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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 364 · 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 “young”? (a) old (b) loud (c) wet (d) fast
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) weak
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) sad (c) early (d) wet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) tall (c) fast (d) soft
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) friend (c) doctor (d) driver
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) small (d) late
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) cold (c) day (d) wet
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) pull (c) eat (d) sing
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) full (c) sad (d) slow
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) last
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) slow (d) dark
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) asleep
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) cry (d) sit
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) lose (c) eat (d) sing
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) tall (d) empty
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) wet (c) tall (d) poor
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) loud (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) thick (c) wet (d) quiet
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) big (d) loud
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) small (d) wet
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) early (c) loud (d) weak
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) asleep (c) wet (d) tall
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) wet (c) loud (d) heavy
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) eat (d) stop
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) loud (c) tall (d) young
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) hard (c) loud (d) happy
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) small (d) slow
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) above (b) late (c) sad (d) dry
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) sing (d) sell
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) wet (c) below (d) happy
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) wet (d) light
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) short (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) early (c) loud (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) jump (c) sing (d) eat
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) outside (d) slow
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) short (c) soft (d) late
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) last
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) sad (d) far
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) go (d) cry

Answer key

  1. old
  2. weak
  3. bottom
  4. soft
  5. friend
  6. happy
  7. day
  8. pull
  9. slow
  10. last
  11. dark
  12. asleep
  13. sit
  14. lose
  15. empty
  16. poor
  17. small
  18. quiet
  19. slow
  20. hot
  21. slow
  22. weak
  23. asleep
  24. heavy
  25. stop
  26. young
  27. hard
  28. hot
  29. above
  30. sell
  31. below
  32. light
  33. short
  34. thin
  35. close
  36. outside
  37. clean
  38. last
  39. far
  40. go

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