Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 12: Antonyms · Set 313 · 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 “lend”? (a) borrow (b) float (c) sing (d) arrive
2. 2.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) end – finish (c) rough – smooth (d) quiet – silent
3. 3.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shout – yell (b) include – exclude (c) happy – glad (d) mend – repair
4. 4.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – old (b) ancient – modern (c) tiny – little (d) rich – wealthy
5. 5.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “present”? (a) early (b) honest (c) absent (d) modern
6. 6.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “borrow”? (a) arrive (b) lend (c) win (d) shout
7. 7.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) clever – smart (b) below – under (c) generous – selfish (d) talk – speak
8. 8.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – depart (b) arrive – reach (c) shut – close (d) begin – start
9. 9.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “question”? (a) answer (b) victory (c) roof (d) journey
10. 10.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “visible”? (a) modern (b) polite (c) invisible (d) ancient
11. 11.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) glad – happy (b) talk – speak (c) cheap – expensive (d) jump – leap
12. 12.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “include”? (a) arrive (b) exclude (c) borrow (d) sink
13. 13.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “answer”? (a) victory (b) window (c) question (d) journey
14. 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “loss”? (a) profit (b) answer (c) journey (d) window
15. 15.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “expensive”? (a) polite (b) early (c) honest (d) cheap
16. 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exclude”? (a) float (b) include (c) accept (d) whisper
17. 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “private”? (a) public (b) early (c) polite (d) ancient
18. 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “temporary”? (a) honest (b) modern (c) brave (d) permanent
19. 19.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) victory – win (c) victory – defeat (d) end – finish
20. 20.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rough”? (a) smooth (b) polite (c) early (d) modern
21. 21.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunset”? (a) sunrise (b) window (c) journey (d) question
22. 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “modern”? (a) quiet (b) rich (c) ancient (d) wide
23. 23.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) yell – shout (c) jump – leap (d) borrow – lend
24. 24.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shut – close (b) mend – repair (c) wise – foolish (d) below – under
25. 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “failure”? (a) question (b) journey (c) victory (d) success
26. 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “guilty”? (a) polite (b) generous (c) ancient (d) innocent
27. 27.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “export”? (a) whisper (b) import (c) accept (d) float
28. 28.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “increase”? (a) accept (b) borrow (c) decrease (d) shout
29. 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “inferior”? (a) superior (b) modern (c) late (d) honest
30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “profit”? (a) roof (b) question (c) loss (d) journey
31. 31.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) scared – afraid (b) float – sink (c) fast – quick (d) quiet – silent
32. 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunrise”? (a) roof (b) answer (c) sunset (d) journey
33. 33.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “brave”? (a) clever (b) cowardly (c) early (d) honest
34. 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cowardly”? (a) tiny (b) rude (c) brave (d) lazy
35. 35.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “wise”? (a) ancient (b) polite (c) foolish (d) brave
36. 36.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “ancient”? (a) wet (b) angry (c) modern (d) tiny
37. 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “blame”? (a) praise (b) sink (c) lend (d) whisper
38. 38.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “arrive”? (a) borrow (b) accept (c) laugh (d) depart
39. 39.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) ill – sick (c) deep – shallow (d) big – large
40. 40.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “absent”? (a) polite (b) ancient (c) present (d) late

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