Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 12: Antonyms · Set 974 · 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 “villain”? (a) journey (b) window (c) answer (d) hero
2. 2.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunrise”? (a) answer (b) journey (c) sunset (d) roof
3. 3.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “decrease”? (a) float (b) whisper (c) increase (d) arrive
4. 4.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “visible”? (a) polite (b) invisible (c) ancient (d) modern
5. 5.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) scared – afraid (b) quiet – silent (c) fast – quick (d) float – sink
6. 6.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “hero”? (a) roof (b) journey (c) villain (d) question
7. 7.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) ill – sick (c) yell – shout (d) borrow – lend
8. 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “question”? (a) victory (b) answer (c) journey (d) roof
9. 9.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minority”? (a) roof (b) majority (c) journey (d) answer
10. 10.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) tiny – little (b) ancient – modern (c) rich – wealthy (d) ancient – old
11. 11.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “ancient”? (a) angry (b) tiny (c) modern (d) wet
12. 12.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “include”? (a) arrive (b) sink (c) exclude (d) borrow
13. 13.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shout – yell (b) happy – glad (c) mend – repair (d) include – exclude
14. 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “innocent”? (a) guilty (b) early (c) modern (d) brave
15. 15.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) brave – cowardly (c) quick – fast (d) brave – bold
16. 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “float”? (a) sink (b) borrow (c) run (d) shout
17. 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “selfish”? (a) quiet (b) generous (c) lazy (d) rude
18. 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “generous”? (a) polite (b) brave (c) selfish (d) early
19. 19.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) big – large (c) deep – shallow (d) gift – present
20. 20.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “blame”? (a) whisper (b) praise (c) lend (d) sink
21. 21.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) wise – foolish (c) below – under (d) shut – close
22. 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “polite”? (a) quick (b) honest (c) rude (d) heavy
23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “maximum”? (a) victory (b) modern (c) minimum (d) early
24. 24.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) begin – start (b) arrive – reach (c) arrive – depart (d) shut – close
25. 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rough”? (a) smooth (b) polite (c) early (d) modern
26. 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “profit”? (a) loss (b) question (c) journey (d) roof
27. 27.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – win (b) gift – present (c) victory – defeat (d) end – finish
28. 28.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “humble”? (a) ancient (b) proud (c) wide (d) early
29. 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “blunt”? (a) late (b) ancient (c) polite (d) sharp
30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “guilty”? (a) polite (b) generous (c) ancient (d) innocent
31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “accept”? (a) refuse (b) borrow (c) whisper (d) arrive
32. 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “superior”? (a) ancient (b) inferior (c) early (d) polite
33. 33.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) end – finish (c) rich – wealthy (d) rough – smooth
34. 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “present”? (a) honest (b) modern (c) early (d) absent
35. 35.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “private”? (a) polite (b) early (c) public (d) ancient
36. 36.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “failure”? (a) journey (b) success (c) question (d) victory
37. 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “borrow”? (a) arrive (b) shout (c) win (d) lend
38. 38.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exclude”? (a) accept (b) float (c) whisper (d) include
39. 39.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) cheap – expensive (b) glad – happy (c) jump – leap (d) talk – speak
40. 40.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “absent”? (a) late (b) present (c) ancient (d) polite

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