Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 12: Antonyms · Set 598 · 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 pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – cowardly (b) big – large (c) quick – fast (d) brave – bold
2. 2.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “innocent”? (a) early (b) brave (c) modern (d) guilty
3. 3.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) borrow – lend (c) jump – leap (d) yell – shout
4. 4.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shout – yell (b) include – exclude (c) mend – repair (d) happy – glad
5. 5.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shut – close (b) wise – foolish (c) below – under (d) mend – repair
6. 6.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) begin – start (b) arrive – reach (c) shut – close (d) arrive – depart
7. 7.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “increase”? (a) borrow (b) accept (c) decrease (d) shout
8. 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “artificial”? (a) ancient (b) honest (c) natural (d) brave
9. 9.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sink”? (a) arrive (b) sing (c) float (d) lend
10. 10.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) fast – quick (b) scared – afraid (c) float – sink (d) quiet – silent
11. 11.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “guilty”? (a) ancient (b) polite (c) generous (d) innocent
12. 12.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunrise”? (a) answer (b) sunset (c) roof (d) journey
13. 13.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “maximum”? (a) modern (b) victory (c) early (d) minimum
14. 14.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) clever – smart (b) below – under (c) talk – speak (d) generous – selfish
15. 15.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – modern (b) tiny – little (c) rich – wealthy (d) ancient – old
16. 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “decrease”? (a) increase (b) whisper (c) float (d) arrive
17. 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “deep”? (a) polite (b) ancient (c) generous (d) shallow
18. 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “borrow”? (a) win (b) lend (c) shout (d) arrive
19. 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “inferior”? (a) honest (b) modern (c) superior (d) late
20. 20.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) rough – smooth (c) rich – wealthy (d) quiet – silent
21. 21.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) cheap – expensive (b) jump – leap (c) talk – speak (d) glad – happy
22. 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “blunt”? (a) polite (b) late (c) sharp (d) ancient
23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “victory”? (a) defeat (b) question (c) answer (d) journey
24. 24.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exclude”? (a) include (b) float (c) accept (d) whisper
25. 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “absent”? (a) ancient (b) present (c) late (d) polite
26. 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “smooth”? (a) honest (b) ancient (c) rough (d) late
27. 27.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) ill – sick (c) gift – present (d) deep – shallow
28. 28.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “humble”? (a) early (b) ancient (c) wide (d) proud
29. 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “expensive”? (a) honest (b) polite (c) cheap (d) early
30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “villain”? (a) hero (b) journey (c) window (d) answer
31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “loss”? (a) profit (b) journey (c) window (d) answer
32. 32.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – defeat (b) victory – win (c) end – finish (d) gift – present
33. 33.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “superior”? (a) early (b) inferior (c) polite (d) ancient
34. 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “foolish”? (a) wise (b) modern (c) early (d) rich
35. 35.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “import”? (a) export (b) arrive (c) borrow (d) sink
36. 36.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “success”? (a) journey (b) failure (c) question (d) answer
37. 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “selfish”? (a) rude (b) lazy (c) quiet (d) generous
38. 38.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “private”? (a) public (b) early (c) ancient (d) polite
39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rude”? (a) wet (b) polite (c) tall (d) lazy
40. 40.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “hero”? (a) villain (b) question (c) roof (d) journey

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