Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 12: Antonyms · Set 796 · 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 “smooth”? (a) ancient (b) honest (c) rough (d) late
2. 2.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) yell – shout (c) ill – sick (d) borrow – lend
3. 3.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) deep – shallow (c) gift – present (d) big – large
4. 4.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) wise – foolish (b) mend – repair (c) below – under (d) shut – close
5. 5.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – bold (b) big – large (c) brave – cowardly (d) quick – fast
6. 6.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “proud”? (a) rich (b) early (c) modern (d) humble
7. 7.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “maximum”? (a) early (b) modern (c) victory (d) minimum
8. 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “absent”? (a) late (b) ancient (c) present (d) polite
9. 9.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “temporary”? (a) permanent (b) honest (c) brave (d) modern
10. 10.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) clever – smart (b) generous – selfish (c) below – under (d) talk – speak
11. 11.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) glad – happy (c) cheap – expensive (d) talk – speak
12. 12.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) shout – yell (c) include – exclude (d) happy – glad
13. 13.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) fast – quick (c) float – sink (d) scared – afraid
14. 14.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – modern (b) tiny – little (c) rich – wealthy (d) ancient – old
15. 15.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “foolish”? (a) wise (b) rich (c) early (d) modern
16. 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cruel”? (a) modern (b) wide (c) early (d) kind
17. 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “brave”? (a) honest (b) early (c) clever (d) cowardly
18. 18.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) victory – win (c) victory – defeat (d) end – finish
19. 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “private”? (a) early (b) public (c) polite (d) ancient
20. 20.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “include”? (a) exclude (b) sink (c) arrive (d) borrow
21. 21.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cheap”? (a) brave (b) honest (c) expensive (d) modern
22. 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “guilty”? (a) ancient (b) polite (c) generous (d) innocent
23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “shallow”? (a) early (b) honest (c) rich (d) deep
24. 24.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rude”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) polite (d) lazy
25. 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “superior”? (a) ancient (b) early (c) polite (d) inferior
26. 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “hero”? (a) question (b) villain (c) journey (d) roof
27. 27.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “kind”? (a) ancient (b) lazy (c) wide (d) cruel
28. 28.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) quiet – silent (c) end – finish (d) rough – smooth
29. 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “failure”? (a) victory (b) journey (c) question (d) success
30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “present”? (a) honest (b) absent (c) early (d) modern
31. 31.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – reach (b) shut – close (c) begin – start (d) arrive – depart
32. 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “entrance”? (a) roof (b) journey (c) answer (d) exit
33. 33.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “ancient”? (a) modern (b) angry (c) tiny (d) wet
34. 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “export”? (a) whisper (b) import (c) float (d) accept
35. 35.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunrise”? (a) journey (b) answer (c) roof (d) sunset
36. 36.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “arrive”? (a) accept (b) depart (c) borrow (d) laugh
37. 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunset”? (a) question (b) journey (c) sunrise (d) window
38. 38.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “opaque”? (a) early (b) transparent (c) modern (d) honest
39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rough”? (a) early (b) modern (c) polite (d) smooth
40. 40.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “victory”? (a) answer (b) defeat (c) question (d) journey

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