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Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 12: Antonyms · Set 570 · 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 “generous”? (a) early (b) polite (c) brave (d) selfish
  2. 2.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunrise”? (a) journey (b) sunset (c) roof (d) answer
  3. 3.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shout – yell (b) happy – glad (c) include – exclude (d) mend – repair
  4. 4.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shut – close (b) begin – start (c) arrive – depart (d) arrive – reach
  5. 5.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “visible”? (a) ancient (b) modern (c) polite (d) invisible
  6. 6.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – cowardly (b) quick – fast (c) brave – bold (d) big – large
  7. 7.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “absent”? (a) present (b) polite (c) ancient (d) late
  8. 8.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) yell – shout (c) jump – leap (d) borrow – lend
  9. 9.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “increase”? (a) borrow (b) accept (c) decrease (d) shout
  10. 10.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “selfish”? (a) generous (b) rude (c) quiet (d) lazy
  11. 11.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “decrease”? (a) float (b) increase (c) arrive (d) whisper
  12. 12.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “modern”? (a) quiet (b) rich (c) wide (d) ancient
  13. 13.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “borrow”? (a) win (b) shout (c) lend (d) arrive
  14. 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “kind”? (a) lazy (b) cruel (c) ancient (d) wide
  15. 15.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “public”? (a) private (b) modern (c) brave (d) honest
  16. 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “arrive”? (a) borrow (b) accept (c) depart (d) laugh
  17. 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “profit”? (a) roof (b) journey (c) loss (d) question
  18. 18.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – defeat (b) gift – present (c) end – finish (d) victory – win
  19. 19.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) deep – shallow (b) gift – present (c) big – large (d) ill – sick
  20. 20.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “invisible”? (a) early (b) visible (c) generous (d) honest
  21. 21.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “answer”? (a) question (b) victory (c) journey (d) window
  22. 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “villain”? (a) journey (b) answer (c) hero (d) window
  23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “blunt”? (a) ancient (b) sharp (c) late (d) polite
  24. 24.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “artificial”? (a) honest (b) ancient (c) natural (d) brave
  25. 25.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rough – smooth (b) quiet – silent (c) rich – wealthy (d) end – finish
  26. 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “export”? (a) float (b) import (c) whisper (d) accept
  27. 27.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “ancient”? (a) tiny (b) modern (c) angry (d) wet
  28. 28.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) talk – speak (b) jump – leap (c) cheap – expensive (d) glad – happy
  29. 29.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) below – under (b) wise – foolish (c) mend – repair (d) shut – close
  30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “import”? (a) sink (b) arrive (c) export (d) borrow
  31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “accept”? (a) refuse (b) arrive (c) whisper (d) borrow
  32. 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “brave”? (a) cowardly (b) clever (c) early (d) honest
  33. 33.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “deep”? (a) shallow (b) generous (c) polite (d) ancient
  34. 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “success”? (a) answer (b) question (c) failure (d) journey
  35. 35.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minimum”? (a) journey (b) late (c) maximum (d) ancient
  36. 36.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “smooth”? (a) honest (b) ancient (c) rough (d) late
  37. 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rude”? (a) lazy (b) polite (c) tall (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “question”? (a) journey (b) victory (c) answer (d) roof
  39. 39.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) clever – smart (b) below – under (c) talk – speak (d) generous – selfish
  40. 40.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “entrance”? (a) answer (b) journey (c) roof (d) exit

Answer key

  1. selfish
  2. sunset
  3. include – exclude
  4. arrive – depart
  5. invisible
  6. brave – cowardly
  7. present
  8. borrow – lend
  9. decrease
  10. generous
  11. increase
  12. ancient
  13. lend
  14. cruel
  15. private
  16. depart
  17. loss
  18. victory – defeat
  19. deep – shallow
  20. visible
  21. question
  22. hero
  23. sharp
  24. natural
  25. rough – smooth
  26. import
  27. modern
  28. cheap – expensive
  29. wise – foolish
  30. export
  31. refuse
  32. cowardly
  33. shallow
  34. failure
  35. maximum
  36. rough
  37. polite
  38. answer
  39. generous – selfish
  40. exit

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