Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 12: Antonyms · Set 704 · 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 “lend”? (a) arrive (b) sing (c) float (d) borrow
2. 2.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rude”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) polite (d) lazy
3. 3.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) ill – sick (c) gift – present (d) deep – shallow
4. 4.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shut – close (b) mend – repair (c) below – under (d) wise – foolish
5. 5.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “export”? (a) accept (b) float (c) whisper (d) import
6. 6.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “villain”? (a) hero (b) journey (c) window (d) answer
7. 7.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “innocent”? (a) modern (b) early (c) brave (d) guilty
8. 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “present”? (a) honest (b) absent (c) modern (d) early
9. 9.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – cowardly (b) brave – bold (c) quick – fast (d) big – large
10. 10.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “victory”? (a) answer (b) journey (c) defeat (d) question
11. 11.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) borrow – lend (b) yell – shout (c) ill – sick (d) jump – leap
12. 12.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “borrow”? (a) lend (b) arrive (c) win (d) shout
13. 13.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sink”? (a) arrive (b) sing (c) float (d) lend
14. 14.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) victory – defeat (c) gift – present (d) victory – win
15. 15.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – depart (b) shut – close (c) begin – start (d) arrive – reach
16. 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “majority”? (a) question (b) victory (c) minority (d) journey
17. 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “artificial”? (a) natural (b) brave (c) ancient (d) honest
18. 18.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) tiny – little (b) ancient – modern (c) rich – wealthy (d) ancient – old
19. 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cheap”? (a) brave (b) honest (c) expensive (d) modern
20. 20.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “invisible”? (a) early (b) generous (c) visible (d) honest
21. 21.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) float – sink (b) quiet – silent (c) scared – afraid (d) fast – quick
22. 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “question”? (a) victory (b) journey (c) answer (d) roof
23. 23.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) happy – glad (b) shout – yell (c) include – exclude (d) mend – repair
24. 24.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “foolish”? (a) modern (b) wise (c) early (d) rich
25. 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunset”? (a) window (b) sunrise (c) journey (d) question
26. 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “decrease”? (a) float (b) increase (c) whisper (d) arrive
27. 27.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “include”? (a) sink (b) borrow (c) exclude (d) arrive
28. 28.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sharp”? (a) modern (b) early (c) blunt (d) honest
29. 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “blame”? (a) whisper (b) lend (c) praise (d) sink
30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “transparent”? (a) polite (b) generous (c) ancient (d) opaque
31. 31.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) talk – speak (c) glad – happy (d) cheap – expensive
32. 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “selfish”? (a) rude (b) quiet (c) lazy (d) generous
33. 33.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “answer”? (a) question (b) victory (c) window (d) journey
34. 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exclude”? (a) float (b) whisper (c) accept (d) include
35. 35.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cowardly”? (a) lazy (b) tiny (c) rude (d) brave
36. 36.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minority”? (a) answer (b) journey (c) roof (d) majority
37. 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “kind”? (a) lazy (b) ancient (c) cruel (d) wide
38. 38.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “deep”? (a) ancient (b) polite (c) generous (d) shallow
39. 39.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) rough – smooth (c) quiet – silent (d) rich – wealthy
40. 40.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) generous – selfish (b) below – under (c) talk – speak (d) clever – smart

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