Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 12: Antonyms · Set 798 · 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 “decrease”? (a) whisper (b) float (c) increase (d) arrive
2. 2.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “ancient”? (a) tiny (b) wet (c) modern (d) angry
3. 3.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shut – close (b) below – under (c) wise – foolish (d) mend – repair
4. 4.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) end – finish (c) rich – wealthy (d) rough – smooth
5. 5.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “private”? (a) early (b) polite (c) public (d) ancient
6. 6.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “modern”? (a) ancient (b) quiet (c) wide (d) rich
7. 7.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) cheap – expensive (b) jump – leap (c) glad – happy (d) talk – speak
8. 8.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shut – close (b) arrive – reach (c) begin – start (d) arrive – depart
9. 9.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) happy – glad (b) mend – repair (c) include – exclude (d) shout – yell
10. 10.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) end – finish (c) victory – win (d) victory – defeat
11. 11.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “polite”? (a) honest (b) heavy (c) quick (d) rude
12. 12.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “lend”? (a) float (b) arrive (c) borrow (d) sing
13. 13.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quick – fast (b) brave – bold (c) brave – cowardly (d) big – large
14. 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exclude”? (a) whisper (b) include (c) accept (d) float
15. 15.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “failure”? (a) question (b) journey (c) victory (d) success
16. 16.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) clever – smart (b) generous – selfish (c) below – under (d) talk – speak
17. 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “absent”? (a) present (b) late (c) ancient (d) polite
18. 18.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) big – large (c) ill – sick (d) deep – shallow
19. 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “arrive”? (a) borrow (b) laugh (c) accept (d) depart
20. 20.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “accept”? (a) borrow (b) whisper (c) refuse (d) arrive
21. 21.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “success”? (a) journey (b) answer (c) failure (d) question
22. 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “maximum”? (a) modern (b) early (c) victory (d) minimum
23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cruel”? (a) kind (b) modern (c) early (d) wide
24. 24.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “visible”? (a) polite (b) modern (c) invisible (d) ancient
25. 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “loss”? (a) profit (b) window (c) journey (d) answer
26. 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “temporary”? (a) brave (b) permanent (c) honest (d) modern
27. 27.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “answer”? (a) question (b) victory (c) window (d) journey
28. 28.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) tiny – little (c) ancient – old (d) ancient – modern
29. 29.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) borrow – lend (b) yell – shout (c) jump – leap (d) ill – sick
30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunrise”? (a) journey (b) roof (c) answer (d) sunset
31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “transparent”? (a) ancient (b) generous (c) polite (d) opaque
32. 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rude”? (a) wet (b) polite (c) lazy (d) tall
33. 33.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “brave”? (a) cowardly (b) early (c) honest (d) clever
34. 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “include”? (a) arrive (b) borrow (c) sink (d) exclude
35. 35.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “humble”? (a) early (b) ancient (c) wide (d) proud
36. 36.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “shallow”? (a) early (b) deep (c) honest (d) rich
37. 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “blame”? (a) praise (b) whisper (c) sink (d) lend
38. 38.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “present”? (a) early (b) absent (c) modern (d) honest
39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “question”? (a) roof (b) answer (c) victory (d) journey
40. 40.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “export”? (a) import (b) float (c) whisper (d) accept

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