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Opposite Words Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. stop
  2. stand
  3. pull
  4. happy
  5. night
  6. cry
  7. hot
  8. fast
  9. small
  10. asleep
  11. slow
  12. hard
  13. out
  14. dark
  15. above
  16. weak
  17. old
  18. first
  19. hot
  20. empty
  21. young
  22. hot
  23. weak
  24. slow
  25. heavy
  26. dry
  27. far
  28. dirty
  29. soft
  30. small
  31. start
  32. clean
  33. boy
  34. asleep
  35. cold
  36. last
  37. light
  38. out
  39. big
  40. empty

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