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Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 12: Antonyms · Set 478 · 40 questions
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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. 1.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “success”? (a) failure (b) answer (c) journey (d) question
  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 “honest”? (a) lazy (b) dishonest (c) brave (d) polite
  4. 4.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “hero”? (a) journey (b) roof (c) villain (d) question
  5. 5.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “entrance”? (a) roof (b) exit (c) journey (d) answer
  6. 6.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cruel”? (a) kind (b) early (c) modern (d) wide
  7. 7.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exclude”? (a) accept (b) whisper (c) float (d) include
  8. 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “wise”? (a) polite (b) foolish (c) brave (d) ancient
  9. 9.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – bold (b) big – large (c) brave – cowardly (d) quick – fast
  10. 10.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “include”? (a) borrow (b) exclude (c) arrive (d) sink
  11. 11.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “kind”? (a) lazy (b) cruel (c) ancient (d) wide
  12. 12.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “question”? (a) journey (b) victory (c) roof (d) answer
  13. 13.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) glad – happy (c) cheap – expensive (d) talk – speak
  14. 14.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) scared – afraid (c) fast – quick (d) float – sink
  15. 15.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) shout – yell (c) include – exclude (d) happy – glad
  16. 16.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – modern (b) tiny – little (c) ancient – old (d) rich – wealthy
  17. 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minimum”? (a) journey (b) ancient (c) maximum (d) late
  18. 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “transparent”? (a) ancient (b) polite (c) generous (d) opaque
  19. 19.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) quiet – silent (c) rough – smooth (d) rich – wealthy
  20. 20.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “superior”? (a) polite (b) early (c) inferior (d) ancient
  21. 21.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shut – close (b) wise – foolish (c) below – under (d) mend – repair
  22. 22.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) talk – speak (b) below – under (c) clever – smart (d) generous – selfish
  23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “maximum”? (a) victory (b) minimum (c) modern (d) early
  24. 24.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “visible”? (a) invisible (b) polite (c) ancient (d) modern
  25. 25.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) yell – shout (b) borrow – lend (c) ill – sick (d) jump – leap
  26. 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cowardly”? (a) rude (b) tiny (c) lazy (d) brave
  27. 27.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) deep – shallow (b) ill – sick (c) big – large (d) gift – present
  28. 28.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “answer”? (a) window (b) question (c) journey (d) victory
  29. 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “private”? (a) early (b) public (c) ancient (d) polite
  30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “ancient”? (a) angry (b) tiny (c) wet (d) modern
  31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “polite”? (a) heavy (b) quick (c) honest (d) rude
  32. 32.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) begin – start (b) shut – close (c) arrive – reach (d) arrive – depart
  33. 33.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “opaque”? (a) early (b) transparent (c) modern (d) honest
  34. 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “loss”? (a) journey (b) answer (c) window (d) profit
  35. 35.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “generous”? (a) brave (b) selfish (c) polite (d) early
  36. 36.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “modern”? (a) wide (b) ancient (c) quiet (d) rich
  37. 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “artificial”? (a) honest (b) ancient (c) natural (d) brave
  38. 38.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “arrive”? (a) accept (b) depart (c) borrow (d) laugh
  39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “victory”? (a) defeat (b) journey (c) question (d) answer
  40. 40.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “present”? (a) honest (b) modern (c) absent (d) early

Answer key

  1. failure
  2. victory – defeat
  3. dishonest
  4. villain
  5. exit
  6. kind
  7. include
  8. foolish
  9. brave – cowardly
  10. exclude
  11. cruel
  12. answer
  13. cheap – expensive
  14. float – sink
  15. include – exclude
  16. ancient – modern
  17. maximum
  18. opaque
  19. rough – smooth
  20. inferior
  21. wise – foolish
  22. generous – selfish
  23. minimum
  24. invisible
  25. borrow – lend
  26. brave
  27. deep – shallow
  28. question
  29. public
  30. modern
  31. rude
  32. arrive – depart
  33. transparent
  34. profit
  35. selfish
  36. ancient
  37. natural
  38. depart
  39. defeat
  40. absent

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