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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 376 · 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 “strong”? (a) wet (b) weak (c) loud (d) early
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) small (c) happy (d) wet
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) last (d) wet
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) wet (c) happy (d) loud
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) wet (c) hot (d) far
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) big (d) slow
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) morning (c) Monday (d) winter
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) full (c) hot (d) late
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) lunch (c) morning (d) night
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) weak (c) tall (d) wet
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) mountain (c) summer (d) Sunday
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) tree (c) river (d) cloud
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) light (d) wet
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) slow (d) sad
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) out (c) hot (d) wet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) start (c) sing (d) eat
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) eat (c) pull (d) cut
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) down (c) full (d) hot
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sing (d) stop
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) slow (c) sad (d) full
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) loud
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) pull (c) sleep (d) sing
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) cry (d) sing
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) cry (d) go
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) wet (d) short
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) loud (c) wet (d) old
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) young (d) dry
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) boy (c) stone (d) tree
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) short (c) full (d) slow
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) sing (c) eat (d) cry
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) late (c) clean (d) short
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) late (b) strong (c) dry (d) quiet
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) early (c) quiet (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) sad (c) early (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) outside (d) happy
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) empty (c) loud (d) tall
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) early (c) wet (d) short
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) short (c) hot (d) empty
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) last

Answer key

  1. weak
  2. happy
  3. last
  4. hard
  5. far
  6. big
  7. winter
  8. hot
  9. night
  10. weak
  11. summer
  12. girl
  13. light
  14. hot
  15. out
  16. start
  17. pull
  18. down
  19. stop
  20. slow
  21. heavy
  22. pull
  23. sit
  24. go
  25. short
  26. old
  27. young
  28. boy
  29. full
  30. stand
  31. clean
  32. strong
  33. hot
  34. quiet
  35. bottom
  36. outside
  37. empty
  38. short
  39. short
  40. last

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