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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 503 · 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 “boy”? (a) tree (b) girl (c) cloud (d) river
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) asleep
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) go (d) cry
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) slow (d) full
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) sad (c) dry (d) early
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) tall (d) soft
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) small (d) loud
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) early (c) weak (d) loud
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) wet (d) sweet
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) jump (c) take (d) sing
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) early (d) poor
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) wet (d) big
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) late (c) soft (d) short
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) fast (d) old
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) small (d) hot
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) close
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) young (d) dry
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) lunch (c) morning (d) night
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) short (c) hot (d) late
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) lose (d) eat
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) wet (c) loud (d) early
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) small (c) late (d) happy
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) in (b) down (c) dry (d) cold
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) happy (d) hard
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) last (c) wet (d) hot
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) loud (c) hot (d) tall
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) eat (c) cry (d) sing
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) dark (d) tall
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) slow (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) hot (c) wet (d) far
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) cut (c) eat (d) pull
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) asleep (c) tall (d) hot
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) out
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) light (c) early (d) sad
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) far (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) sit (d) cry
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) hot (c) night (d) dry
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) loud (c) tall (d) wet
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) happy (c) fast (d) wet

Answer key

  1. girl
  2. asleep
  3. go
  4. slow
  5. early
  6. soft
  7. small
  8. last
  9. weak
  10. heavy
  11. take
  12. poor
  13. slow
  14. clean
  15. old
  16. hot
  17. close
  18. young
  19. night
  20. hot
  21. lose
  22. light
  23. happy
  24. in
  25. hard
  26. last
  27. empty
  28. stand
  29. dark
  30. wet
  31. far
  32. pull
  33. asleep
  34. out
  35. light
  36. far
  37. sit
  38. night
  39. weak
  40. small

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