Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 12: Antonyms · Set 458 · 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 “wise”? (a) polite (b) ancient (c) foolish (d) brave
2. 2.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – win (b) gift – present (c) victory – defeat (d) end – finish
3. 3.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “failure”? (a) victory (b) question (c) success (d) journey
4. 4.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) happy – glad (b) shout – yell (c) include – exclude (d) mend – repair
5. 5.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cowardly”? (a) tiny (b) brave (c) lazy (d) rude
6. 6.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “accept”? (a) arrive (b) whisper (c) refuse (d) borrow
7. 7.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) below – under (b) mend – repair (c) wise – foolish (d) shut – close
8. 8.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) scared – afraid (b) float – sink (c) fast – quick (d) quiet – silent
9. 9.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “question”? (a) journey (b) answer (c) victory (d) roof
10. 10.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) big – large (c) deep – shallow (d) ill – sick
11. 11.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rough”? (a) smooth (b) polite (c) modern (d) early
12. 12.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) ancient – old (c) tiny – little (d) ancient – modern
13. 13.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) talk – speak (b) generous – selfish (c) clever – smart (d) below – under
14. 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “arrive”? (a) accept (b) depart (c) borrow (d) laugh
15. 15.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – cowardly (b) big – large (c) quick – fast (d) brave – bold
16. 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “permanent”? (a) generous (b) temporary (c) polite (d) ancient
17. 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “increase”? (a) accept (b) borrow (c) decrease (d) shout
18. 18.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) talk – speak (b) glad – happy (c) cheap – expensive (d) jump – leap
19. 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “victory”? (a) answer (b) defeat (c) journey (d) question
20. 20.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “private”? (a) public (b) ancient (c) early (d) polite
21. 21.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “modern”? (a) quiet (b) rich (c) wide (d) ancient
22. 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rude”? (a) polite (b) lazy (c) tall (d) wet
23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “loss”? (a) window (b) answer (c) journey (d) profit
24. 24.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “blame”? (a) lend (b) praise (c) sink (d) whisper
25. 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “generous”? (a) brave (b) polite (c) early (d) selfish
26. 26.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) end – finish (c) quiet – silent (d) rough – smooth
27. 27.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – reach (b) arrive – depart (c) begin – start (d) shut – close
28. 28.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “foolish”? (a) wise (b) modern (c) rich (d) early
29. 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “artificial”? (a) brave (b) natural (c) honest (d) ancient
30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “superior”? (a) ancient (b) early (c) inferior (d) polite
31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “deep”? (a) ancient (b) polite (c) generous (d) shallow
32. 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “kind”? (a) wide (b) ancient (c) cruel (d) lazy
33. 33.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “float”? (a) borrow (b) sink (c) shout (d) run
34. 34.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) borrow – lend (b) jump – leap (c) ill – sick (d) yell – shout
35. 35.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “invisible”? (a) honest (b) visible (c) generous (d) early
36. 36.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “maximum”? (a) modern (b) minimum (c) victory (d) early
37. 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “present”? (a) modern (b) absent (c) early (d) honest
38. 38.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “proud”? (a) rich (b) early (c) modern (d) humble
39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “natural”? (a) generous (b) polite (c) modern (d) artificial
40. 40.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “hero”? (a) journey (b) question (c) villain (d) roof

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