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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 294 · 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) stand (b) sing (c) eat (d) cry
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) morning (c) lunch (d) school
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) teacher (c) farmer (d) enemy
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) sweet (d) heavy
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) heavy (c) dirty (d) early
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) out (c) tall (d) hot
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) summer (d) evening
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) girl (d) river
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) tall (c) slow (d) wet
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) loud (d) empty
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) asleep (c) loud (d) wet
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) short (c) late (d) hot
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) weak
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) out (c) wet (d) up
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) jump (d) take
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) wet (d) cold
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) happy (d) small
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) early (c) quiet (d) wet
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) short (c) empty (d) fast
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) loud (c) weak (d) wet
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) early (d) big
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) pull (c) sing (d) sleep
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) morning (d) winter
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) jump (c) sing (d) eat
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) run (c) sleep (d) sit
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) eat (d) stop
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) soft (c) tall (d) cold
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) sell (c) sing (d) eat
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) early (d) thin
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) wet (c) happy (d) early
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) early (d) poor
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) small
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) full (c) dry (d) fast
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) late (c) happy (d) dry
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) old (c) loud (d) wet
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) go (d) sit

Answer key

  1. stand
  2. night
  3. enemy
  4. heavy
  5. hot
  6. dirty
  7. out
  8. evening
  9. girl
  10. slow
  11. dark
  12. empty
  13. asleep
  14. hot
  15. weak
  16. out
  17. take
  18. fast
  19. small
  20. quiet
  21. short
  22. weak
  23. sad
  24. pull
  25. winter
  26. close
  27. last
  28. win
  29. stop
  30. soft
  31. sell
  32. thin
  33. below
  34. poor
  35. small
  36. dry
  37. top
  38. slow
  39. old
  40. go

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