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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 576 · 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 “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) mountain (c) evening (d) summer
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) tall (c) early (d) heavy
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) asleep (d) wet
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) up (c) dry (d) hot
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) slow (c) cold (d) wet
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) pull (c) eat (d) sing
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) loud (c) wet (d) thin
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) sad (d) far
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) lunch (c) night (d) school
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) sing (d) sell
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) eat (d) close
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) river (c) Monday (d) summer
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) friend (c) farmer (d) driver
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) small (d) tall
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) asleep (d) tall
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) last (d) tall
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) Monday (c) river (d) winter
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) wet (c) happy (d) late
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) day (d) down
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) teacher (c) enemy (d) farmer
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) tree (c) girl (d) cloud
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) slow (d) wet
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) sit (c) sing (d) eat
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) loud (c) wet (d) happy
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) early (c) happy (d) wet
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) slow (c) dry (d) sad
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) sweet (d) heavy
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) weak (c) early (d) wet
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) short (c) dry (d) cold
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) run (c) sleep (d) win
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) dry (c) early (d) sad
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) dry (c) in (d) cold
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) dry (c) tall (d) loud
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) down (c) full (d) hot
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) buy (c) run (d) sleep
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) lose (c) eat (d) sing
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) short (d) loud
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) weak

Answer key

  1. summer
  2. dirty
  3. slow
  4. asleep
  5. night
  6. wet
  7. pull
  8. thin
  9. far
  10. night
  11. sell
  12. close
  13. evening
  14. friend
  15. small
  16. asleep
  17. last
  18. winter
  19. happy
  20. day
  21. enemy
  22. girl
  23. hot
  24. start
  25. hard
  26. below
  27. big
  28. heavy
  29. weak
  30. awake
  31. win
  32. early
  33. in
  34. young
  35. down
  36. buy
  37. slow
  38. lose
  39. short
  40. weak

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