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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 643 · 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 “rich”? (a) poor (b) tall (c) early (d) wet
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) asleep (c) wet (d) loud
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) sweet (c) loud (d) heavy
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) near (d) happy
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) sing (d) close
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) slow (c) sad (d) big
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) slow (d) big
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) dark (d) tall
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) early (d) cold
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) sing (c) eat (d) jump
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) cut (d) pull
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) sell
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) short (d) first
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) light (c) early (d) loud
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) boy (b) cloud (c) stone (d) tree
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) small (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) friend (c) farmer (d) doctor
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) last (c) tall (d) wet
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) slow (c) wet (d) outside
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) happy (d) hard
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) stop (c) eat (d) sing
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) big (c) sad (d) early
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) sleep (c) sit (d) buy
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) wet (c) full (d) slow
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) wet (d) small
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) dry (c) sad (d) early
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) late (c) quiet (d) strong
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) morning (d) winter
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) small (d) slow
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) loud (d) short
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) sing (c) eat (d) cry
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) full (c) slow (d) sad
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) hot (d) far
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) weak
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) early (c) thin (d) loud
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) above (c) dry (d) sad
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) weak (c) early (d) loud
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) school (c) night (d) lunch
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) day (c) wet (d) down

Answer key

  1. poor
  2. asleep
  3. heavy
  4. near
  5. close
  6. big
  7. slow
  8. dark
  9. cold
  10. lose
  11. pull
  12. slow
  13. sell
  14. first
  15. light
  16. boy
  17. small
  18. friend
  19. last
  20. outside
  21. hard
  22. stop
  23. sad
  24. buy
  25. full
  26. hot
  27. early
  28. strong
  29. winter
  30. hot
  31. short
  32. sit
  33. slow
  34. far
  35. weak
  36. thin
  37. above
  38. weak
  39. night
  40. day

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