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Antonyms Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. float
  2. majority
  3. arrive – depart
  4. rough – smooth
  5. ancient – modern
  6. cheap – expensive
  7. wise
  8. invisible
  9. deep – shallow
  10. deep
  11. float – sink
  12. victory – defeat
  13. entrance
  14. cheap
  15. visible
  16. rude
  17. cowardly
  18. generous – selfish
  19. brave – cowardly
  20. wise – foolish
  21. loss
  22. failure
  23. polite
  24. artificial
  25. transparent
  26. borrow – lend
  27. borrow
  28. present
  29. include – exclude
  30. include
  31. defeat
  32. victory – defeat
  33. shallow
  34. success
  35. innocent
  36. private
  37. decrease
  38. answer
  39. profit
  40. exclude

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