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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 526 · 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 “summer”? (a) winter (b) river (c) morning (d) Monday
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) sad (d) big
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) hot (d) small
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) sad (d) slow
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) evening (c) river (d) Monday
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) empty (c) hot (d) tall
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) soft (c) clean (d) short
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) short (c) hot (d) wet
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) out (d) wet
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) asleep
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) last (c) hot (d) wet
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) short (c) hot (d) hard
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) above (d) late
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) wet (c) quiet (d) early
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) small
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) short (c) cold (d) first
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) lose (c) jump (d) eat
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) happy (c) early (d) wet
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) bottom (c) sad (d) wet
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) eat (c) sing (d) sit
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) happy (c) small (d) wet
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) sing (c) cut (d) eat
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) down (c) day (d) wet
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) full (d) short
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) sing (d) close
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) slow (c) wet (d) dark
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) weak (d) wet
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) hot (c) sad (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) sell (d) eat
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) dry (d) fast
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) young (d) dry
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) dry (c) early (d) sad
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) win (d) run
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) tall (c) fast (d) soft
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) late (c) short (d) full
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) rich (c) dry (d) late
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) down (c) hot (d) full
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) wet (c) loud (d) heavy

Answer key

  1. winter
  2. big
  3. hot
  4. hot
  5. evening
  6. empty
  7. clean
  8. short
  9. out
  10. asleep
  11. last
  12. hard
  13. above
  14. quiet
  15. small
  16. asleep
  17. first
  18. slow
  19. lose
  20. below
  21. bottom
  22. start
  23. small
  24. pull
  25. day
  26. full
  27. close
  28. dark
  29. weak
  30. far
  31. sell
  32. empty
  33. young
  34. early
  35. win
  36. soft
  37. hot
  38. rich
  39. down
  40. heavy

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