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Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 12: Antonyms · Set 921 · 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 “include”? (a) arrive (b) sink (c) borrow (d) exclude
  2. 2.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “smooth”? (a) ancient (b) honest (c) late (d) rough
  3. 3.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) wise – foolish (b) mend – repair (c) shut – close (d) below – under
  4. 4.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) victory – defeat (c) gift – present (d) victory – win
  5. 5.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “loss”? (a) window (b) journey (c) profit (d) answer
  6. 6.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) happy – glad (c) shout – yell (d) include – exclude
  7. 7.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) glad – happy (b) talk – speak (c) jump – leap (d) cheap – expensive
  8. 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “praise”? (a) blame (b) float (c) arrive (d) borrow
  9. 9.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minority”? (a) roof (b) majority (c) journey (d) answer
  10. 10.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “private”? (a) polite (b) ancient (c) early (d) public
  11. 11.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “lend”? (a) arrive (b) borrow (c) float (d) sing
  12. 12.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sharp”? (a) honest (b) blunt (c) early (d) modern
  13. 13.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) tiny – little (c) ancient – old (d) ancient – modern
  14. 14.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) rich – wealthy (c) rough – smooth (d) quiet – silent
  15. 15.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) deep – shallow (c) gift – present (d) big – large
  16. 16.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – cowardly (b) big – large (c) brave – bold (d) quick – fast
  17. 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “absent”? (a) ancient (b) present (c) polite (d) late
  18. 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “maximum”? (a) victory (b) minimum (c) modern (d) early
  19. 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cowardly”? (a) lazy (b) tiny (c) brave (d) rude
  20. 20.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “polite”? (a) rude (b) quick (c) heavy (d) honest
  21. 21.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) fast – quick (c) scared – afraid (d) float – sink
  22. 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “proud”? (a) modern (b) rich (c) early (d) humble
  23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exclude”? (a) include (b) whisper (c) float (d) accept
  24. 24.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sink”? (a) arrive (b) float (c) lend (d) sing
  25. 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “arrive”? (a) laugh (b) accept (c) depart (d) borrow
  26. 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “question”? (a) journey (b) roof (c) answer (d) victory
  27. 27.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) borrow – lend (b) jump – leap (c) ill – sick (d) yell – shout
  28. 28.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “borrow”? (a) arrive (b) shout (c) win (d) lend
  29. 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “decrease”? (a) arrive (b) float (c) whisper (d) increase
  30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “import”? (a) borrow (b) export (c) sink (d) arrive
  31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “failure”? (a) success (b) victory (c) journey (d) question
  32. 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “profit”? (a) loss (b) roof (c) question (d) journey
  33. 33.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “invisible”? (a) generous (b) early (c) honest (d) visible
  34. 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “deep”? (a) generous (b) polite (c) shallow (d) ancient
  35. 35.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “majority”? (a) minority (b) question (c) journey (d) victory
  36. 36.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “generous”? (a) polite (b) brave (c) selfish (d) early
  37. 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “humble”? (a) ancient (b) early (c) proud (d) wide
  38. 38.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “victory”? (a) answer (b) defeat (c) journey (d) question
  39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “visible”? (a) ancient (b) invisible (c) modern (d) polite
  40. 40.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cheap”? (a) brave (b) expensive (c) modern (d) honest

Answer key

  1. exclude
  2. rough
  3. wise – foolish
  4. victory – defeat
  5. profit
  6. include – exclude
  7. cheap – expensive
  8. blame
  9. majority
  10. public
  11. borrow
  12. blunt
  13. ancient – modern
  14. rough – smooth
  15. deep – shallow
  16. brave – cowardly
  17. present
  18. minimum
  19. brave
  20. rude
  21. float – sink
  22. humble
  23. include
  24. float
  25. depart
  26. answer
  27. borrow – lend
  28. lend
  29. increase
  30. export
  31. success
  32. loss
  33. visible
  34. shallow
  35. minority
  36. selfish
  37. proud
  38. defeat
  39. invisible
  40. expensive

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