Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 12: Antonyms · Set 996 · 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 “selfish”? (a) generous (b) quiet (c) rude (d) lazy
2. 2.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) fast – quick (c) scared – afraid (d) float – sink
3. 3.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shout – yell (b) include – exclude (c) mend – repair (d) happy – glad
4. 4.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “praise”? (a) blame (b) arrive (c) float (d) borrow
5. 5.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minimum”? (a) journey (b) late (c) maximum (d) ancient
6. 6.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) gift – present (c) ill – sick (d) deep – shallow
7. 7.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “export”? (a) float (b) accept (c) whisper (d) import
8. 8.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shut – close (b) begin – start (c) arrive – reach (d) arrive – depart
9. 9.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rude”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) lazy (d) polite
10. 10.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “loss”? (a) profit (b) answer (c) window (d) journey
11. 11.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “kind”? (a) cruel (b) lazy (c) ancient (d) wide
12. 12.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sharp”? (a) modern (b) blunt (c) early (d) honest
13. 13.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “invisible”? (a) visible (b) early (c) honest (d) generous
14. 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “brave”? (a) honest (b) cowardly (c) clever (d) early
15. 15.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “lend”? (a) arrive (b) sing (c) float (d) borrow
16. 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “majority”? (a) minority (b) journey (c) question (d) victory
17. 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exclude”? (a) accept (b) float (c) whisper (d) include
18. 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “include”? (a) arrive (b) borrow (c) exclude (d) sink
19. 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “accept”? (a) arrive (b) whisper (c) borrow (d) refuse
20. 20.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minority”? (a) roof (b) journey (c) majority (d) answer
21. 21.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – bold (b) big – large (c) brave – cowardly (d) quick – fast
22. 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “import”? (a) borrow (b) arrive (c) export (d) sink
23. 23.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) glad – happy (c) cheap – expensive (d) talk – speak
24. 24.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “visible”? (a) modern (b) invisible (c) polite (d) ancient
25. 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cowardly”? (a) lazy (b) brave (c) tiny (d) rude
26. 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “inferior”? (a) late (b) honest (c) modern (d) superior
27. 27.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “generous”? (a) brave (b) selfish (c) early (d) polite
28. 28.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sink”? (a) lend (b) sing (c) float (d) arrive
29. 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “villain”? (a) answer (b) journey (c) window (d) hero
30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “hero”? (a) roof (b) journey (c) villain (d) question
31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “smooth”? (a) late (b) honest (c) ancient (d) rough
32. 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “float”? (a) run (b) shout (c) borrow (d) sink
33. 33.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) rough – smooth (c) end – finish (d) quiet – silent
34. 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “failure”? (a) journey (b) victory (c) question (d) success
35. 35.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “shallow”? (a) honest (b) rich (c) deep (d) early
36. 36.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunset”? (a) question (b) window (c) journey (d) sunrise
37. 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “natural”? (a) polite (b) generous (c) modern (d) artificial
38. 38.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “blunt”? (a) ancient (b) late (c) polite (d) sharp
39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “innocent”? (a) brave (b) guilty (c) modern (d) early
40. 40.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “expensive”? (a) polite (b) early (c) cheap (d) honest

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