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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 381 · 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 “come”? (a) cry (b) go (c) eat (d) sit
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) cry (d) sing
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) late (c) strong (d) quiet
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) loud (d) short
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) small (d) sad
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) win (c) sleep (d) run
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) cry (d) take
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) dry (c) up (d) night
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) big (d) dry
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) Sunday (c) mountain (d) evening
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) sing (d) start
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) old (d) fast
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) stone (d) boy
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) stop (c) sing (d) cry
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) last (d) tall
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) early (d) light
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) slow (d) loud
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) summer (c) evening (d) river
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) teacher (c) enemy (d) cousin
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) dry (c) empty (d) fast
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) cold (d) wet
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) tall (c) early (d) wet
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) wet (c) sad (d) hot
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) down (d) day
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) hot (c) wet (d) up
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) driver (c) friend (d) doctor
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) eat (d) close
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) hot (c) loud (d) tall
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) young (c) loud (d) tall
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) full (c) short (d) slow
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) weak (c) loud (d) wet
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) hard (d) loud
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) big (c) early (d) sad
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) weak (d) tall
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) early (c) tall (d) dirty
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) small (d) hot
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) wet (d) loud
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) Monday (c) morning (d) river

Answer key

  1. go
  2. sit
  3. strong
  4. asleep
  5. short
  6. hot
  7. win
  8. take
  9. night
  10. big
  11. summer
  12. start
  13. old
  14. boy
  15. stop
  16. last
  17. light
  18. slow
  19. evening
  20. enemy
  21. slow
  22. empty
  23. fast
  24. poor
  25. far
  26. day
  27. out
  28. friend
  29. close
  30. empty
  31. young
  32. full
  33. weak
  34. hard
  35. sad
  36. weak
  37. dirty
  38. hot
  39. small
  40. winter

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