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Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 12: Antonyms · Set 175 · 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 pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) happy – glad (b) include – exclude (c) shout – yell (d) mend – repair
  2. 2.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shut – close (b) arrive – depart (c) arrive – reach (d) begin – start
  3. 3.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “include”? (a) exclude (b) sink (c) borrow (d) arrive
  4. 4.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “accept”? (a) borrow (b) arrive (c) refuse (d) whisper
  5. 5.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “ancient”? (a) wet (b) modern (c) tiny (d) angry
  6. 6.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quick – fast (b) brave – cowardly (c) brave – bold (d) big – large
  7. 7.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) below – under (b) talk – speak (c) generous – selfish (d) clever – smart
  8. 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunrise”? (a) sunset (b) roof (c) answer (d) journey
  9. 9.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “transparent”? (a) opaque (b) generous (c) ancient (d) polite
  10. 10.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – modern (b) ancient – old (c) tiny – little (d) rich – wealthy
  11. 11.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) glad – happy (b) talk – speak (c) jump – leap (d) cheap – expensive
  12. 12.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “arrive”? (a) laugh (b) borrow (c) depart (d) accept
  13. 13.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) shut – close (c) below – under (d) wise – foolish
  14. 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “present”? (a) early (b) honest (c) modern (d) absent
  15. 15.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rude”? (a) polite (b) lazy (c) tall (d) wet
  16. 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exclude”? (a) include (b) accept (c) whisper (d) float
  17. 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “natural”? (a) modern (b) generous (c) artificial (d) polite
  18. 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “success”? (a) answer (b) question (c) journey (d) failure
  19. 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “invisible”? (a) honest (b) generous (c) early (d) visible
  20. 20.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “answer”? (a) victory (b) journey (c) question (d) window
  21. 21.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “shallow”? (a) early (b) honest (c) rich (d) deep
  22. 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “honest”? (a) brave (b) dishonest (c) lazy (d) polite
  23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “artificial”? (a) natural (b) ancient (c) honest (d) brave
  24. 24.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “private”? (a) early (b) public (c) polite (d) ancient
  25. 25.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – win (b) end – finish (c) gift – present (d) victory – defeat
  26. 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “guilty”? (a) polite (b) ancient (c) innocent (d) generous
  27. 27.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) gift – present (c) deep – shallow (d) big – large
  28. 28.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “question”? (a) answer (b) journey (c) victory (d) roof
  29. 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “inferior”? (a) honest (b) late (c) modern (d) superior
  30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “profit”? (a) journey (b) question (c) loss (d) roof
  31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “hero”? (a) question (b) villain (c) roof (d) journey
  32. 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exit”? (a) journey (b) question (c) window (d) entrance
  33. 33.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rough”? (a) smooth (b) modern (c) polite (d) early
  34. 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “majority”? (a) question (b) journey (c) minority (d) victory
  35. 35.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “entrance”? (a) journey (b) answer (c) roof (d) exit
  36. 36.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “export”? (a) whisper (b) float (c) import (d) accept
  37. 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “deep”? (a) ancient (b) generous (c) polite (d) shallow
  38. 38.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) jump – leap (c) borrow – lend (d) yell – shout
  39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “victory”? (a) answer (b) journey (c) defeat (d) question
  40. 40.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) rough – smooth (c) end – finish (d) quiet – silent

Answer key

  1. include – exclude
  2. arrive – depart
  3. exclude
  4. refuse
  5. modern
  6. brave – cowardly
  7. generous – selfish
  8. sunset
  9. opaque
  10. ancient – modern
  11. cheap – expensive
  12. depart
  13. wise – foolish
  14. absent
  15. polite
  16. include
  17. artificial
  18. failure
  19. visible
  20. question
  21. deep
  22. dishonest
  23. natural
  24. public
  25. victory – defeat
  26. innocent
  27. deep – shallow
  28. answer
  29. superior
  30. loss
  31. villain
  32. entrance
  33. smooth
  34. minority
  35. exit
  36. import
  37. shallow
  38. borrow – lend
  39. defeat
  40. rough – smooth

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