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Opposite Words Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. small
  2. dry
  3. below
  4. dark
  5. pull
  6. day
  7. night
  8. heavy
  9. far
  10. stand
  11. summer
  12. asleep
  13. strong
  14. night
  15. hot
  16. outside
  17. young
  18. sit
  19. boy
  20. empty
  21. short
  22. top
  23. win
  24. friend
  25. weak
  26. hot
  27. slow
  28. fast
  29. short
  30. empty
  31. out
  32. happy
  33. pull
  34. hot
  35. small
  36. hard
  37. soft
  38. last
  39. early
  40. late

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