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