Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 12: Antonyms · Set 795 · 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) scared – afraid (b) quiet – silent (c) fast – quick (d) float – sink
2. 2.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) begin – start (b) arrive – reach (c) arrive – depart (d) shut – close
3. 3.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) yell – shout (b) jump – leap (c) borrow – lend (d) ill – sick
4. 4.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “failure”? (a) success (b) journey (c) victory (d) question
5. 5.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “praise”? (a) borrow (b) blame (c) float (d) arrive
6. 6.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “permanent”? (a) ancient (b) polite (c) generous (d) temporary
7. 7.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – cowardly (b) big – large (c) quick – fast (d) brave – bold
8. 8.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) victory – win (c) victory – defeat (d) gift – present
9. 9.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – old (b) ancient – modern (c) tiny – little (d) rich – wealthy
10. 10.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “generous”? (a) early (b) brave (c) selfish (d) polite
11. 11.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunrise”? (a) roof (b) journey (c) answer (d) sunset
12. 12.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “artificial”? (a) ancient (b) honest (c) brave (d) natural
13. 13.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) happy – glad (b) mend – repair (c) shout – yell (d) include – exclude
14. 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “accept”? (a) arrive (b) borrow (c) whisper (d) refuse
15. 15.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “decrease”? (a) float (b) whisper (c) increase (d) arrive
16. 16.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) big – large (c) deep – shallow (d) ill – sick
17. 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rough”? (a) polite (b) modern (c) smooth (d) early
18. 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “brave”? (a) honest (b) clever (c) early (d) cowardly
19. 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “loss”? (a) window (b) journey (c) answer (d) profit
20. 20.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) clever – smart (b) generous – selfish (c) talk – speak (d) below – under
21. 21.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “increase”? (a) decrease (b) shout (c) borrow (d) accept
22. 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “victory”? (a) answer (b) defeat (c) question (d) journey
23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “borrow”? (a) arrive (b) win (c) lend (d) shout
24. 24.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “visible”? (a) invisible (b) ancient (c) modern (d) polite
25. 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cruel”? (a) kind (b) early (c) modern (d) wide
26. 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “majority”? (a) question (b) victory (c) journey (d) minority
27. 27.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “expensive”? (a) cheap (b) early (c) polite (d) honest
28. 28.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) below – under (c) wise – foolish (d) shut – close
29. 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minority”? (a) journey (b) majority (c) answer (d) roof
30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “invisible”? (a) visible (b) early (c) honest (d) generous
31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “arrive”? (a) laugh (b) borrow (c) depart (d) accept
32. 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sharp”? (a) early (b) honest (c) modern (d) blunt
33. 33.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “question”? (a) answer (b) roof (c) journey (d) victory
34. 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “hero”? (a) roof (b) question (c) journey (d) villain
35. 35.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “present”? (a) absent (b) early (c) modern (d) honest
36. 36.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “include”? (a) borrow (b) arrive (c) sink (d) exclude
37. 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunset”? (a) window (b) journey (c) sunrise (d) question
38. 38.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “smooth”? (a) ancient (b) honest (c) late (d) rough
39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “blame”? (a) whisper (b) sink (c) lend (d) praise
40. 40.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “selfish”? (a) lazy (b) quiet (c) generous (d) rude

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