Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 12: Antonyms · Set 793 · 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) shout – yell (b) include – exclude (c) mend – repair (d) happy – glad
2. 2.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – reach (b) shut – close (c) begin – start (d) arrive – depart
3. 3.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minority”? (a) answer (b) roof (c) majority (d) journey
4. 4.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “ancient”? (a) tiny (b) modern (c) wet (d) angry
5. 5.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) quiet – silent (c) rich – wealthy (d) rough – smooth
6. 6.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “brave”? (a) honest (b) cowardly (c) clever (d) early
7. 7.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “export”? (a) accept (b) float (c) import (d) whisper
8. 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “hero”? (a) journey (b) question (c) roof (d) villain
9. 9.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “question”? (a) victory (b) journey (c) roof (d) answer
10. 10.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shut – close (b) wise – foolish (c) below – under (d) mend – repair
11. 11.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “wise”? (a) brave (b) foolish (c) polite (d) ancient
12. 12.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “opaque”? (a) honest (b) transparent (c) early (d) modern
13. 13.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – win (b) gift – present (c) end – finish (d) victory – defeat
14. 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “victory”? (a) defeat (b) answer (c) journey (d) question
15. 15.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “shallow”? (a) honest (b) deep (c) early (d) rich
16. 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rude”? (a) polite (b) lazy (c) tall (d) wet
17. 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “temporary”? (a) honest (b) modern (c) permanent (d) brave
18. 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “accept”? (a) borrow (b) refuse (c) arrive (d) whisper
19. 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “guilty”? (a) polite (b) generous (c) innocent (d) ancient
20. 20.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cruel”? (a) kind (b) wide (c) modern (d) early
21. 21.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) scared – afraid (b) quiet – silent (c) float – sink (d) fast – quick
22. 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “deep”? (a) ancient (b) polite (c) generous (d) shallow
23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “maximum”? (a) minimum (b) modern (c) early (d) victory
24. 24.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) yell – shout (b) jump – leap (c) ill – sick (d) borrow – lend
25. 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “foolish”? (a) rich (b) modern (c) early (d) wise
26. 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “villain”? (a) journey (b) answer (c) window (d) hero
27. 27.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) talk – speak (b) glad – happy (c) cheap – expensive (d) jump – leap
28. 28.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) generous – selfish (b) talk – speak (c) clever – smart (d) below – under
29. 29.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – old (b) rich – wealthy (c) ancient – modern (d) tiny – little
30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “success”? (a) question (b) answer (c) failure (d) journey
31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “proud”? (a) modern (b) rich (c) humble (d) early
32. 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunrise”? (a) answer (b) sunset (c) roof (d) journey
33. 33.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunset”? (a) window (b) question (c) sunrise (d) journey
34. 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “absent”? (a) ancient (b) present (c) late (d) polite
35. 35.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “polite”? (a) honest (b) heavy (c) quick (d) rude
36. 36.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “private”? (a) early (b) public (c) ancient (d) polite
37. 37.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) deep – shallow (c) big – large (d) ill – sick
38. 38.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “blame”? (a) lend (b) whisper (c) sink (d) praise
39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “inferior”? (a) modern (b) late (c) superior (d) honest
40. 40.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exclude”? (a) accept (b) float (c) whisper (d) include

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