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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 272 · 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 “soft”? (a) hot (b) short (c) hard (d) slow
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) slow (d) small
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) big (d) wet
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) full (d) fast
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) loud (c) wet (d) happy
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) cry (d) stand
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) out
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) tall (c) fast (d) empty
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) last (d) tall
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) near (d) cold
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) take (c) jump (d) cry
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) big (d) early
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) young (c) dry (d) loud
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) empty (d) tall
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) asleep
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) tall (c) dirty (d) early
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) buy (d) sit
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) sweet (d) wet
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) hot (c) in (d) down
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) tall (d) early
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) empty (c) short (d) fast
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) big (d) late
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) slow (c) dry (d) sad
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) start (c) eat (d) sing
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) awake (c) short (d) cold
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) loud (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) wet (c) early (d) sad
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) weak
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) hot (c) up (d) wet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) thin (c) loud (d) early
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) in (b) dry (c) down (d) cold
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) day (c) wet (d) cold
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) lose (c) jump (d) sing
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) river (c) winter (d) Monday
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) tall (d) dark
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) pull (d) sleep
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) stone (c) boy (d) tree
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) close (d) jump

Answer key

  1. hard
  2. asleep
  3. hot
  4. slow
  5. dry
  6. hard
  7. stand
  8. out
  9. empty
  10. last
  11. near
  12. take
  13. sad
  14. young
  15. small
  16. empty
  17. asleep
  18. dirty
  19. buy
  20. heavy
  21. down
  22. cold
  23. short
  24. late
  25. slow
  26. start
  27. awake
  28. slow
  29. bottom
  30. weak
  31. out
  32. thin
  33. in
  34. day
  35. lose
  36. winter
  37. dark
  38. pull
  39. boy
  40. close

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