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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 110 · 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 “start”? (a) sing (b) stop (c) cry (d) eat
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) young (d) dry
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) weak
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) run (c) win (d) sleep
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) out
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) sad (c) early (d) wet
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) boy (b) cloud (c) tree (d) stone
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) dry (c) first (d) cold
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) far (c) wet (d) hot
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) empty (d) tall
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) river (c) evening (d) Monday
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) sleep (c) buy (d) sit
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) Sunday (c) evening (d) summer
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) loud (c) sweet (d) wet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) early (c) weak (d) loud
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) fast (d) empty
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) down (c) full (d) hot
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) thin (c) loud (d) wet
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) small
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) last
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) big (d) dry
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) early (d) empty
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) dark (c) slow (d) wet
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) cut (c) pull (d) eat
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) cold (c) wet (d) down
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) up (c) wet (d) out
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) far (d) sad
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) night (d) school
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) cousin (c) teacher (d) farmer
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) short (d) hot
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) dirty (c) heavy (d) tall
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) early (d) small
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) sleep (d) pull
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) small (c) wet (d) late
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) poor (c) early (d) tall
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) farmer (c) friend (d) driver
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) asleep (d) hot

Answer key

  1. stop
  2. young
  3. weak
  4. hot
  5. win
  6. out
  7. light
  8. boy
  9. first
  10. far
  11. empty
  12. evening
  13. buy
  14. summer
  15. heavy
  16. weak
  17. fast
  18. down
  19. thin
  20. small
  21. last
  22. big
  23. cold
  24. dark
  25. pull
  26. asleep
  27. day
  28. out
  29. far
  30. night
  31. enemy
  32. short
  33. last
  34. dirty
  35. early
  36. pull
  37. happy
  38. poor
  39. friend
  40. asleep

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