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Opposite Words Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. go
  2. enemy
  3. night
  4. slow
  5. winter
  6. far
  7. hard
  8. soft
  9. awake
  10. wet
  11. evening
  12. dirty
  13. summer
  14. strong
  15. sell
  16. hot
  17. asleep
  18. boy
  19. pull
  20. full
  21. fast
  22. early
  23. heavy
  24. below
  25. light
  26. weak
  27. far
  28. short
  29. down
  30. small
  31. last
  32. bottom
  33. slow
  34. asleep
  35. in
  36. top
  37. empty
  38. night
  39. slow
  40. win

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