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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 128 · 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) eat (b) sing (c) stop (d) cry
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) early (c) empty (d) cold
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) down (c) full (d) hot
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) summer (d) evening
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) sell (d) jump
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) cut (c) pull (d) eat
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) dry (c) tall (d) young
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) loud (d) big
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) light (d) early
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) weak (d) wet
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) short (c) wet (d) loud
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) dark (d) tall
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) cold (c) happy (d) dry
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) last (d) hot
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) early (d) small
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) below (c) happy (d) early
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) cloud (c) tree (d) boy
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) morning (c) lunch (d) school
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) far (d) wet
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) tall (c) early (d) heavy
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) cry (c) sing (d) jump
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) short (c) cold (d) first
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) cold (c) down (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) full (c) sad (d) slow
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) up (c) wet (d) hot
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) short (c) full (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) up (c) dry (d) night
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) cry (c) run (d) eat
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) loud (d) tall
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) empty (d) wet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) big (c) happy (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) awake (d) short
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) close (c) eat (d) sing
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) last (d) tall
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) top (c) dry (d) happy
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) cousin (c) farmer (d) enemy
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) empty (d) tall
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) early (d) bottom
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) Sunday (c) mountain (d) evening

Answer key

  1. stop
  2. cold
  3. down
  4. evening
  5. sell
  6. pull
  7. young
  8. slow
  9. light
  10. weak
  11. short
  12. dark
  13. asleep
  14. near
  15. last
  16. early
  17. below
  18. boy
  19. night
  20. far
  21. dirty
  22. take
  23. first
  24. day
  25. slow
  26. out
  27. full
  28. night
  29. cry
  30. small
  31. fast
  32. late
  33. awake
  34. close
  35. last
  36. top
  37. enemy
  38. empty
  39. bottom
  40. summer

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