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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 285 · 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 “fast”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) full (d) dry
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) wet (d) tall
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) loud (c) old (d) wet
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) hot (d) sad
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) wet (d) sweet
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) dry (c) hot (d) up
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) wet (c) day (d) cold
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) pull (c) sing (d) eat
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) early (c) wet (d) bottom
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) sing (d) cry
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) sell (d) eat
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) wet (d) big
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) night (c) morning (d) lunch
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) rich (b) short (c) late (d) dry
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) quiet (c) wet (d) thick
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) sing (c) cry (d) jump
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) out (c) wet (d) up
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) stand (c) cry (d) sing
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) wet (d) far
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) mountain (c) Sunday (d) summer
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) winter (d) morning
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) loud (c) wet (d) hot
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) short (c) full (d) slow
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) doctor (c) friend (d) farmer
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) run (c) eat (d) push
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) asleep (d) tall
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) hot (c) full (d) in
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) soft (c) fast (d) tall
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) happy (c) wet (d) big
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) sleep (c) sit (d) run
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) near (d) cold
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) wet (c) slow (d) happy
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) soft (c) late (d) short
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) early (b) loud (c) wet (d) light
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) hot (c) sad (d) wet
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) loud (c) hot (d) tall
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) enemy (c) teacher (d) farmer
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) tall (d) hot
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) light (d) early

Answer key

  1. slow
  2. small
  3. old
  4. slow
  5. hot
  6. heavy
  7. night
  8. day
  9. pull
  10. bottom
  11. sit
  12. sell
  13. slow
  14. night
  15. rich
  16. quiet
  17. take
  18. out
  19. stand
  20. far
  21. summer
  22. winter
  23. short
  24. full
  25. friend
  26. cry
  27. asleep
  28. down
  29. soft
  30. late
  31. win
  32. near
  33. outside
  34. clean
  35. light
  36. far
  37. empty
  38. enemy
  39. last
  40. light

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