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Opposite Words Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. hard
  2. sit
  3. boy
  4. late
  5. lose
  6. last
  7. day
  8. hot
  9. old
  10. out
  11. asleep
  12. last
  13. short
  14. pull
  15. girl
  16. close
  17. light
  18. cry
  19. dark
  20. slow
  21. young
  22. first
  23. asleep
  24. hot
  25. short
  26. night
  27. hot
  28. heavy
  29. thin
  30. early
  31. weak
  32. in
  33. big
  34. small
  35. slow
  36. strong
  37. weak
  38. night
  39. near
  40. rich

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