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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 358 · 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 “stop”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) sing (d) start
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) evening (c) mountain (d) summer
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) big (c) wet (d) late
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) cold (c) fast (d) tall
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) empty (c) cold (d) tall
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) happy (c) dry (d) top
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) strong (c) quiet (d) late
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) slow (d) empty
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) wet (c) out (d) tall
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) loud (c) tall (d) dry
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) eat (c) push (d) cry
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) Monday (c) summer (d) evening
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) weak (d) tall
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) out (c) hot (d) up
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) loud (d) short
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) night (d) morning
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) small (c) wet (d) happy
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) hard (c) loud (d) happy
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) quiet (c) early (d) wet
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) big (d) loud
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) sad (c) dry (d) early
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) wet (c) early (d) tall
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) heavy (c) dirty (d) early
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) big (d) early
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) stand (d) eat
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) last (c) wet (d) tall
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) early (c) wet (d) happy
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) late (d) above
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) cold (d) empty
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) pull (d) sleep
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) wet (d) tall
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) asleep (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) tall (d) dry
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) late (c) rich (d) dry
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) friend (c) driver (d) doctor
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) heavy (d) sweet
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) short (c) slow (d) full
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) hot (c) fast (d) dry

Answer key

  1. start
  2. summer
  3. late
  4. soft
  5. cold
  6. top
  7. strong
  8. slow
  9. wet
  10. out
  11. young
  12. cry
  13. evening
  14. weak
  15. out
  16. short
  17. night
  18. happy
  19. hard
  20. quiet
  21. slow
  22. early
  23. poor
  24. dirty
  25. sad
  26. stand
  27. last
  28. below
  29. above
  30. hot
  31. fast
  32. pull
  33. dark
  34. asleep
  35. empty
  36. rich
  37. friend
  38. heavy
  39. full
  40. dry

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