Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 12: Antonyms · Set 581 · 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 “ancient”? (a) tiny (b) modern (c) wet (d) angry
2. 2.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “decrease”? (a) whisper (b) arrive (c) increase (d) float
3. 3.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) fast – quick (b) quiet – silent (c) float – sink (d) scared – afraid
4. 4.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “question”? (a) journey (b) answer (c) roof (d) victory
5. 5.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “success”? (a) answer (b) journey (c) failure (d) question
6. 6.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cowardly”? (a) rude (b) lazy (c) brave (d) tiny
7. 7.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) rich – wealthy (c) rough – smooth (d) end – finish
8. 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “failure”? (a) victory (b) journey (c) question (d) success
9. 9.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “wise”? (a) brave (b) foolish (c) ancient (d) polite
10. 10.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “selfish”? (a) lazy (b) rude (c) quiet (d) generous
11. 11.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “maximum”? (a) modern (b) minimum (c) victory (d) early
12. 12.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “export”? (a) accept (b) float (c) whisper (d) import
13. 13.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) generous – selfish (b) below – under (c) talk – speak (d) clever – smart
14. 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “victory”? (a) question (b) journey (c) defeat (d) answer
15. 15.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) talk – speak (b) jump – leap (c) cheap – expensive (d) glad – happy
16. 16.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) yell – shout (b) borrow – lend (c) ill – sick (d) jump – leap
17. 17.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) happy – glad (b) include – exclude (c) mend – repair (d) shout – yell
18. 18.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) big – large (c) gift – present (d) deep – shallow
19. 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “shallow”? (a) early (b) honest (c) rich (d) deep
20. 20.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) wise – foolish (b) shut – close (c) mend – repair (d) below – under
21. 21.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – win (b) gift – present (c) victory – defeat (d) end – finish
22. 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “temporary”? (a) permanent (b) honest (c) modern (d) brave
23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rough”? (a) polite (b) smooth (c) early (d) modern
24. 24.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “public”? (a) private (b) modern (c) brave (d) honest
25. 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minimum”? (a) journey (b) late (c) ancient (d) maximum
26. 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “superior”? (a) inferior (b) early (c) polite (d) ancient
27. 27.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rude”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) polite (d) lazy
28. 28.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “import”? (a) sink (b) borrow (c) export (d) arrive
29. 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “villain”? (a) answer (b) window (c) journey (d) hero
30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “private”? (a) public (b) early (c) polite (d) ancient
31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “hero”? (a) villain (b) roof (c) journey (d) question
32. 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “invisible”? (a) visible (b) honest (c) early (d) generous
33. 33.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “guilty”? (a) generous (b) ancient (c) polite (d) innocent
34. 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sink”? (a) sing (b) float (c) arrive (d) lend
35. 35.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) tiny – little (b) rich – wealthy (c) ancient – old (d) ancient – modern
36. 36.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cheap”? (a) honest (b) brave (c) modern (d) expensive
37. 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “permanent”? (a) ancient (b) generous (c) polite (d) temporary
38. 38.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “lend”? (a) sing (b) borrow (c) arrive (d) float
39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “deep”? (a) polite (b) generous (c) ancient (d) shallow
40. 40.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cruel”? (a) wide (b) kind (c) modern (d) early

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