Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 12: Antonyms · Set 288 · 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 “kind”? (a) ancient (b) cruel (c) lazy (d) wide
2. 2.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quick – fast (b) big – large (c) brave – cowardly (d) brave – bold
3. 3.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – win (b) gift – present (c) end – finish (d) victory – defeat
4. 4.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “shallow”? (a) honest (b) deep (c) rich (d) early
5. 5.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “foolish”? (a) wise (b) modern (c) early (d) rich
6. 6.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) borrow – lend (b) jump – leap (c) yell – shout (d) ill – sick
7. 7.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “include”? (a) borrow (b) arrive (c) sink (d) exclude
8. 8.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shut – close (b) arrive – depart (c) arrive – reach (d) begin – start
9. 9.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minimum”? (a) ancient (b) journey (c) maximum (d) late
10. 10.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “blame”? (a) praise (b) lend (c) sink (d) whisper
11. 11.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “expensive”? (a) polite (b) honest (c) early (d) cheap
12. 12.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “guilty”? (a) polite (b) ancient (c) generous (d) innocent
13. 13.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunrise”? (a) sunset (b) roof (c) answer (d) journey
14. 14.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) below – under (b) clever – smart (c) generous – selfish (d) talk – speak
15. 15.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “selfish”? (a) quiet (b) lazy (c) generous (d) rude
16. 16.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) talk – speak (b) cheap – expensive (c) glad – happy (d) jump – leap
17. 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “superior”? (a) polite (b) early (c) ancient (d) inferior
18. 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “entrance”? (a) answer (b) roof (c) journey (d) exit
19. 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “public”? (a) brave (b) private (c) modern (d) honest
20. 20.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “lend”? (a) sing (b) float (c) arrive (d) borrow
21. 21.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “borrow”? (a) arrive (b) lend (c) win (d) shout
22. 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sink”? (a) lend (b) float (c) sing (d) arrive
23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “arrive”? (a) borrow (b) laugh (c) depart (d) accept
24. 24.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “decrease”? (a) whisper (b) increase (c) arrive (d) float
25. 25.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) deep – shallow (b) big – large (c) gift – present (d) ill – sick
26. 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “polite”? (a) honest (b) quick (c) heavy (d) rude
27. 27.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “profit”? (a) journey (b) roof (c) loss (d) question
28. 28.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sharp”? (a) blunt (b) honest (c) early (d) modern
29. 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exclude”? (a) accept (b) float (c) whisper (d) include
30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “permanent”? (a) generous (b) temporary (c) polite (d) ancient
31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “visible”? (a) polite (b) ancient (c) invisible (d) modern
32. 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “float”? (a) run (b) shout (c) sink (d) borrow
33. 33.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “transparent”? (a) polite (b) opaque (c) ancient (d) generous
34. 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “honest”? (a) polite (b) lazy (c) dishonest (d) brave
35. 35.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) rich – wealthy (c) end – finish (d) rough – smooth
36. 36.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cowardly”? (a) lazy (b) rude (c) brave (d) tiny
37. 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “majority”? (a) minority (b) victory (c) journey (d) question
38. 38.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “absent”? (a) polite (b) late (c) present (d) ancient
39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “wise”? (a) polite (b) foolish (c) brave (d) ancient
40. 40.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “deep”? (a) generous (b) shallow (c) polite (d) ancient

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