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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 626 · 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 “top”? (a) bottom (b) early (c) wet (d) sad
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) cry (d) go
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) weak (d) tall
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) evening (c) Monday (d) river
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) sing (d) start
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) eat (c) run (d) cry
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) cold (d) slow
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) thin (c) early (d) loud
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) loud (d) tall
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) fast (c) dry (d) full
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) tall (d) empty
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) short (c) late (d) hot
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) early (c) happy (d) short
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) dry (d) big
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) night (d) lunch
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) lose (d) sing
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) wet (c) short (d) slow
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) in (d) down
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) early (c) tall (d) dirty
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) short (c) cold (d) dry
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) hot (c) night (d) dry
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) small (d) slow
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) sad (c) far (d) wet
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) cold (c) soft (d) tall
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) farmer (c) friend (d) doctor
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) take (c) sing (d) cry
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) last (d) tall
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hot (d) short
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) slow (d) outside
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) happy (c) wet (d) loud
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) tree (c) river (d) cloud
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) loud
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) sad (c) wet (d) hot
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) loud (c) fast (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) win (c) sleep (d) run
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) small (d) wet
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) cold (d) wet

Answer key

  1. bottom
  2. go
  3. weak
  4. evening
  5. start
  6. cry
  7. last
  8. wet
  9. thin
  10. small
  11. dry
  12. empty
  13. slow
  14. hot
  15. short
  16. big
  17. night
  18. lose
  19. full
  20. in
  21. dirty
  22. awake
  23. night
  24. hot
  25. far
  26. soft
  27. friend
  28. take
  29. out
  30. last
  31. short
  32. outside
  33. hard
  34. girl
  35. heavy
  36. far
  37. old
  38. win
  39. hot
  40. fast

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