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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 239 · 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 “lose”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) win (d) run
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) asleep (c) loud (d) wet
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) wet (c) early (d) quiet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) cold (c) tall (d) fast
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) far (d) sad
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hot (d) short
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) dry (c) slow (d) sad
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) start (d) sing
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) small (d) fast
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) empty (c) tall (d) hot
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) eat (d) pull
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) cold (d) fast
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) small (c) early (d) sad
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) first (c) short (d) dry
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) loud (c) wet (d) hard
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) last (d) tall
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) eat (d) stop
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) early (d) thin
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) happy (c) slow (d) wet
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) weak
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) loud (c) dry (d) tall
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) last (c) wet (d) tall
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) old (d) fast
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) loud (d) wet
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) wet (c) tall (d) slow
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) late (c) dry (d) top
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) short (c) slow (d) wet
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) sad (c) wet (d) hot
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) push (d) run
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) sweet (d) heavy
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) boy (c) stone (d) tree
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) eat (c) jump (d) sing
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) lunch (c) morning (d) school
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) buy (c) sleep (d) run
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) sad (d) small
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) out (d) up
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) day (c) wet (d) down
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) river (c) tree (d) cloud

Answer key

  1. win
  2. asleep
  3. quiet
  4. soft
  5. far
  6. short
  7. big
  8. start
  9. small
  10. empty
  11. pull
  12. fast
  13. early
  14. first
  15. hard
  16. last
  17. stop
  18. thin
  19. outside
  20. weak
  21. young
  22. last
  23. old
  24. slow
  25. dark
  26. top
  27. asleep
  28. full
  29. far
  30. hot
  31. cry
  32. heavy
  33. boy
  34. lose
  35. night
  36. buy
  37. hot
  38. out
  39. day
  40. girl

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