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Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 12: Antonyms · Set 672 · 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 “lend”? (a) arrive (b) sing (c) borrow (d) float
  2. 2.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “inferior”? (a) honest (b) modern (c) superior (d) late
  3. 3.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “victory”? (a) defeat (b) answer (c) journey (d) question
  4. 4.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minimum”? (a) journey (b) maximum (c) late (d) ancient
  5. 5.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shut – close (b) arrive – depart (c) arrive – reach (d) begin – start
  6. 6.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) end – finish (c) rich – wealthy (d) rough – smooth
  7. 7.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) talk – speak (b) generous – selfish (c) clever – smart (d) below – under
  8. 8.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) borrow – lend (b) ill – sick (c) jump – leap (d) yell – shout
  9. 9.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rough”? (a) polite (b) modern (c) smooth (d) early
  10. 10.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “arrive”? (a) accept (b) laugh (c) depart (d) borrow
  11. 11.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “brave”? (a) early (b) honest (c) clever (d) cowardly
  12. 12.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cruel”? (a) modern (b) wide (c) early (d) kind
  13. 13.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) float – sink (b) quiet – silent (c) fast – quick (d) scared – afraid
  14. 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “polite”? (a) rude (b) quick (c) honest (d) heavy
  15. 15.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) glad – happy (b) cheap – expensive (c) talk – speak (d) jump – leap
  16. 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “invisible”? (a) generous (b) visible (c) honest (d) early
  17. 17.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – win (b) gift – present (c) victory – defeat (d) end – finish
  18. 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “expensive”? (a) polite (b) honest (c) early (d) cheap
  19. 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunrise”? (a) roof (b) journey (c) sunset (d) answer
  20. 20.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “innocent”? (a) modern (b) early (c) brave (d) guilty
  21. 21.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “guilty”? (a) innocent (b) ancient (c) generous (d) polite
  22. 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “import”? (a) arrive (b) sink (c) borrow (d) export
  23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “shallow”? (a) honest (b) early (c) rich (d) deep
  24. 24.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunset”? (a) question (b) window (c) sunrise (d) journey
  25. 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “private”? (a) early (b) polite (c) ancient (d) public
  26. 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “decrease”? (a) whisper (b) increase (c) float (d) arrive
  27. 27.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “blame”? (a) praise (b) sink (c) lend (d) whisper
  28. 28.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) happy – glad (c) include – exclude (d) shout – yell
  29. 29.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – modern (b) ancient – old (c) tiny – little (d) rich – wealthy
  30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “proud”? (a) humble (b) rich (c) modern (d) early
  31. 31.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) below – under (c) shut – close (d) wise – foolish
  32. 32.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) gift – present (c) deep – shallow (d) ill – sick
  33. 33.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “kind”? (a) lazy (b) ancient (c) cruel (d) wide
  34. 34.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) brave – cowardly (c) quick – fast (d) brave – bold
  35. 35.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “question”? (a) journey (b) answer (c) victory (d) roof
  36. 36.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “success”? (a) answer (b) failure (c) question (d) journey
  37. 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “artificial”? (a) ancient (b) brave (c) honest (d) natural
  38. 38.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “loss”? (a) answer (b) journey (c) window (d) profit
  39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “visible”? (a) polite (b) invisible (c) modern (d) ancient
  40. 40.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “accept”? (a) arrive (b) refuse (c) whisper (d) borrow

Answer key

  1. borrow
  2. superior
  3. defeat
  4. maximum
  5. arrive – depart
  6. rough – smooth
  7. generous – selfish
  8. borrow – lend
  9. smooth
  10. depart
  11. cowardly
  12. kind
  13. float – sink
  14. rude
  15. cheap – expensive
  16. visible
  17. victory – defeat
  18. cheap
  19. sunset
  20. guilty
  21. innocent
  22. export
  23. deep
  24. sunrise
  25. public
  26. increase
  27. praise
  28. include – exclude
  29. ancient – modern
  30. humble
  31. wise – foolish
  32. deep – shallow
  33. cruel
  34. brave – cowardly
  35. answer
  36. failure
  37. natural
  38. profit
  39. invisible
  40. refuse

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