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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 106 · 40 questions
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Word tip (Flip the meaning): Think of the word’s meaning, then flip it to the other end: full ↔ empty. A word that is just different (hot and fast) is not an opposite. “but” in a sentence often signals an opposite: “An elephant is big, but an ant is small.”

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  1. 1.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) night (c) hot (d) dry
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) small (d) slow
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) slow (d) hot
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) sing (d) cry
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) lunch (c) school (d) night
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) run (c) sit (d) sleep
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) asleep
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) sit (c) eat (d) sing
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) eat (c) pull (d) cut
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) wet (d) happy
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) wet (c) far (d) hot
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) cold (c) wet (d) empty
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) tall (c) wet (d) dark
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) short (c) wet (d) hot
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) full (d) hot
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) morning (c) winter (d) river
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) farmer (c) teacher (d) enemy
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) close (c) eat (d) sing
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) wet (d) loud
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) happy (c) cold (d) dry
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) last (c) tall (d) wet
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) wet (c) short (d) happy
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) small (d) wet
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) late (c) soft (d) short
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) below (c) wet (d) happy
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) late (c) dry (d) rich
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) happy (d) small
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) loud (c) wet (d) early
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) early (d) small
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) dry (c) big (d) sad
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) dry (c) tall (d) young
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) wet (c) loud (d) weak
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) weak (d) tall
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) late (c) above (d) dry
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) last
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) stop (d) sing
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) early (c) dirty (d) heavy
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) dry (c) happy (d) late
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) go (d) cry

Answer key

  1. night
  2. hot
  3. hot
  4. sit
  5. night
  6. buy
  7. asleep
  8. start
  9. pull
  10. hard
  11. far
  12. fast
  13. dark
  14. short
  15. dry
  16. winter
  17. enemy
  18. close
  19. slow
  20. near
  21. last
  22. short
  23. small
  24. clean
  25. below
  26. rich
  27. small
  28. thin
  29. early
  30. sad
  31. young
  32. heavy
  33. weak
  34. weak
  35. above
  36. last
  37. stop
  38. dirty
  39. top
  40. go

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