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Opposites! Antonyms!

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these words is most nearly the opposite of the word provided?


Since the judge is related to the defendant, it is not possible for him to be impartial during the trial

a)

HOSTILE

b)

BIASED

c)

WORRIED

d)

DISLIKE

2.

Which of these words is most nearly the opposite of the word provided?


Because he no longer wants the job, the applicant decided to withdraw his application from the running.

a)

REDUCE

b)

NEED

c)

ADVANCE

d)

WANT

3.

Which of these words is most nearly the opposite of the word provided?


My sister can never keep a secret, she blabs all she knows to anyone who will listen.

a)

FRIENDLY

b)

COVERT

c)

HIDDEN

d)

OVERT

4.

Which of these words is most nearly the opposite of the word provided?


Because the apology was heartfelt, I accepted it without hesitation.

a)

LOVING

b)

INSINCERE

c)

UNHEALTHY

d)

HUMOROUS

5.

Which of these words is most nearly the opposite of the word provided?


In the hands of the hero, the magic sword glowed in a luminous manner.

a)

CLEAR

b)

DIM

c)

BRITTLE

d)

CLEVER

6.

Which of these words is most nearly the opposite of the word provided?


My little boy watched in awe as the fireworks display lit up the sky.

a)

BORROW

b)

SHALLOW

c)

LOW

d)

CONTEMPT

7.

Which of these words is most nearly the opposite of the word provided?


The luscious red and perfectly rotund pomegranates were too much to resist.

a)

ROUND

b)

UNIMPORTANT

c)

THIN

d)

DULL

8.

Which of these words is most nearly the opposite of the word provided?


It was hard for him to escape the large pit since it was very deep.

a)

GROUP

b)

PEAK

c)

SELECT

d)

MARRY

9.

Which of these words is most nearly the opposite of the word provided?


Since the class period was almost over, the professor promised to expound the topic in our next session.

a)

BESMIRCH

b)

CONFINE

c)

CONFUSE

d)

CONDEMN

10.

Which of these words is most nearly the opposite of the word provided?


The mysterious stain on the church wall is sure to pique the curiosity of a number of religious fanatics

a)

VALUE

b)

GULLY

c)

SMOOTH

d)

SOOTHE