Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 12: Antonyms · Set 981 · 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 “public”? (a) private (b) modern (c) honest (d) brave
2. 2.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cruel”? (a) wide (b) modern (c) early (d) kind
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) tiny – little (b) ancient – modern (c) ancient – old (d) rich – wealthy
5. 5.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) borrow – lend (b) yell – shout (c) jump – leap (d) ill – sick
6. 6.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “float”? (a) run (b) borrow (c) sink (d) shout
7. 7.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “visible”? (a) ancient (b) polite (c) invisible (d) modern
8. 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sink”? (a) sing (b) float (c) lend (d) arrive
9. 9.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) generous – selfish (b) below – under (c) talk – speak (d) clever – smart
10. 10.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “success”? (a) journey (b) question (c) failure (d) answer
11. 11.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “inferior”? (a) late (b) superior (c) honest (d) modern
12. 12.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) include – exclude (b) happy – glad (c) mend – repair (d) shout – yell
13. 13.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “opaque”? (a) transparent (b) early (c) honest (d) modern
14. 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “ancient”? (a) angry (b) modern (c) wet (d) tiny
15. 15.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) begin – start (b) arrive – depart (c) arrive – reach (d) shut – close
16. 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “lend”? (a) sing (b) float (c) borrow (d) arrive
17. 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “borrow”? (a) arrive (b) shout (c) lend (d) win
18. 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “answer”? (a) question (b) journey (c) victory (d) window
19. 19.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) ill – sick (c) big – large (d) deep – shallow
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 “loss”? (a) profit (b) answer (c) journey (d) window
22. 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “selfish”? (a) rude (b) quiet (c) generous (d) lazy
23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “praise”? (a) blame (b) float (c) borrow (d) arrive
24. 24.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “innocent”? (a) modern (b) guilty (c) brave (d) early
25. 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “guilty”? (a) polite (b) innocent (c) generous (d) ancient
26. 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunset”? (a) window (b) question (c) sunrise (d) journey
27. 27.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “honest”? (a) brave (b) lazy (c) dishonest (d) polite
28. 28.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “foolish”? (a) early (b) modern (c) rich (d) wise
29. 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “absent”? (a) polite (b) late (c) ancient (d) present
30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “expensive”? (a) early (b) cheap (c) polite (d) honest
31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exit”? (a) entrance (b) question (c) window (d) journey
32. 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “shallow”? (a) early (b) rich (c) deep (d) honest
33. 33.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) rough – smooth (c) end – finish (d) rich – wealthy
34. 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “temporary”? (a) honest (b) modern (c) brave (d) permanent
35. 35.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “kind”? (a) lazy (b) wide (c) ancient (d) cruel
36. 36.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “proud”? (a) modern (b) rich (c) early (d) humble
37. 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “blunt”? (a) polite (b) sharp (c) late (d) ancient
38. 38.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “humble”? (a) early (b) wide (c) ancient (d) proud
39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minimum”? (a) maximum (b) ancient (c) late (d) journey
40. 40.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “natural”? (a) artificial (b) generous (c) polite (d) modern

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