Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 12: Antonyms · Set 188 · 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 “present”? (a) modern (b) honest (c) early (d) absent
2. 2.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “answer”? (a) window (b) question (c) victory (d) journey
3. 3.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “guilty”? (a) generous (b) polite (c) ancient (d) innocent
4. 4.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) begin – start (b) arrive – depart (c) shut – close (d) arrive – reach
5. 5.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) gift – present (c) ill – sick (d) deep – shallow
6. 6.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – bold (b) big – large (c) brave – cowardly (d) quick – fast
7. 7.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) gift – present (c) victory – defeat (d) victory – win
8. 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “natural”? (a) polite (b) artificial (c) modern (d) generous
9. 9.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “visible”? (a) modern (b) polite (c) invisible (d) ancient
10. 10.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “blunt”? (a) sharp (b) ancient (c) late (d) polite
11. 11.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “absent”? (a) polite (b) ancient (c) present (d) late
12. 12.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) jump – leap (c) yell – shout (d) borrow – lend
13. 13.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “polite”? (a) quick (b) rude (c) heavy (d) honest
14. 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “loss”? (a) journey (b) window (c) profit (d) answer
15. 15.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “modern”? (a) rich (b) wide (c) quiet (d) ancient
16. 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunrise”? (a) answer (b) sunset (c) roof (d) journey
17. 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “shallow”? (a) deep (b) honest (c) rich (d) early
18. 18.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) scared – afraid (b) float – sink (c) quiet – silent (d) fast – quick
19. 19.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) include – exclude (b) happy – glad (c) shout – yell (d) mend – repair
20. 20.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “wise”? (a) foolish (b) ancient (c) brave (d) polite
21. 21.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minimum”? (a) ancient (b) maximum (c) late (d) journey
22. 22.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shut – close (b) below – under (c) wise – foolish (d) mend – repair
23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “accept”? (a) borrow (b) arrive (c) refuse (d) whisper
24. 24.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “foolish”? (a) modern (b) rich (c) wise (d) early
25. 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “failure”? (a) journey (b) victory (c) success (d) question
26. 26.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) tiny – little (b) ancient – old (c) rich – wealthy (d) ancient – modern
27. 27.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) generous – selfish (b) talk – speak (c) below – under (d) clever – smart
28. 28.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “maximum”? (a) early (b) victory (c) modern (d) minimum
29. 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “lend”? (a) arrive (b) borrow (c) sing (d) float
30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunset”? (a) question (b) journey (c) window (d) sunrise
31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “victory”? (a) question (b) defeat (c) journey (d) answer
32. 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cruel”? (a) kind (b) modern (c) wide (d) early
33. 33.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cheap”? (a) brave (b) honest (c) modern (d) expensive
34. 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “increase”? (a) accept (b) borrow (c) decrease (d) shout
35. 35.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “hero”? (a) villain (b) journey (c) roof (d) question
36. 36.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “permanent”? (a) temporary (b) ancient (c) polite (d) generous
37. 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “expensive”? (a) polite (b) honest (c) early (d) cheap
38. 38.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) talk – speak (b) glad – happy (c) cheap – expensive (d) jump – leap
39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “smooth”? (a) late (b) ancient (c) honest (d) rough
40. 40.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “import”? (a) borrow (b) arrive (c) sink (d) export

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