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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 137 · 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 “stand”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) cry (d) sit
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) girl (c) river (d) cloud
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) sad (d) small
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) poor (d) early
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) above (b) late (c) sad (d) dry
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) loud (d) big
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) cold (c) dry (d) first
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) happy (c) dry (d) top
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) summer (d) evening
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) wet (c) heavy (d) loud
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) loud (c) happy (d) wet
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) tall (c) soft (d) fast
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) dry (c) night (d) up
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) loud (d) wet
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) wet (c) happy (d) fast
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) small (d) loud
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) winter (c) Monday (d) river
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) dry (c) big (d) sad
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) light (d) early
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) young (d) loud
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) evening (c) mountain (d) summer
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) empty (c) loud (d) tall
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) lunch (c) school (d) morning
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) happy (d) near
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) short (c) hot (d) fast
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) dry (c) sad (d) small
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) slow (d) empty
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) short (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) fast (c) wet (d) loud
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) down (c) in (d) cold
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) wet (c) happy (d) early
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) slow (c) dark (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) weak (d) early
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) far (d) hot
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) hot (c) down (d) in
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) out (c) wet (d) up
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) big (d) sad

Answer key

  1. sit
  2. weak
  3. girl
  4. hot
  5. poor
  6. above
  7. slow
  8. first
  9. top
  10. evening
  11. hot
  12. heavy
  13. hard
  14. soft
  15. night
  16. slow
  17. small
  18. small
  19. winter
  20. sad
  21. light
  22. young
  23. summer
  24. empty
  25. night
  26. near
  27. short
  28. early
  29. wet
  30. short
  31. old
  32. in
  33. below
  34. dark
  35. weak
  36. last
  37. far
  38. down
  39. out
  40. big

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