Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 12: Antonyms · Set 457 · 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 pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) happy – glad (b) mend – repair (c) shout – yell (d) include – exclude
2. 2.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “include”? (a) sink (b) borrow (c) exclude (d) arrive
3. 3.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “blunt”? (a) late (b) polite (c) ancient (d) sharp
4. 4.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “majority”? (a) journey (b) question (c) minority (d) victory
5. 5.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shut – close (b) below – under (c) wise – foolish (d) mend – repair
6. 6.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “innocent”? (a) early (b) brave (c) modern (d) guilty
7. 7.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “wise”? (a) foolish (b) polite (c) brave (d) ancient
8. 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “permanent”? (a) generous (b) polite (c) temporary (d) ancient
9. 9.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “humble”? (a) early (b) wide (c) proud (d) ancient
10. 10.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) deep – shallow (b) big – large (c) ill – sick (d) gift – present
11. 11.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rough”? (a) early (b) modern (c) polite (d) smooth
12. 12.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) tiny – little (b) ancient – old (c) ancient – modern (d) rich – wealthy
13. 13.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “foolish”? (a) rich (b) early (c) modern (d) wise
14. 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cheap”? (a) honest (b) expensive (c) modern (d) brave
15. 15.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “answer”? (a) journey (b) window (c) question (d) victory
16. 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “ancient”? (a) angry (b) modern (c) wet (d) tiny
17. 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sink”? (a) arrive (b) float (c) sing (d) lend
18. 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “proud”? (a) humble (b) modern (c) rich (d) early
19. 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “visible”? (a) ancient (b) polite (c) modern (d) invisible
20. 20.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – depart (b) begin – start (c) shut – close (d) arrive – reach
21. 21.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) yell – shout (c) jump – leap (d) borrow – lend
22. 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “smooth”? (a) ancient (b) rough (c) late (d) honest
23. 23.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) clever – smart (b) generous – selfish (c) talk – speak (d) below – under
24. 24.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) rich – wealthy (c) end – finish (d) rough – smooth
25. 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “lend”? (a) borrow (b) float (c) sing (d) arrive
26. 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “present”? (a) early (b) modern (c) absent (d) honest
27. 27.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “increase”? (a) accept (b) borrow (c) shout (d) decrease
28. 28.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “temporary”? (a) brave (b) permanent (c) honest (d) modern
29. 29.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) victory – defeat (c) victory – win (d) gift – present
30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “artificial”? (a) honest (b) natural (c) ancient (d) brave
31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exclude”? (a) accept (b) float (c) whisper (d) include
32. 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “question”? (a) roof (b) answer (c) victory (d) journey
33. 33.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “deep”? (a) polite (b) ancient (c) shallow (d) generous
34. 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “expensive”? (a) honest (b) early (c) polite (d) cheap
35. 35.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “float”? (a) sink (b) shout (c) borrow (d) run
36. 36.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “export”? (a) float (b) whisper (c) import (d) accept
37. 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “praise”? (a) float (b) arrive (c) borrow (d) blame
38. 38.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) glad – happy (c) talk – speak (d) cheap – expensive
39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minority”? (a) majority (b) roof (c) journey (d) answer
40. 40.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) fast – quick (b) float – sink (c) quiet – silent (d) scared – afraid

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