Do You Know Antonyms? 1. Choose the antonym: 1. small 2. good 3. slow 4. hot 5. tall 6. dry 7. fat 8. messy 9. happy 10. young 11. strong 12. dirty 13. busy 14. big a) fast b) large c) bad d) thin e) short f) neat g) wet h) cold i) old j) sad k) free l) weak m) little n) clean 2. Underline the antonym to the verb: 1. cry: whip/smile/laugh 2. buy: have/sell/take 3. finish: end/go/begin 4. take: have/show/give 5. attack: kick/defend/go 6. open: receive/close/get 7. win: get/give/lose 8. send: take/receive/give 9. arrive: go/show/depart 10. throw: get/have/catch 11. shout: cry/whisper/murmur 12. pull: carry/draw/push 13. destroy: create/pull/bind 14. prohibit: make/do/allow 3. Find two antonyms in each line: 1. fast – quick – slow - soft 2. warm – hot – chilly - windy 3. cold – warm – chilly - hot 4. dirty – muddy – soft - clean 5. heavy – hard – light - easy 6. dark – black – grey - light 7. expensive – old – cheap - bad 8. stupid – dull – good - clever 9. sad – high – happy - naughty 10. full – thin – easy - empty 11. narrow – small – big - wide 12. sick – thin – healthy - fat 13. long – big – large - short 14. nervous – gay – calm - interesting 4. Write the antonym to the words in brackets: 1. This mountain is very ___________ (high). 2. We went to Paris ____________ (early). 3. The road was very __________ (narrow). 4. Dogs are very ___________ (stupid) animals. 5. Mary was very ______ (cruel) to cats. 6. I like to use _________ (black) colours. 7. This river is very _______ (short). 9. The story was _______ (dull). 10. The Pacific Ocean is _______ (shallow). 11. My friend is very ________ (fat). 12. This bread is ________ (stale). 13. I don’t like _______ (honest) people. 14. That summer was ________ (rainy). 5. Change the underlined words to their antonyms: 1. Tom is a bad boy. 2. He is very optimistic in his work. 3. I can’t say that Kate is unhappy. 4. My brother was talking to a young woman. 5. I found my keys. 6. Nick is innocent, I think. 7. It was a very dull story. 8. We usually buy vegetables at the market. 9. Sally’s new shoes were very cheap. 10. Seven students were present. 11. I know he is a cruel person. 12. The test was very difficult. 13. My friend doesn’t like noisy people. 14. Kate prefers fair hair. 15. The statement was true. 6. Choose one of the antonyms and read: 1. Sam is a clever/stupid boy, I always ask him for advice. 2. I lost/found my keys in the box under the table. 3. The concert was very interesting/dull, we didn’t want to leave the concert hall. 4. Ask our neighbor to make music louder/quieter, I have a terrible headache. 5. I think, Nick’s behavior is good/bad, because he insulted Sam. 6. If you are free/busy in the evening, we can go to the concert. 7. Tom’s car is very new/old, it needs repairing. 8. He loves/hates theatres, he never goes there. 9. He always lends/borrows money to people, he isn’t greedy. KEYS: 1. Choose the antonym: 1. small b) large 2. good c) bad 3. slow a) fast 4. hot h) cold 5. tall e) short 6. dry g) wet 7. fat d) thin 8. messy f) neat 9. happy j) sad 10. young i) old 11. strong l) weak 12. dirty n) clean 13. busy k) free 14. big m) little 2. Underline the antonym to the verb: 1. cry: whip/smile/laugh 2. buy: have/sell/take 3. finish: end/go/begin 4. take: have/show/give 5. attack: kick/defend/go 6. open: receive/close/get 7. win: get/give/lose 8. send: take/receive/give 9. arrive: go/show/depart 10. throw: get/have/catch 11. shout: cry/whisper/murmur 12. pull: carry/draw/push 13. destroy: create/pull/bind 14. prohibit: make/do/allow 3. Find two antonyms in each line: 1. fast – quick – slow - soft 2. warm – hot – chilly - windy 3. cold – warm – chilly - hot 4. dirty – muddy – soft - clean 5. heavy – hard – light - easy 6. dark – black – grey - light 7. expensive – old – cheap - bad 8. stupid – dull – good - clever 9. sad – high – happy - naughty 10. full – thin – easy - empty 11. narrow – small – big - wide 12. sick – thin – healthy - fat 13. long – big – large - short 14. nervous – gay – calm - interesting 4. Write the antonym to the words in brackets: 1. This mountain is very short. 2. We went to Paris late. 3. The road was very wide. 4. Dogs are very clever animals. 5. Mary was very kind to cats. 6. I like to use white colours. 7. This river is very long. 9. The story was interesting. 10. The Pacific Ocean is deep. 11. My friend is very thin. 12. This bread is fresh. 13. I don’t like dishonest people. 14. That summer was sunny. 5. Change the underlined words to their antonyms: 1. Tom is a good boy. 2. He is very pessimistic in his work. 3. I can’t say that Kate is happy. 4. My brother was talking to an old woman. 5. I lost my keys. 6. Nick is guilty, I think. 7. It was a very interesting story. 8. We usually sell vegetables at the market. 9. Sally’s new shoes were very expensive. 10. Seven students were absent. 11. I know he is a kind person. 12. The test was very easy. 13. My friend doesn’t like calm people. 14. Kate prefers dark hair. 15. The statement was false. 6. Choose one of the antonyms and read: 1. Sam is a clever/stupid boy, I always ask him for advice. 2. I lost/found my keys in the box under the table. 3. The concert was very interesting/dull, we didn’t want to leave the concert hall. 4. Ask our neighbor to make music louder/quieter, I have a terrible headache. 5. I think, Nick’s behavior is good/bad, because he insulted Sam. 6. If you are free/busy in the evening, we can go to the concert. 7. Tom’s car is very new/old, it needs repairing. 8. He loves/hates theatres, he never goes there. 9. He always lends/borrows money to people, he isn’t greedy.
