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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 63 · 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) evening (b) mountain (c) Sunday (d) summer
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) young (c) dry (d) loud
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) sit (c) eat (d) sing
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) wet (d) sweet
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) wet (d) empty
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) happy (c) small (d) wet
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sleep (d) pull
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) morning (c) river (d) Monday
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) push (c) run (d) eat
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) above (b) late (c) sad (d) dry
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) lunch (c) school (d) morning
  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 “sad”? (a) wet (b) late (c) small (d) happy
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) summer (c) evening (d) river
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) loud (c) hot (d) tall
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) big (c) wet (d) late
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) wet (c) hot (d) sad
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) dark (c) slow (d) tall
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) empty (c) tall (d) cold
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) empty (d) tall
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) light (c) early (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) early (c) wet (d) happy
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) sell (c) sing (d) eat
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) farmer (c) doctor (d) driver
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) dirty (c) early (d) tall
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) dry (c) sad (d) big
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) big (d) wet
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hard (d) happy
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) far (c) hot (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) lose (c) jump (d) sing
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) last
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) out
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) early (c) wet (d) loud
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) big (c) sad (d) dry
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) cousin (c) teacher (d) farmer
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) eat (c) pull (d) sing
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) eat (d) sit

Answer key

  1. summer
  2. young
  3. start
  4. heavy
  5. fast
  6. small
  7. pull
  8. winter
  9. cry
  10. above
  11. slow
  12. night
  13. hot
  14. happy
  15. evening
  16. empty
  17. late
  18. far
  19. hot
  20. weak
  21. dark
  22. cold
  23. empty
  24. light
  25. below
  26. sell
  27. friend
  28. dirty
  29. sad
  30. slow
  31. hard
  32. far
  33. lose
  34. last
  35. out
  36. thin
  37. big
  38. enemy
  39. pull
  40. sit

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