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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 392 · 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 “far”? (a) happy (b) near (c) cold (d) dry
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) big (c) slow (d) dry
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) last
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) school (c) lunch (d) night
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) above (b) sad (c) dry (d) late
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) dirty (c) early (d) tall
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) down (c) day (d) wet
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) fast (c) happy (d) wet
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) early (c) wet (d) short
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) small (d) wet
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) sit (c) buy (d) sleep
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) asleep
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) empty (d) fast
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) run (c) sleep (d) win
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) start (c) sing (d) sit
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) happy (c) outside (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) dry (c) up (d) hot
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) wet (d) hot
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) light (c) wet (d) early
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) dark (d) slow
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) wet (c) happy (d) below
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) quiet (c) thick (d) wet
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) late (c) happy (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) dry (c) first (d) cold
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) slow (c) dry (d) sad
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) loud (d) young
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) early (c) thin (d) loud
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) sad (c) hot (d) wet
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) stop (d) eat
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) asleep (d) loud
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) short (c) hard (d) hot
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) evening (c) summer (d) Sunday
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) sad (c) dry (d) early
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) in (c) hot (d) down
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) lose
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) slow (d) big
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) hard (d) loud
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) big (d) loud
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) stand (c) cry (d) eat

Answer key

  1. near
  2. big
  3. last
  4. night
  5. above
  6. dirty
  7. day
  8. small
  9. short
  10. small
  11. buy
  12. asleep
  13. weak
  14. fast
  15. win
  16. start
  17. outside
  18. night
  19. hot
  20. light
  21. dark
  22. below
  23. quiet
  24. happy
  25. first
  26. slow
  27. young
  28. thin
  29. far
  30. stop
  31. asleep
  32. hard
  33. summer
  34. sad
  35. down
  36. lose
  37. slow
  38. hard
  39. slow
  40. stand

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