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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 460 · 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 “lose”? (a) sit (b) run (c) sleep (d) win
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) teacher (c) farmer (d) cousin
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) happy (c) small (d) wet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) go (c) eat (d) cry
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) wet (d) slow
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) lunch (d) night
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) tall (c) dark (d) wet
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) eat (c) sleep (d) sing
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) light (c) early (d) wet
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) late (c) short (d) rich
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) empty (c) fast (d) tall
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) top (c) happy (d) dry
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) asleep
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) jump (c) cry (d) sing
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) weak (d) wet
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) tall (d) loud
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) bottom (c) sad (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) cold (d) fast
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) sad (c) slow (d) dry
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) cold (c) dry (d) awake
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) cold (d) soft
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) short (d) loud
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) late (c) wet (d) small
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) wet (c) early (d) loud
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) last (d) tall
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) sad (c) dry (d) early
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) tall (d) empty
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) hot (d) small
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) girl (c) cloud (d) tree
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) dry (c) first (d) cold
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) wet
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) happy (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) sing (d) start
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sell (b) eat (c) sing (d) jump
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) last (d) tall
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) above (d) late
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) loud (d) young
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) early (c) cold (d) tall

Answer key

  1. win
  2. enemy
  3. small
  4. go
  5. slow
  6. night
  7. dark
  8. pull
  9. light
  10. rich
  11. empty
  12. top
  13. asleep
  14. take
  15. weak
  16. small
  17. bottom
  18. fast
  19. big
  20. awake
  21. out
  22. soft
  23. short
  24. happy
  25. slow
  26. light
  27. last
  28. early
  29. empty
  30. hot
  31. girl
  32. first
  33. heavy
  34. hard
  35. start
  36. sell
  37. last
  38. above
  39. young
  40. cold

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