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