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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 153 · 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) cry (b) sit (c) eat (d) sing
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) loud (d) big
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) weak (c) loud (d) tall
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) short (c) dry (d) first
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) summer (c) mountain (d) Sunday
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) wet (d) fast
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) hot (d) sad
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) below (c) early (d) wet
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) wet (d) happy
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) hot (c) last (d) wet
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sell (c) jump (d) sing
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) far (d) sad
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) fast (c) hot (d) dry
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) small (d) wet
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) early (c) wet (d) quiet
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) loud (c) tall (d) wet
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) asleep (c) tall (d) hot
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) morning (d) night
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) late (b) quiet (c) dry (d) strong
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) happy (c) cold (d) near
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) last
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) river (c) Monday (d) winter
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) out
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) late (d) top
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) empty (d) loud
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) loud (c) wet (d) sweet
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) sad (c) above (d) dry
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) up (c) wet (d) hot
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) sad (c) dry (d) early
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) slow (c) wet (d) short
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) wet (d) tall
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) summer (c) river (d) Monday
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) wet (d) light
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) jump (c) take (d) sing
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) down (c) full (d) in
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) down (c) cold (d) wet
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) short (d) hot
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) sleep (c) buy (d) sit
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) short (c) early (d) happy
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) pull (c) eat (d) sing

Answer key

  1. sit
  2. slow
  3. weak
  4. first
  5. summer
  6. fast
  7. hot
  8. below
  9. hard
  10. last
  11. sell
  12. far
  13. dry
  14. small
  15. quiet
  16. asleep
  17. asleep
  18. night
  19. strong
  20. near
  21. last
  22. winter
  23. out
  24. top
  25. empty
  26. heavy
  27. above
  28. out
  29. early
  30. full
  31. dark
  32. evening
  33. light
  34. take
  35. down
  36. day
  37. short
  38. buy
  39. short
  40. pull

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