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Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 12: Antonyms · Set 855 · 40 questions
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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. 1.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “smooth”? (a) late (b) ancient (c) honest (d) rough
  2. 2.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “wise”? (a) brave (b) foolish (c) polite (d) ancient
  3. 3.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) glad – happy (b) jump – leap (c) talk – speak (d) cheap – expensive
  4. 4.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) include – exclude (b) shout – yell (c) mend – repair (d) happy – glad
  5. 5.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “maximum”? (a) minimum (b) modern (c) early (d) victory
  6. 6.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) ill – sick (c) deep – shallow (d) big – large
  7. 7.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “entrance”? (a) roof (b) exit (c) answer (d) journey
  8. 8.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shut – close (b) below – under (c) mend – repair (d) wise – foolish
  9. 9.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “borrow”? (a) arrive (b) lend (c) shout (d) win
  10. 10.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunrise”? (a) journey (b) roof (c) answer (d) sunset
  11. 11.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) fast – quick (c) float – sink (d) scared – afraid
  12. 12.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) rough – smooth (c) quiet – silent (d) rich – wealthy
  13. 13.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minimum”? (a) ancient (b) maximum (c) journey (d) late
  14. 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “majority”? (a) journey (b) victory (c) minority (d) question
  15. 15.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – depart (b) arrive – reach (c) shut – close (d) begin – start
  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 “loss”? (a) profit (b) journey (c) answer (d) window
  18. 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cheap”? (a) honest (b) modern (c) brave (d) expensive
  19. 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “export”? (a) whisper (b) float (c) import (d) accept
  20. 20.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “include”? (a) borrow (b) arrive (c) exclude (d) sink
  21. 21.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) gift – present (c) victory – win (d) victory – defeat
  22. 22.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) quick – fast (c) brave – bold (d) brave – cowardly
  23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “arrive”? (a) accept (b) depart (c) borrow (d) laugh
  24. 24.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “natural”? (a) artificial (b) polite (c) generous (d) modern
  25. 25.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) tiny – little (c) ancient – modern (d) ancient – old
  26. 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “proud”? (a) rich (b) modern (c) humble (d) early
  27. 27.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “absent”? (a) present (b) late (c) polite (d) ancient
  28. 28.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “praise”? (a) borrow (b) float (c) arrive (d) blame
  29. 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “kind”? (a) ancient (b) cruel (c) lazy (d) wide
  30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “blame”? (a) sink (b) lend (c) whisper (d) praise
  31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cowardly”? (a) brave (b) lazy (c) tiny (d) rude
  32. 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “shallow”? (a) deep (b) honest (c) early (d) rich
  33. 33.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) yell – shout (b) borrow – lend (c) jump – leap (d) ill – sick
  34. 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “accept”? (a) whisper (b) borrow (c) refuse (d) arrive
  35. 35.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “increase”? (a) shout (b) decrease (c) borrow (d) accept
  36. 36.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “villain”? (a) answer (b) journey (c) window (d) hero
  37. 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “hero”? (a) roof (b) villain (c) journey (d) question
  38. 38.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “expensive”? (a) early (b) cheap (c) polite (d) honest
  39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “brave”? (a) clever (b) early (c) cowardly (d) honest
  40. 40.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “deep”? (a) shallow (b) polite (c) generous (d) ancient

Answer key

  1. rough
  2. foolish
  3. cheap – expensive
  4. include – exclude
  5. minimum
  6. deep – shallow
  7. exit
  8. wise – foolish
  9. lend
  10. sunset
  11. float – sink
  12. rough – smooth
  13. maximum
  14. minority
  15. arrive – depart
  16. generous – selfish
  17. profit
  18. expensive
  19. import
  20. exclude
  21. victory – defeat
  22. brave – cowardly
  23. depart
  24. artificial
  25. ancient – modern
  26. humble
  27. present
  28. blame
  29. cruel
  30. praise
  31. brave
  32. deep
  33. borrow – lend
  34. refuse
  35. decrease
  36. hero
  37. villain
  38. cheap
  39. cowardly
  40. shallow

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