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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 624 · 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.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) hard (c) loud (d) wet
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) pull (c) sing (d) eat
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) take (d) jump
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) weak (c) loud (d) early
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) short (c) cold (d) first
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) dry (c) sad (d) big
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) stop (b) eat (c) cry (d) sing
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) tall (c) wet (d) dark
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) wet (c) loud (d) heavy
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) eat (c) sing (d) cry
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) soft (d) cold
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) morning (c) winter (d) river
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) in (b) dry (c) down (d) cold
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) small (d) tall
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) empty (c) hot (d) loud
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) loud (c) wet (d) hot
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) top (c) happy (d) late
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) last (d) wet
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) weak (d) wet
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) thick (c) wet (d) early
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) early (c) cold (d) tall
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) dry (c) rich (d) short
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) night (d) school
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) small (c) late (d) happy
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) late (c) soft (d) short
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) full (c) dry (d) hot
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) far (c) sad (d) wet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) empty (c) tall (d) fast
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) late (c) quiet (d) strong
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) wet (c) late (d) happy
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) wet (c) cold (d) day
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) slow (c) big (d) sad
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) sit (d) cry
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) small (d) wet
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) slow (d) loud
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sleep (d) pull

Answer key

  1. hard
  2. pull
  3. take
  4. weak
  5. hot
  6. first
  7. sad
  8. asleep
  9. stop
  10. dark
  11. heavy
  12. stand
  13. soft
  14. winter
  15. last
  16. in
  17. small
  18. empty
  19. short
  20. top
  21. last
  22. weak
  23. quiet
  24. cold
  25. rich
  26. night
  27. happy
  28. clean
  29. dry
  30. asleep
  31. far
  32. empty
  33. strong
  34. late
  35. day
  36. big
  37. sit
  38. hot
  39. slow
  40. pull

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