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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 226 · 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 “early”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) late (d) big
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) close
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) tall (c) dark (d) wet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) sell (d) jump
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) early (c) thick (d) quiet
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) far (c) wet (d) hot
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) lunch (c) school (d) morning
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) weak (c) loud (d) tall
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) last (d) tall
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) go (c) cry (d) eat
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) sit (c) start (d) eat
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) loud (c) old (d) wet
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) young (c) loud (d) dry
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) sit (d) win
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) soft (d) cold
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) sweet (d) heavy
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) Monday (c) morning (d) river
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) Monday (c) river (d) evening
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) short (c) hot (d) late
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) wet (c) small (d) happy
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) weak (d) early
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) girl (c) cloud (d) river
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) cry (c) eat (d) sing
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) light (d) early
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) hot (d) slow
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) take (c) cry (d) jump
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) late (d) top
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) loud (d) empty
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) slow (c) full (d) wet
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) early (c) big (d) sad
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) happy (c) loud (d) wet
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) last
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) stand (c) cry (d) eat
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) slow (c) dry (d) sad
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) tall (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) big (c) dry (d) sad
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) run (c) sit (d) sleep
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) slow (c) cold (d) wet
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) asleep
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) late (b) quiet (c) strong (d) dry

Answer key

  1. late
  2. close
  3. dark
  4. sell
  5. quiet
  6. far
  7. night
  8. weak
  9. last
  10. go
  11. start
  12. old
  13. young
  14. win
  15. soft
  16. heavy
  17. winter
  18. evening
  19. hot
  20. happy
  21. weak
  22. girl
  23. sit
  24. light
  25. hot
  26. take
  27. top
  28. empty
  29. full
  30. sad
  31. hard
  32. last
  33. stand
  34. slow
  35. small
  36. big
  37. buy
  38. wet
  39. asleep
  40. strong

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