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Opposite Words Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. below
  2. strong
  3. far
  4. hot
  5. last
  6. small
  7. short
  8. near
  9. hot
  10. stand
  11. out
  12. go
  13. weak
  14. take
  15. day
  16. weak
  17. night
  18. sad
  19. hard
  20. first
  21. dirty
  22. sell
  23. asleep
  24. empty
  25. asleep
  26. slow
  27. top
  28. slow
  29. last
  30. clean
  31. wet
  32. boy
  33. winter
  34. in
  35. heavy
  36. down
  37. lose
  38. light
  39. empty
  40. start

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