Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 12: Antonyms · Set 533 · 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) sing (b) arrive (c) borrow (d) float
2. 2.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “public”? (a) brave (b) modern (c) private (d) honest
3. 3.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “increase”? (a) accept (b) borrow (c) decrease (d) shout
4. 4.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “selfish”? (a) rude (b) lazy (c) generous (d) quiet
5. 5.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – old (b) rich – wealthy (c) tiny – little (d) ancient – modern
6. 6.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “decrease”? (a) whisper (b) arrive (c) float (d) increase
7. 7.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) happy – glad (b) shout – yell (c) mend – repair (d) include – exclude
8. 8.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – defeat (b) gift – present (c) end – finish (d) victory – win
9. 9.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “victory”? (a) answer (b) defeat (c) journey (d) question
10. 10.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cowardly”? (a) rude (b) lazy (c) tiny (d) brave
11. 11.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “polite”? (a) heavy (b) honest (c) rude (d) quick
12. 12.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “inferior”? (a) modern (b) honest (c) late (d) superior
13. 13.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “superior”? (a) ancient (b) inferior (c) polite (d) early
14. 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “brave”? (a) early (b) cowardly (c) clever (d) honest
15. 15.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exclude”? (a) include (b) whisper (c) float (d) accept
16. 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “innocent”? (a) guilty (b) brave (c) early (d) modern
17. 17.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) wise – foolish (c) shut – close (d) below – under
18. 18.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) brave – cowardly (c) quick – fast (d) brave – bold
19. 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “export”? (a) float (b) accept (c) import (d) whisper
20. 20.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) quiet – silent (c) end – finish (d) rough – smooth
21. 21.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “modern”? (a) wide (b) rich (c) quiet (d) ancient
22. 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minimum”? (a) late (b) journey (c) ancient (d) maximum
23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “present”? (a) early (b) modern (c) honest (d) absent
24. 24.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “majority”? (a) victory (b) journey (c) minority (d) question
25. 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “blame”? (a) praise (b) lend (c) whisper (d) sink
26. 26.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – depart (b) begin – start (c) shut – close (d) arrive – reach
27. 27.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) talk – speak (b) glad – happy (c) jump – leap (d) cheap – expensive
28. 28.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “visible”? (a) polite (b) modern (c) ancient (d) invisible
29. 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exit”? (a) window (b) journey (c) entrance (d) question
30. 30.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) borrow – lend (b) yell – shout (c) ill – sick (d) jump – leap
31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “arrive”? (a) depart (b) laugh (c) borrow (d) accept
32. 32.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) fast – quick (c) scared – afraid (d) float – sink
33. 33.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “natural”? (a) artificial (b) polite (c) generous (d) modern
34. 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “transparent”? (a) ancient (b) generous (c) polite (d) opaque
35. 35.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) clever – smart (b) generous – selfish (c) below – under (d) talk – speak
36. 36.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “honest”? (a) lazy (b) polite (c) brave (d) dishonest
37. 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “answer”? (a) window (b) journey (c) question (d) victory
38. 38.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “include”? (a) borrow (b) sink (c) arrive (d) exclude
39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “success”? (a) journey (b) failure (c) answer (d) question
40. 40.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) ill – sick (c) deep – shallow (d) gift – present

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