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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 234 · 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 “give”? (a) sing (b) take (c) cry (d) jump
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) early (c) empty (d) cold
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) late (c) hot (d) short
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) tall (d) empty
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) hot (c) short (d) empty
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) summer (c) mountain (d) evening
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) big (d) wet
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) sad (d) hot
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) wet (d) tall
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) full (c) sad (d) dry
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) wet (d) hot
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) morning (c) school (d) lunch
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) loud (c) thin (d) wet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) river (d) girl
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) sing (c) eat (d) cry
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) eat (d) lose
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) late (c) above (d) dry
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) happy (d) hard
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) late (c) happy (d) dry
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) last (d) hot
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) cut (c) eat (d) sing
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) far (d) hot
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) late (c) short (d) clean
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) sing (c) eat (d) pull
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) small (d) late
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) teacher (c) cousin (d) enemy
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) in (d) down
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) big (d) dry
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) poor (c) early (d) tall
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) short (c) cold (d) dry
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) wet (c) day (d) cold
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) short (c) full (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) in (c) full (d) down
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) hot (d) far
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) asleep (c) wet (d) tall
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) slow (d) big
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) weak (d) wet
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) loud (d) old

Answer key

  1. take
  2. cold
  3. hot
  4. empty
  5. short
  6. summer
  7. slow
  8. hot
  9. dark
  10. slow
  11. out
  12. hot
  13. night
  14. asleep
  15. thin
  16. girl
  17. stand
  18. lose
  19. above
  20. hard
  21. top
  22. last
  23. pull
  24. far
  25. clean
  26. pull
  27. happy
  28. enemy
  29. in
  30. sad
  31. poor
  32. awake
  33. day
  34. full
  35. down
  36. far
  37. asleep
  38. big
  39. weak
  40. old

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