Worksheet: Antonyms

Q1: Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.

(i) DEBATE
(a) agree
(b) tame
(c) dispute
(d) ignore

(ii) HAVOC
(a) wonder
(b) peace
(c) chaos
(d) warfare

(iii) EXCAVATE
(a) scrape
(b) hollow
(c) bury
(d) mask

(iv) ABSURD
(a) batty
(b) sensible
(c) certain
(d) insane

(v) PEDESTRIAN
(a) motorist
(b) hiker
(c) galloper
(d) sailor

(vi) SOLITARY
(a) friendly
(b) lonely
(c) isolated
(d) together

(vii) SOAR
(a) elevate
(b) float
(c) mount
(d) land

(viii) ATHLETIC
(a) frail
(b) muscular
(c) energetic
(d) intelligent

(ix) CRITICIZE
(a) punish
(b) praise
(c) blame
(d) approve

(x) ACCOMPLISH
(a) exhaust
(b) manage
(c) blunder
(d) cease

Q2: Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.

(i) FATIGUE
(a) liveliness
(b) exhaustion
(c) weakness
(d) excitement

(ii) EXHIBIT
(a) conceal
(b) uncover
(c) distort
(d) display

(iii) MYTH
(a) story
(b) epic
(c) invention
(d) truth

(iv) IMPRESSIVE
(a) dull
(b) insignificant
(c) towering
(d) majestic

(v) AVAILABLE
(a) acceptable
(b) accessible
(c) absent
(d) attainable

(vi) SQUASH
(a) spurt
(b) expand
(c) hydrate
(d) squeeze

(vii) SUMMIT
(a) bottom
(b) boundary
(c) endpoint
(d) peak

(viii) TAUNT
(a) ridicule
(b) gratify
(c) abuse
(d) compliment

(ix) PERISH
(a) crumble
(b) revive
(c) construct
(d) destroy

(x) INDUSTRIOUS
(a) tireless
(b) eager
(c) idle
(d) awkward

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