The Class 10 English exam conducted by TN Board has some questions that require students to choose antonyms or synonyms of the italicized words from the given options. Here is an antonyms worksheet for practice.

Fill in the blanks using a word opposite in meaning to another word in the sentence.

Answers

1. An aeroplane consumes more fuel while ascending than while descending.
2. While he is brave, his brother is very timid.
3. Though we set out before dawn, we reached our destination only after dusk.
4. Though he failed in the first two attempts, he succeeded in the third one.
5. She looked diffident, so I gave her a pep talk to boost her confidence.
6. My application was accepted, while his was rejected.
7. Usually nobody listens to an ignorant man, but everybody listens to a knowledgeable / learned person.
8. What looks like a convenient shortcut may prove to be very inconvenient in the long term.
9. My friend often visits me, but I rarely / seldom go to his house.
10. Highways are wide, but service roads are usually narrow.
11. The police accused that he was guilty but he could convince the court that he was innocent.
12. He is honest, but his brother is dishonest.

Worksheet 2

Choose the appropriate antonym for the italicized word.

1. The moon appeared in the sky, and soon it …………………… behind the clouds.
   a) disappeared
   b) unappeared
   c) went
   d) dispelled
2. Tigers are commonly found in Kerala forests, but lions are ………………………….
   a) rare
   b) bare
   c) scarce
   d) hardly
3. He was willing to help me, but I was rather …………………….. to accept his help.
   a) non-willing
   b) unwilling
   c) sorry
   d) eager
4. I persuaded my son to pursue higher studies but his friends ………………………… him.
   a) encouraged
   b) warned
   c) dissuaded
   d) disapproved
5. While all the others were asleep, the sick man lay ……………………. all night.
   a) wake
   b) awake
   c) alert
   d) lethargic
6. The protesting students were arrested and later …………………………. on bail.
   a) acquitted
   b) released
   c) exonerated
   d) liberated
7. It is difficult to find out whether this silk is natural or ……………………………
   a) expensive
   b) artificial
   c) genuine
   d) original
8. Do not carry heavy luggage when you are traveling. Travel ………………………..
   a) easy
   b) light
   c) solid
   d) bulky
9. Be neither extravagant nor ………………………..
   a) thrifty
   b) miserly
   c) prodigal
   d) provident
10. She is too ……………………. to spend lavishly on costumes, but her extravagant husband has no qualms about it.
    a) frugal
    b) miserly
    c) prodigal
    d) imprudent
11. The optimistic man never loses hope but even a small setback upsets his ……………………… brother.
    a) jittery
    b) pessimistic
    c) nonchalant
    d) diffident
12. While most political parties condemned the terrorist attack, there were also a few who …………………….. it.
    a) censured
    b) slammed
    c) endorsed
    d) disapproved
13. Sometimes ………………………… is more beneficial than praise.
    a) compliment
    b) cheer
    c) acclaim
    d) censure
14. People admire kindness and …………………….. cruelty.
    a) reproach
    b) despise
    c) disapprove
    d) dismiss
15. The High Court convicted the accused whereas the Supreme Court ………………………… him.
    a) convicted
    b) released
    c) exonerated
    d) bailed

Answers

1. disappeared, 2. rare, 3. unwilling, 4. dissuaded, 5. awake, 6. released, 7. artificial, 8. light, 9. miserly, 10. frugal, 11. pessimistic, 12. endorsed, 13. censure, 14. despise, 15. acquitted

List of antonyms (S – Z)

Here is a list of antonyms.

Sacred – profane

Salubrious – unhealthy

Savage – civilized

Secure – insecure

Security – peril, risk

Sedulous – indolent

Sense – nonsense

Shallow – deep

Sharp – blunt, dull

Simple – complex, intricate

Slender – stout, strong

Smile – frown

Speech – silence

Start –finish

Steadfast – fickle, wavering

Straight – crooked, curved

Straight-forward – deceitful

Strengthen – weaken

Strict – lenient

Sufficient – insufficient

Summit – base

Sympathy – callousness

Tainted – pure

Tasty – unpalatable

Teach – learn

Theist – atheist

Theory – practice

Thick – thin

Timid – fearless

Tolerant – intolerant

Top – bottom

Total – partial

Tragic – comic

Transparent – opaque

Triumph – failure

Truth – falsehood

Uniform – varied

Unite – disunite

Vacant – occupied

Vague – definite

Valid – invalid

Valour – cowardice

Vertical – horizontal

Vicious – virtuous

Victor – vanquished

Victory – defeat

Violent – gentle

Virtue – vice

Vivacious – languid

Voluntary – compulsory

Vulgar – refined

Wasteful – economical

Wax – wane

Weak – strong

Weep – laugh

Wicked – virtuous

Wide – narrow

Wild – tame

Win – lose

Wisdom – folly

Wise – foolish

Zeal – apathy, indifference