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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 51 · 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 “weak”? (a) quiet (b) late (c) dry (d) strong
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) late (c) dry (d) rich
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) happy (c) wet (d) fast
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) start (c) sit (d) eat
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) happy (c) wet (d) hard
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) run (c) win (d) sleep
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) full (c) dry (d) sad
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) down (c) full (d) in
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) small (d) slow
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) slow (d) dark
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) wet (c) loud (d) heavy
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) wet (c) far (d) hot
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) night (d) school
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) dry (c) early (d) sad
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) dry (c) tall (d) loud
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) summer (c) Sunday (d) evening
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) big (d) loud
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) wet (c) late (d) happy
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) day (c) wet (d) down
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) wet (c) thin (d) loud
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) short (d) wet
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) lose (d) jump
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) pull (d) sing
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) dry (c) sad (d) small
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) last
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) early (c) happy (d) short
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) light (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) big (d) dry
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) jump (c) sing (d) eat
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) early (c) wet (d) bottom
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) slow (c) hot (d) hard
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) short (c) clean (d) late
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) below (c) early (d) happy
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) late (c) happy (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) dry (c) cold (d) in
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) small (d) wet
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) eat (c) pull (d) sing
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) asleep (d) tall

Answer key

  1. strong
  2. rich
  3. small
  4. start
  5. hard
  6. win
  7. slow
  8. down
  9. hot
  10. dark
  11. heavy
  12. weak
  13. far
  14. night
  15. sad
  16. young
  17. summer
  18. slow
  19. late
  20. day
  21. thin
  22. short
  23. lose
  24. pull
  25. early
  26. last
  27. short
  28. light
  29. big
  30. close
  31. bottom
  32. hard
  33. clean
  34. below
  35. small
  36. happy
  37. in
  38. hot
  39. pull
  40. asleep

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