.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “public”? (a) private (b) modern (c) honest (d) brave
4. 4.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “opaque”? (a) transparent (b) modern (c) early (d) honest
5. 5.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “majority”? (a) journey (b) question (c) minority (d) victory
6. 6.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) yell – shout (b) borrow – lend (c) jump – leap (d) ill – sick
7. 7.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) rich – wealthy (c) quiet – silent (d) rough – smooth
8. 8.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – cowardly (b) big – large (c) quick – fast (d) brave – bold
9. 9.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “temporary”? (a) permanent (b) honest (c) brave (d) modern
10. 10.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “praise”? (a) borrow (b) arrive (c) float (d) blame
11. 11.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “success”? (a) failure (b) answer (c) journey (d) question
12. 12.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “wise”? (a) ancient (b) polite (c) brave (d) foolish
13. 13.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “innocent”? (a) early (b) modern (c) brave (d) guilty
14. 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rude”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) polite (d) lazy
15. 15.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “maximum”? (a) early (b) minimum (c) modern (d) victory
16. 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “deep”? (a) ancient (b) shallow (c) generous (d) polite
17. 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunset”? (a) sunrise (b) window (c) journey (d) question
18. 18.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) happy – glad (b) shout – yell (c) mend – repair (d) include – exclude
19. 19.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) victory – win (c) end – finish (d) victory – defeat
20. 20.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “guilty”? (a) polite (b) ancient (c) innocent (d) generous
21. 21.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “superior”? (a) inferior (b) polite (c) early (d) ancient
22. 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “present”? (a) modern (b) absent (c) early (d) honest
23. 23.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) clever – smart (b) below – under (c) talk – speak (d) generous – selfish
24. 24.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “invisible”? (a) generous (b) early (c) visible (d) honest
25. 25.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) below – under (c) wise – foolish (d) shut – close
26. 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minority”? (a) answer (b) majority (c) journey (d) roof
27. 27.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “villain”? (a) journey (b) window (c) answer (d) hero
28. 28.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “accept”? (a) borrow (b) refuse (c) arrive (d) whisper
29. 29.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) deep – shallow (c) gift – present (d) ill – sick
30. 30.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) begin – start (b) shut – close (c) arrive – reach (d) arrive – depart
31. 31.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – old (b) tiny – little (c) rich – wealthy (d) ancient – modern
32. 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “ancient”? (a) wet (b) modern (c) tiny (d) angry
33. 33.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “borrow”? (a) win (b) lend (c) shout (d) arrive
34. 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunrise”? (a) journey (b) roof (c) answer (d) sunset
35. 35.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “honest”? (a) dishonest (b) polite (c) lazy (d) brave
36. 36.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) glad – happy (c) talk – speak (d) cheap – expensive
37. 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “selfish”? (a) quiet (b) generous (c) rude (d) lazy
38. 38.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “humble”? (a) wide (b) early (c) ancient (d) proud
39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cheap”? (a) brave (b) modern (c) honest (d) expensive
40. 40.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “private”? (a) polite (b) ancient (c) early (d) public

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