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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 644 · 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 “thick”? (a) early (b) thin (c) wet (d) loud
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) cry (c) sing (d) eat
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) light (c) loud (d) early
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) dry (c) above (d) sad
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) big (c) happy (d) wet
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) far (c) hot (d) sad
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) loud (d) wet
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sit (d) start
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) pull (d) sing
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) hot (c) fast (d) empty
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) wet (c) loud (d) sweet
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) night (d) up
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) last (c) wet (d) hot
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) early (d) bottom
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) in (c) dry (d) down
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) loud (d) tall
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) early (c) quiet (d) thick
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) young (c) tall (d) loud
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) short (c) loud (d) wet
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sing (d) sit
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) wet (c) loud (d) happy
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) small (c) early (d) dry
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) school (c) lunch (d) night
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) dry (c) first (d) cold
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) short (c) clean (d) late
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) early (c) weak (d) loud
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) asleep
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) Sunday (c) summer (d) mountain
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) win (d) run
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) loud (c) wet (d) old
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) tall (d) empty
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) big (c) early (d) sad
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) late (c) short (d) rich
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) soft (d) cold
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) sad (d) hot
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) poor (c) tall (d) wet
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) take (d) jump
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) far (c) sad (d) wet

Answer key

  1. thin
  2. stand
  3. light
  4. above
  5. late
  6. far
  7. slow
  8. start
  9. pull
  10. hot
  11. short
  12. heavy
  13. night
  14. last
  15. bottom
  16. in
  17. small
  18. quiet
  19. young
  20. out
  21. short
  22. sit
  23. hard
  24. early
  25. night
  26. first
  27. clean
  28. weak
  29. asleep
  30. summer
  31. win
  32. old
  33. empty
  34. sad
  35. rich
  36. soft
  37. hot
  38. poor
  39. take
  40. far

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