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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 310 · 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) cry (b) eat (c) stand (d) sing
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) short (d) full
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) heavy (c) loud (d) wet
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) small (d) slow
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) morning (c) river (d) winter
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) short (d) hot
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) last (d) wet
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) big (d) loud
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) buy (d) run
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) tall (c) loud (d) hot
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) day (d) down
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) lose (c) jump (d) sing
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) dry (c) tall (d) young
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) wet (c) happy (d) slow
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) above (c) sad (d) late
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) early (d) cold
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) soft (d) fast
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) sad
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) early (d) light
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) hard (c) happy (d) loud
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) dark (d) slow
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) morning (d) night
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) full (c) slow (d) dry
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) far (d) hot
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) fast (d) dry
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) wet (c) happy (d) short
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) out
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) big (d) early
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) stop (b) cry (c) eat (d) sing
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) sit (c) start (d) eat
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) asleep (c) tall (d) hot
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) night (c) dry (d) up
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) close (c) sing (d) eat
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) far (d) sad
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) late (c) big (d) happy
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) wet (d) big
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) late (c) wet (d) happy
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) fast (d) wet

Answer key

  1. stand
  2. full
  3. heavy
  4. hot
  5. winter
  6. short
  7. last
  8. slow
  9. buy
  10. empty
  11. day
  12. lose
  13. young
  14. outside
  15. above
  16. cold
  17. soft
  18. hot
  19. light
  20. hard
  21. dark
  22. night
  23. slow
  24. far
  25. empty
  26. short
  27. out
  28. sad
  29. stop
  30. start
  31. asleep
  32. night
  33. close
  34. small
  35. far
  36. late
  37. slow
  38. happy
  39. weak
  40. fast

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