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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 282 · 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 “sit”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) stand (d) cry
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) up (c) hot (d) dry
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) hot (c) tall (d) loud
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) short (c) wet (d) loud
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) cousin (c) enemy (d) teacher
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) hot (c) down (d) in
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) happy (c) near (d) dry
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) sad
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) full (c) hot (d) short
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) dark (d) slow
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) lose (d) jump
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) slow (c) wet (d) short
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) poor (d) early
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) far (d) wet
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) asleep
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hard (d) happy
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) empty (c) tall (d) cold
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) slow (c) wet (d) empty
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) tall (d) loud
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) wet (c) late (d) happy
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) in (c) dry (d) down
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) night (c) morning (d) school
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) pull (d) eat
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) evening (c) mountain (d) Sunday
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) sleep (c) eat (d) pull
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) small (d) fast
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) cry (d) sing
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) cold (d) empty
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) eat (d) sell
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) summer (c) river (d) Monday
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) last (c) wet (d) hot
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) heavy (c) early (d) dirty
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) win (d) run
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) below (c) wet (d) happy
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) early (c) wet (d) light
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) quiet (c) late (d) strong
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) sad (c) early (d) wet

Answer key

  1. stand
  2. night
  3. empty
  4. short
  5. out
  6. slow
  7. enemy
  8. down
  9. near
  10. hot
  11. hot
  12. dark
  13. lose
  14. full
  15. poor
  16. far
  17. asleep
  18. hard
  19. cold
  20. wet
  21. small
  22. late
  23. in
  24. night
  25. pull
  26. summer
  27. pull
  28. small
  29. sit
  30. fast
  31. sell
  32. slow
  33. evening
  34. last
  35. dirty
  36. win
  37. below
  38. light
  39. strong
  40. bottom

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