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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 504 · 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 “long”? (a) wet (b) short (c) early (d) happy
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) Monday (c) river (d) summer
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) soft (c) short (d) late
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) short (c) late (d) full
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) slow (d) hot
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) short (d) hot
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) fast (d) wet
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) sell (c) eat (d) sing
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) loud (d) hard
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) mountain (c) summer (d) Sunday
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) slow (d) hot
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) wet (c) big (d) happy
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) lose (d) jump
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) soft (c) tall (d) cold
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) last
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) sweet (d) wet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) slow (d) wet
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) big (d) wet
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) sit (c) eat (d) go
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) start (d) sit
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) slow (c) short (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) light (c) loud (d) early
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) wet (c) sad (d) early
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) big (d) sad
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) down (c) in (d) full
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) push (c) cry (d) run
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) hot (d) empty
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) top (c) late (d) dry
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) young (c) loud (d) dry
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) hot (d) far
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) sing (c) eat (d) cut
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sing (d) stop
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) dark (d) tall
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) sleep (d) pull
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) hot (c) dry (d) up
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) thick (c) early (d) quiet
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) friend (c) doctor (d) driver

Answer key

  1. short
  2. evening
  3. clean
  4. hot
  5. hot
  6. short
  7. fast
  8. sell
  9. slow
  10. hard
  11. summer
  12. hot
  13. late
  14. weak
  15. lose
  16. soft
  17. last
  18. heavy
  19. wet
  20. asleep
  21. slow
  22. go
  23. start
  24. full
  25. light
  26. light
  27. big
  28. down
  29. cry
  30. empty
  31. top
  32. young
  33. far
  34. pull
  35. stop
  36. dark
  37. pull
  38. night
  39. quiet
  40. friend

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