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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 574 · 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 “in”? (a) hot (b) up (c) out (d) wet
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) push (d) run
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) lunch (c) school (d) morning
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) sad (d) small
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) dry (c) cold (d) in
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) weak (c) early (d) loud
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) last (d) tall
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) sad (c) dry (d) small
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) win (c) run (d) sit
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) slow (d) loud
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) start (d) sing
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) wet (c) happy (d) loud
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) hot (d) short
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) tall (d) hot
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) cut (c) eat (d) sing
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sit (d) sing
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) dry (d) young
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) sweet (d) heavy
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) early (d) tall
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) empty (d) tall
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) slow (c) dark (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) big (c) slow (d) dry
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) out
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) dry (d) full
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) eat (d) lose
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) asleep (d) loud
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) day (c) wet (d) cold
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) early (c) short (d) wet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) cold (c) tall (d) fast
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) wet (d) slow
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) big (d) loud
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) girl (d) river
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) wet (c) happy (d) late
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) evening (d) summer
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) hot (c) night (d) dry
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) old (c) wet (d) loud
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) wet (c) happy (d) late

Answer key

  1. out
  2. cry
  3. night
  4. asleep
  5. hot
  6. in
  7. weak
  8. last
  9. early
  10. win
  11. slow
  12. start
  13. hard
  14. short
  15. last
  16. pull
  17. sit
  18. small
  19. hot
  20. young
  21. heavy
  22. cold
  23. empty
  24. dark
  25. big
  26. out
  27. slow
  28. lose
  29. asleep
  30. day
  31. short
  32. soft
  33. wet
  34. slow
  35. girl
  36. late
  37. evening
  38. night
  39. old
  40. happy

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