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Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 12: Antonyms · Set 145 · 40 questions
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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.

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

Answer key

  1. private
  2. shallow
  3. float – sink
  4. artificial
  5. deep
  6. include – exclude
  7. invisible
  8. blunt
  9. lend
  10. exclude
  11. victory – defeat
  12. polite
  13. borrow – lend
  14. arrive – depart
  15. exit
  16. sink
  17. deep – shallow
  18. ancient – modern
  19. brave – cowardly
  20. smooth
  21. decrease
  22. public
  23. defeat
  24. increase
  25. present
  26. borrow
  27. proud
  28. innocent
  29. rough – smooth
  30. refuse
  31. question
  32. cheap – expensive
  33. generous – selfish
  34. temporary
  35. import
  36. profit
  37. dishonest
  38. expensive
  39. brave
  40. cruel

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