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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 304 · 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) short (b) slow (c) hot (d) hard
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) stone (d) boy
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) mountain (c) summer (d) evening
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) loud (c) wet (d) hard
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) young (d) dry
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) late (d) above
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) loud (d) short
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) take (d) cry
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) far (d) hot
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) happy (c) wet (d) small
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) awake (d) short
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) river (c) tree (d) girl
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) lunch (c) morning (d) school
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) winter (c) river (d) morning
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) up (c) night (d) hot
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) weak
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) wet (c) cold (d) day
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) slow (c) dark (d) wet
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) soft (d) cold
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) Monday (c) river (d) evening
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) cut (d) pull
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) last
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) slow (c) sad (d) full
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) out (c) tall (d) hot
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) sing (c) start (d) eat
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) sweet (c) loud (d) heavy
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) empty (d) hot
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) big (d) dry
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) buy (d) run
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) dry (c) fast (d) tall
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) first (b) cold (c) short (d) dry
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) wet (c) short (d) slow
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) happy (d) near
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) tall (c) early (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) late (c) big (d) wet
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) last
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet

Answer key

  1. hard
  2. boy
  3. summer
  4. hard
  5. young
  6. above
  7. short
  8. take
  9. slow
  10. far
  11. small
  12. awake
  13. girl
  14. night
  15. winter
  16. night
  17. weak
  18. day
  19. hot
  20. dark
  21. soft
  22. evening
  23. pull
  24. last
  25. slow
  26. out
  27. start
  28. heavy
  29. empty
  30. asleep
  31. sad
  32. buy
  33. empty
  34. first
  35. full
  36. near
  37. poor
  38. late
  39. last
  40. slow

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