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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 408 · 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 “sit”? (a) cry (b) stand (c) sing (d) eat
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) empty (c) wet (d) cold
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) clean (c) late (d) short
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) asleep
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) old (c) fast (d) loud
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) asleep
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) Monday (c) evening (d) river
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) stop (b) eat (c) cry (d) sing
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) cry (d) sit
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) early (c) thin (d) wet
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) sad
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) wet (d) loud
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) weak (d) tall
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) hot (d) tall
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) late (d) big
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) short (c) hard (d) slow
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) wet (c) late (d) happy
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) sell (d) eat
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) win (c) run (d) sit
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) river (c) morning (d) Monday
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) short (c) dry (d) cold
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) dry (c) hot (d) up
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) eat (c) cut (d) sing
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) out (c) up (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) strong (b) quiet (c) dry (d) late
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) empty (c) loud (d) tall
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) small (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) wet (c) cold (d) down
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) run (c) push (d) cry
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) full (c) short (d) hot
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) cold (c) tall (d) fast
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) wet (c) tall (d) slow
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) happy (c) dry (d) top
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) light (c) wet (d) early
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) hot (c) full (d) down
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) short (c) wet (d) hot
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) near (d) happy

Answer key

  1. stand
  2. wet
  3. clean
  4. asleep
  5. slow
  6. old
  7. asleep
  8. out
  9. evening
  10. stop
  11. sit
  12. thin
  13. hot
  14. hot
  15. slow
  16. weak
  17. last
  18. late
  19. hard
  20. happy
  21. sell
  22. win
  23. winter
  24. awake
  25. night
  26. pull
  27. out
  28. strong
  29. empty
  30. small
  31. day
  32. cry
  33. hot
  34. soft
  35. dark
  36. top
  37. light
  38. down
  39. short
  40. near

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