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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 562 · 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 “girl”? (a) tree (b) stone (c) boy (d) cloud
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) weak
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) late (c) soft (d) short
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) sweet (d) heavy
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) far (d) hot
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) empty (d) loud
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) lunch (d) school
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) dry (d) big
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) small (d) hot
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) pull (c) sing (d) cut
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) early (c) sad (d) light
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) sad (d) small
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) happy (c) hard (d) loud
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) doctor (c) driver (d) farmer
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) short (c) hot (d) empty
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) weak (c) early (d) loud
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) late (d) big
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) early (c) wet (d) sad
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) wet (c) thick (d) quiet
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) day (c) wet (d) cold
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) up (c) dry (d) night
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) last (c) tall (d) wet
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) fast (d) wet
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) out (c) hot (d) wet
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) fast (c) small (d) wet
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) slow (d) loud
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) tall (d) wet
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) lose (d) jump
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) Monday (c) evening (d) summer
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) pull (d) sleep
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) wet (c) hot (d) loud
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) stand (c) cry (d) eat
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sing (d) stop
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) big (d) dry
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) buy (c) sleep (d) sit
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) full (d) fast
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) full (c) sad (d) slow
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) down (c) in (d) full

Answer key

  1. boy
  2. weak
  3. clean
  4. heavy
  5. far
  6. empty
  7. night
  8. last
  9. big
  10. hot
  11. pull
  12. light
  13. hot
  14. hard
  15. friend
  16. short
  17. weak
  18. late
  19. bottom
  20. quiet
  21. day
  22. night
  23. last
  24. fast
  25. out
  26. small
  27. small
  28. slow
  29. dark
  30. lose
  31. evening
  32. pull
  33. short
  34. stand
  35. stop
  36. sad
  37. buy
  38. dry
  39. slow
  40. down

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