Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 12: Antonyms · Set 928 · 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) wise – foolish (b) mend – repair (c) below – under (d) shut – close
2. 2.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “accept”? (a) borrow (b) whisper (c) arrive (d) refuse
3. 3.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “praise”? (a) borrow (b) arrive (c) blame (d) float
4. 4.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) deep – shallow (c) big – large (d) gift – present
5. 5.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – defeat (b) end – finish (c) victory – win (d) gift – present
6. 6.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “transparent”? (a) polite (b) generous (c) ancient (d) opaque
7. 7.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) talk – speak (c) cheap – expensive (d) glad – happy
8. 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “public”? (a) brave (b) private (c) modern (d) honest
9. 9.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rough – smooth (b) quiet – silent (c) end – finish (d) rich – wealthy
10. 10.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “guilty”? (a) polite (b) innocent (c) generous (d) ancient
11. 11.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quick – fast (b) brave – cowardly (c) big – large (d) brave – bold
12. 12.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “inferior”? (a) late (b) honest (c) superior (d) modern
13. 13.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) begin – start (b) arrive – reach (c) shut – close (d) arrive – depart
14. 14.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) below – under (b) clever – smart (c) generous – selfish (d) talk – speak
15. 15.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “opaque”? (a) transparent (b) honest (c) early (d) modern
16. 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “answer”? (a) window (b) question (c) journey (d) victory
17. 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “visible”? (a) polite (b) invisible (c) modern (d) ancient
18. 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “proud”? (a) rich (b) early (c) modern (d) humble
19. 19.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) fast – quick (b) float – sink (c) scared – afraid (d) quiet – silent
20. 20.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “natural”? (a) modern (b) generous (c) polite (d) artificial
21. 21.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) tiny – little (b) ancient – modern (c) rich – wealthy (d) ancient – old
22. 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “invisible”? (a) early (b) honest (c) visible (d) generous
23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “majority”? (a) victory (b) minority (c) question (d) journey
24. 24.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rude”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) lazy (d) polite
25. 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “hero”? (a) villain (b) question (c) journey (d) roof
26. 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunrise”? (a) journey (b) answer (c) sunset (d) roof
27. 27.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “question”? (a) answer (b) journey (c) victory (d) roof
28. 28.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “superior”? (a) polite (b) early (c) ancient (d) inferior
29. 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “private”? (a) early (b) polite (c) public (d) ancient
30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunset”? (a) window (b) journey (c) question (d) sunrise
31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “blame”? (a) whisper (b) praise (c) sink (d) lend
32. 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “failure”? (a) question (b) journey (c) victory (d) success
33. 33.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exit”? (a) question (b) window (c) journey (d) entrance
34. 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “selfish”? (a) lazy (b) quiet (c) rude (d) generous
35. 35.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) borrow – lend (b) yell – shout (c) jump – leap (d) ill – sick
36. 36.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “shallow”? (a) honest (b) early (c) rich (d) deep
37. 37.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) include – exclude (b) shout – yell (c) happy – glad (d) mend – repair
38. 38.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cowardly”? (a) rude (b) lazy (c) brave (d) tiny
39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minimum”? (a) ancient (b) maximum (c) journey (d) late
40. 40.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “deep”? (a) polite (b) ancient (c) generous (d) shallow

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