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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 23 · 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 “awake”? (a) asleep (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) hot (d) slow
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) short (c) clean (d) late
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) summer (c) evening (d) Sunday
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) eat (c) sit (d) sing
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) small (d) happy
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) loud (d) wet
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) small (d) late
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) sing (c) pull (d) eat
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) cry (c) push (d) eat
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) cry (c) sing (d) jump
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) short (c) wet (d) slow
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) early (d) big
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) tall (c) dirty (d) heavy
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) wet (c) thin (d) loud
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) empty (d) wet
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) short (d) hot
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) morning (c) river (d) Monday
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) lose (c) sing (d) jump
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) happy (c) wet (d) slow
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) hot (c) dry (d) up
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) night (d) morning
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) wet (d) tall
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) dry (c) rich (d) late
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) loud (d) young
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) weak
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) last
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) weak (c) loud (d) wet
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) wet (c) hot (d) far
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) up (d) out
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) early (c) thick (d) wet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) awake (d) short
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) soft (c) tall (d) cold
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) out
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) sell (c) eat (d) jump
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) wet (c) fast (d) loud
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) early (c) poor (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) win (d) sit
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) hot (c) full (d) down
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) wet (c) heavy (d) loud

Answer key

  1. asleep
  2. hot
  3. clean
  4. summer
  5. start
  6. small
  7. slow
  8. happy
  9. pull
  10. cry
  11. take
  12. full
  13. sad
  14. dirty
  15. thin
  16. fast
  17. short
  18. winter
  19. lose
  20. outside
  21. night
  22. night
  23. small
  24. rich
  25. young
  26. weak
  27. last
  28. weak
  29. far
  30. out
  31. quiet
  32. awake
  33. soft
  34. out
  35. sell
  36. old
  37. poor
  38. win
  39. down
  40. heavy

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