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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 303 · 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 “heavy”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) light (d) early
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) lunch (c) morning (d) school
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) wet (c) happy (d) early
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) asleep
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) tall (d) wet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) hot (c) full (d) down
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) empty (c) cold (d) tall
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) late (c) soft (d) clean
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) stop (d) eat
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) wet (d) far
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) last (c) hot (d) wet
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) sweet (d) wet
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) out
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) young (d) dry
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) short (d) loud
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) night (c) up (d) dry
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) full (c) sad (d) slow
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) rich (c) late (d) short
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) sing (d) start
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) tall (c) early (d) heavy
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) wet (c) poor (d) tall
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) take (d) jump
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) outside (d) slow
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) morning (c) winter (d) river
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) wet (d) tall
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) dry (c) sad (d) big
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) empty (d) tall
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) hot (c) short (d) empty
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) near (c) dry (d) happy
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) small (c) fast (d) happy
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) weak
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) sing (c) eat (d) cut
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) weak (c) loud (d) early
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) run (c) cry (d) eat
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) early (b) wet (c) light (d) loud
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) run (c) sit (d) sleep
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) happy (c) hard (d) loud
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) last (c) tall (d) wet

Answer key

  1. light
  2. night
  3. below
  4. asleep
  5. small
  6. down
  7. cold
  8. clean
  9. stop
  10. hot
  11. far
  12. last
  13. heavy
  14. out
  15. slow
  16. young
  17. short
  18. night
  19. slow
  20. rich
  21. start
  22. dirty
  23. poor
  24. take
  25. outside
  26. winter
  27. dark
  28. sad
  29. empty
  30. short
  31. near
  32. small
  33. weak
  34. pull
  35. weak
  36. cry
  37. light
  38. win
  39. hard
  40. last

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