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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 167 · 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 “stop”? (a) start (b) sit (c) eat (d) sing
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) full (d) slow
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) happy (c) loud (d) hard
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) sad (d) hot
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) full (c) down (d) in
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) early (d) empty
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) eat (c) cry (d) sit
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) wet (d) short
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) cloud (c) tree (d) boy
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) slow (d) loud
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) happy (c) slow (d) wet
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) small (d) loud
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) out (d) up
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) school (c) lunch (d) night
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) cousin (c) farmer (d) enemy
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) river (c) Monday (d) evening
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) fast (d) full
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) wet (c) happy (d) short
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) full (d) short
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) lose
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) weak (d) loud
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) wet (c) weak (d) loud
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) last (d) hot
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) tall (d) soft
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) fast (d) cold
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sit (d) cry
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) cold (c) empty (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) buy (d) sit
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) short (d) first
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) young (c) dry (d) loud
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) early (c) below (d) wet
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) asleep (d) loud
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) sing (c) cry (d) jump
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) awake (c) cold (d) dry
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) slow (d) dark
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) big (c) wet (d) happy
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) light (c) early (d) loud
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) soft (c) clean (d) short

Answer key

  1. start
  2. slow
  3. hard
  4. hot
  5. down
  6. cold
  7. go
  8. short
  9. boy
  10. slow
  11. outside
  12. small
  13. out
  14. night
  15. enemy
  16. evening
  17. dry
  18. short
  19. full
  20. lose
  21. weak
  22. weak
  23. last
  24. soft
  25. fast
  26. sit
  27. wet
  28. buy
  29. first
  30. young
  31. out
  32. below
  33. asleep
  34. take
  35. awake
  36. dark
  37. slow
  38. late
  39. light
  40. clean

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