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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 188 · 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 “heavy”? (a) sad (b) light (c) wet (d) early
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) clean (c) soft (d) short
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) winter (c) river (d) Monday
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) tall (c) early (d) wet
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) late (c) big (d) wet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) doctor (c) driver (d) friend
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) boy (b) cloud (c) stone (d) tree
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) jump (c) sing (d) take
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) asleep (d) loud
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) late (c) dry (d) strong
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) start (c) sit (d) sing
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) school (d) lunch
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) sad (d) hot
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) wet (c) sad (d) bottom
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) evening (c) Sunday (d) summer
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) dirty (c) heavy (d) early
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) small (d) slow
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) thin (c) loud (d) wet
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) loud (c) wet (d) heavy
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) in (b) down (c) dry (d) cold
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) far (d) wet
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) go (c) cry (d) sit
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) short (d) hot
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) cry (d) stop
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) empty (d) cold
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) short (c) fast (d) empty
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) hard (c) hot (d) slow
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) below (d) early
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) up (c) dry (d) hot
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) top (c) happy (d) late
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) cut (d) pull
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) asleep (c) tall (d) hot
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) dark (c) tall (d) slow
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) weak (d) tall
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) short (c) wet (d) happy
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) close
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) sleep (c) pull (d) eat

Answer key

  1. light
  2. clean
  3. winter
  4. poor
  5. late
  6. friend
  7. boy
  8. take
  9. asleep
  10. strong
  11. start
  12. night
  13. hot
  14. last
  15. bottom
  16. summer
  17. dirty
  18. hot
  19. thin
  20. heavy
  21. in
  22. far
  23. go
  24. short
  25. stop
  26. wet
  27. short
  28. hard
  29. below
  30. slow
  31. night
  32. top
  33. pull
  34. asleep
  35. dark
  36. weak
  37. small
  38. short
  39. close
  40. pull

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