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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 525 · 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 “awake”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) asleep (d) wet
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) tall (c) out (d) wet
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) last
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) early (c) wet (d) short
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) sell (d) sing
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) sit (c) sleep (d) run
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) empty (d) loud
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) slow (c) hot (d) small
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) eat (d) pull
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) start (c) sing (d) eat
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) dark (c) slow (d) tall
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) dry (d) young
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) wet (c) heavy (d) loud
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) cry (d) go
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) wet (d) hot
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) slow (d) loud
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) Monday (c) evening (d) river
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) doctor (c) friend (d) farmer
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) loud (c) tall (d) wet
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) close (d) jump
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) light (d) early
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) happy (c) wet (d) loud
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) stop (c) sing (d) cry
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) wet (c) day (d) cold
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) big (d) loud
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) slow (c) short (d) hard
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) school (d) night
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) sit (c) sleep (d) win
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) tall (d) soft
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) cousin (c) enemy (d) farmer
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) fast (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) summer (c) evening (d) mountain
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) early (c) big (d) sad
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) early (c) happy (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) cry (d) stand
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) tall (c) dirty (d) heavy
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) light (c) early (d) wet
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) push (c) cry (d) run
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) happy (d) small

Answer key

  1. asleep
  2. out
  3. last
  4. short
  5. sell
  6. buy
  7. empty
  8. hot
  9. pull
  10. start
  11. dark
  12. young
  13. heavy
  14. go
  15. hot
  16. slow
  17. evening
  18. friend
  19. asleep
  20. close
  21. light
  22. hard
  23. stop
  24. day
  25. slow
  26. weak
  27. hard
  28. night
  29. win
  30. soft
  31. enemy
  32. fast
  33. summer
  34. sad
  35. below
  36. stand
  37. dirty
  38. light
  39. cry
  40. small

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