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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 157 · 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.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) last
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) run (c) sleep (d) sit
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) eat (d) stop
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) small (d) slow
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) in (c) down (d) dry
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) sit (c) eat (d) sing
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) thin (d) early
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) sad (c) wet (d) early
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) weak (d) tall
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) heavy (c) dirty (d) early
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) fast (d) dry
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) cousin (c) enemy (d) farmer
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) sweet (d) wet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) late (c) top (d) happy
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) weak (c) early (d) loud
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) early (c) cold (d) tall
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) wet (c) loud (d) happy
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) night (d) lunch
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) in (c) full (d) hot
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) hot (c) short (d) hard
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) cold (c) empty (d) wet
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) dry (c) fast (d) full
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) tall (d) wet
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) eat (c) run (d) cry
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) below (d) early
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) early (c) short (d) wet
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) buy (c) sleep (d) run
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) tall (c) wet (d) slow
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) wet (c) thick (d) quiet
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) slow (d) big
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) tree (c) river (d) cloud
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) cold (c) tall (d) soft
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) sell (d) sing
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) night (d) up
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) dry (d) young
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) river (c) Monday (d) winter
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) empty (d) fast

Answer key

  1. last
  2. win
  3. stop
  4. slow
  5. hot
  6. asleep
  7. in
  8. sit
  9. thin
  10. light
  11. weak
  12. dirty
  13. empty
  14. enemy
  15. heavy
  16. top
  17. weak
  18. cold
  19. hard
  20. night
  21. down
  22. hard
  23. wet
  24. dry
  25. small
  26. cry
  27. below
  28. out
  29. short
  30. buy
  31. dark
  32. quiet
  33. slow
  34. girl
  35. soft
  36. sell
  37. night
  38. young
  39. winter
  40. fast

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