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