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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 607 · 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 “early”? (a) big (b) happy (c) late (d) wet
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) tall (c) fast (d) soft
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) last (d) hot
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) early (c) sad (d) wet
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) small (d) hot
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) boy (c) cloud (d) tree
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) poor (c) early (d) tall
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) slow (c) wet (d) dark
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) wet (d) loud
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) friend (c) doctor (d) farmer
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) loud (c) tall (d) young
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) far (d) sad
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) sad
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) run (d) push
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) start (c) sing (d) eat
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) big (c) sad (d) dry
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) last (d) wet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) quiet (c) strong (d) late
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) lunch (d) night
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) thick (c) early (d) wet
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) dry (c) top (d) happy
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) short (c) hot (d) loud
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) cousin (c) enemy (d) farmer
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) sit (c) win (d) sleep
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) run (c) buy (d) sleep
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) empty (c) fast (d) short
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) empty (d) cold
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) hot (c) short (d) late
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) sing (d) cry
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) happy (d) hard
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) cut
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) full (c) short (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) early (c) happy (d) short
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) asleep (c) hot (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) full (c) hot (d) down
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) loud (c) tall (d) hot
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) heavy (c) loud (d) wet
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) dry (c) sad (d) above

Answer key

  1. late
  2. soft
  3. last
  4. bottom
  5. hot
  6. boy
  7. poor
  8. dark
  9. slow
  10. friend
  11. young
  12. far
  13. hot
  14. cry
  15. asleep
  16. start
  17. sad
  18. last
  19. strong
  20. night
  21. quiet
  22. top
  23. short
  24. enemy
  25. win
  26. buy
  27. short
  28. wet
  29. hot
  30. out
  31. sit
  32. hard
  33. pull
  34. full
  35. short
  36. asleep
  37. down
  38. empty
  39. heavy
  40. above

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