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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 343 · 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 “start”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) stop (d) cry
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) awake (c) cold (d) dry
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) school (d) lunch
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) dry (d) young
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) hot (c) late (d) short
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) last
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) small (d) loud
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) in (d) down
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) eat (c) cut (d) sing
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) wet (d) fast
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) thin (d) early
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) dry (d) empty
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hot (d) short
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) slow (d) big
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) hot (c) loud (d) tall
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) old (d) loud
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) cold (d) soft
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) asleep
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) dry (c) night (d) hot
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) Monday (c) river (d) evening
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) weak
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) tall (c) cold (d) empty
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) short (c) hard (d) hot
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) full (c) slow (d) sad
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) wet (d) loud
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) early (d) below
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) bottom (c) sad (d) early
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) dry (c) sad (d) big
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) heavy (c) loud (d) wet
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) big (c) dry (d) sad
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) cry (c) eat (d) sit
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) far (d) hot
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) out (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) late (c) dry (d) rich
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) take (c) cry (d) sing
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) weak (b) early (c) loud (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) sleep (c) eat (d) sing
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) Sunday (c) mountain (d) evening
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) early (c) sad (d) small

Answer key

  1. stop
  2. awake
  3. night
  4. young
  5. hot
  6. last
  7. small
  8. in
  9. pull
  10. fast
  11. thin
  12. empty
  13. short
  14. slow
  15. empty
  16. old
  17. soft
  18. asleep
  19. night
  20. evening
  21. weak
  22. cold
  23. hard
  24. slow
  25. slow
  26. below
  27. bottom
  28. sad
  29. heavy
  30. big
  31. hot
  32. go
  33. far
  34. out
  35. rich
  36. take
  37. weak
  38. pull
  39. summer
  40. early

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