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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 633 · 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 “laugh”? (a) push (b) cry (c) run (d) eat
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) early (c) poor (d) tall
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) eat (d) stop
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) down (c) hot (d) full
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) last
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) wet (d) cold
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) short (c) wet (d) hot
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) dry (d) young
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) empty (d) dry
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) hot (d) full
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) farmer (c) cousin (d) teacher
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) boy (d) stone
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) cold (c) dry (d) in
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) wet (d) loud
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) early (c) loud (d) weak
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) tall (c) cold (d) empty
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) summer (c) river (d) evening
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) sleep (c) eat (d) sing
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) night (d) lunch
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sing (d) sit
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) tree (c) river (d) cloud
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) short (c) soft (d) clean
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) far (d) sad
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) late (c) happy (d) small
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) out
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) eat (c) cry (d) sit
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) late (c) strong (d) dry
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) win (d) run
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) slow (d) big
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) early (c) happy (d) short
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) early (d) big
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) hard (d) loud
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) soft (c) fast (d) tall
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) late (c) dry (d) above
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) mountain (c) Sunday (d) evening
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) run (c) sleep (d) sit

Answer key

  1. cry
  2. poor
  3. stop
  4. slow
  5. down
  6. small
  7. hot
  8. last
  9. fast
  10. short
  11. young
  12. empty
  13. dry
  14. enemy
  15. boy
  16. in
  17. slow
  18. weak
  19. cold
  20. evening
  21. pull
  22. night
  23. sit
  24. asleep
  25. girl
  26. clean
  27. far
  28. happy
  29. out
  30. go
  31. strong
  32. win
  33. big
  34. short
  35. sad
  36. hard
  37. soft
  38. above
  39. summer
  40. buy

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