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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 591 · 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 “strong”? (a) wet (b) early (c) weak (d) loud
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) slow (c) dry (d) sad
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) in (c) down (d) full
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) fast (d) soft
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) asleep (d) loud
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) far (c) wet (d) sad
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) cry (d) go
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) loud (c) tall (d) hot
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) dark (c) slow (d) tall
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) late (d) above
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) happy (c) slow (d) wet
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) sell (c) eat (d) jump
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) sweet (d) heavy
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) hot (c) full (d) dry
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) sleep (c) sing (d) pull
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) eat (c) pull (d) sing
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) big (d) wet
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) cry (d) sing
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) fast (d) small
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) short (d) loud
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) loud (c) tall (d) young
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) loud (d) wet
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) short (c) hot (d) empty
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) below (c) early (d) happy
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) take (d) jump
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) river (c) winter (d) Monday
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) late (c) wet (d) big
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) full (c) hot (d) short
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) night (c) lunch (d) morning
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) out (c) wet (d) hot
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) slow (d) small
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) river (c) cloud (d) girl
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) down (d) in
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) happy (c) late (d) dry
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) full (d) short
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) small (d) tall

Answer key

  1. weak
  2. big
  3. down
  4. soft
  5. asleep
  6. hot
  7. far
  8. go
  9. empty
  10. dark
  11. above
  12. out
  13. outside
  14. sell
  15. heavy
  16. dry
  17. last
  18. pull
  19. pull
  20. slow
  21. sit
  22. small
  23. short
  24. young
  25. slow
  26. short
  27. below
  28. take
  29. winter
  30. late
  31. hot
  32. night
  33. out
  34. hot
  35. weak
  36. girl
  37. in
  38. top
  39. full
  40. small

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