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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 335 · 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 “sad”? (a) wet (b) small (c) late (d) happy
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) wet (c) full (d) slow
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) stand (c) sing (d) eat
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) lose
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) loud (c) early (d) wet
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) late (c) above (d) dry
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) empty (c) cold (d) wet
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) run (d) push
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) last
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) start (c) sit (d) eat
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) small
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) young (d) dry
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) slow (c) short (d) hard
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) pull (c) cut (d) sing
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) cry (c) eat (d) sing
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) happy (d) hard
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) loud (d) empty
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) slow (d) big
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) night (d) school
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) poor (c) tall (d) early
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) out
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) dark (d) slow
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) dry (c) hot (d) fast
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) rich (b) short (c) late (d) dry
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) big (c) happy (d) late
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) stop (c) sing (d) eat
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) cold (c) awake (d) dry
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) far (c) wet (d) hot
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) early (c) sad (d) dry
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) down (c) in (d) cold
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) big (c) sad (d) slow
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) day (c) cold (d) down
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) wet (d) small
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) friend (c) driver (d) doctor
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) cry (c) eat (d) go
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) wet (d) fast
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) sleep (c) sit (d) win
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) bottom (c) early (d) sad

Answer key

  1. happy
  2. full
  3. stand
  4. hot
  5. lose
  6. thin
  7. above
  8. wet
  9. cry
  10. last
  11. start
  12. small
  13. young
  14. hard
  15. pull
  16. sit
  17. hard
  18. empty
  19. asleep
  20. slow
  21. night
  22. poor
  23. out
  24. dark
  25. dry
  26. rich
  27. late
  28. stop
  29. awake
  30. far
  31. early
  32. in
  33. big
  34. day
  35. hot
  36. friend
  37. go
  38. fast
  39. win
  40. bottom

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