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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 555 · 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 “hard”? (a) fast (b) cold (c) soft (d) tall
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) mountain (c) Sunday (d) evening
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) weak
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) wet (c) short (d) slow
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) dark (c) wet (d) slow
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) empty (d) early
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) sad (d) small
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) small (d) loud
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) run (c) sit (d) sleep
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) near (c) happy (d) cold
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) hot (c) short (d) empty
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) light (c) wet (d) early
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) asleep (c) loud (d) wet
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) run (d) win
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) big (d) loud
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) friend (c) doctor (d) farmer
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) school (c) night (d) lunch
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) full (c) sad (d) slow
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) loud (c) wet (d) heavy
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) down (c) cold (d) in
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) dry (c) night (d) hot
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) sad (c) bottom (d) wet
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) weak (d) early
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) eat (d) stop
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) empty (d) tall
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) old (d) loud
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) eat (c) push (d) cry
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) big (d) wet
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) eat (d) lose
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) above (c) late (d) dry
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) cut (d) pull
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) out (c) tall (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) fast (c) dry (d) hot
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sell (b) sing (c) jump (d) eat
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) late (c) top (d) dry
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) last (c) hot (d) tall
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) light (d) early
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) short (c) loud (d) hot

Answer key

  1. soft
  2. summer
  3. weak
  4. full
  5. dark
  6. cold
  7. hot
  8. small
  9. buy
  10. near
  11. short
  12. light
  13. asleep
  14. win
  15. slow
  16. asleep
  17. friend
  18. night
  19. slow
  20. heavy
  21. in
  22. night
  23. bottom
  24. weak
  25. stop
  26. empty
  27. old
  28. cry
  29. slow
  30. lose
  31. above
  32. pull
  33. last
  34. out
  35. dry
  36. sell
  37. top
  38. last
  39. light
  40. short

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