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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 318 · 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 “come”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) go (d) sit
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) wet (c) loud (d) heavy
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) hot (c) short (d) full
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) cold (d) wet
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) early (c) tall (d) poor
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) tall (c) loud (d) hot
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) short (c) awake (d) cold
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) happy (c) near (d) cold
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) start (c) sing (d) eat
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) above (c) late (d) dry
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) slow (d) hot
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) last
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) far (c) sad (d) hot
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) asleep
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) happy (c) early (d) wet
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) cut (c) eat (d) pull
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) loud (c) thin (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) evening (c) mountain (d) Sunday
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) run (c) buy (d) sleep
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) weak (c) loud (d) wet
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) full (c) fast (d) dry
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) out
  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.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) in (c) down (d) dry
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) tree (c) girl (d) cloud
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) thick (c) early (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) weak (d) early
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) below (c) happy (d) early
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) dry (c) slow (d) sad
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) loud (c) tall (d) dry
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) cry (c) run (d) eat
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) loud (d) big
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) tall (c) dark (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) sell (d) eat
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) light (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) sad (d) full
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) first (d) short
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) night (c) lunch (d) morning

Answer key

  1. go
  2. heavy
  3. hot
  4. fast
  5. poor
  6. empty
  7. awake
  8. near
  9. start
  10. above
  11. hot
  12. last
  13. far
  14. asleep
  15. short
  16. pull
  17. thin
  18. summer
  19. buy
  20. weak
  21. dry
  22. small
  23. out
  24. last
  25. asleep
  26. in
  27. girl
  28. quiet
  29. weak
  30. below
  31. big
  32. young
  33. cry
  34. slow
  35. dark
  36. sell
  37. light
  38. slow
  39. first
  40. night

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