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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 12 · 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 “above”? (a) early (b) happy (c) below (d) wet
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) up (c) hot (d) night
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) wet (c) hot (d) far
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) soft (c) cold (d) fast
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) weak (c) tall (d) wet
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) cry (c) sing (d) take
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) hot (c) down (d) full
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) early (c) empty (d) cold
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) loud (c) sweet (d) wet
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) wet (d) hot
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) fast (d) cold
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) above (c) late (d) dry
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) happy (c) dry (d) top
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) full (d) hot
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) wet (c) hot (d) out
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) driver (c) friend (d) farmer
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) happy (d) small
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) happy (d) hard
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) out
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) short (c) hot (d) loud
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) stop (d) sing
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) tall (d) hot
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) cry (d) sit
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) hot (c) hard (d) short
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) sad (d) hot
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) early (c) wet (d) loud
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) full (c) hot (d) late
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) big (c) sad (d) dry
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) early (c) small (d) sad
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) school (d) lunch
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) dark (c) wet (d) slow
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) tall (c) hot (d) loud
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) small
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) cloud (c) river (d) tree
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) run (d) win
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) dry (c) strong (d) late
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) push (d) run

Answer key

  1. below
  2. night
  3. far
  4. soft
  5. slow
  6. weak
  7. take
  8. down
  9. cold
  10. heavy
  11. hot
  12. fast
  13. asleep
  14. above
  15. top
  16. dry
  17. out
  18. friend
  19. small
  20. hard
  21. out
  22. short
  23. stop
  24. asleep
  25. last
  26. sit
  27. hard
  28. hot
  29. light
  30. hot
  31. big
  32. early
  33. night
  34. dark
  35. empty
  36. small
  37. girl
  38. win
  39. strong
  40. cry

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