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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 647 · 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 “late”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) early (d) small
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) sad
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) happy (c) wet (d) small
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) wet
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) asleep (d) loud
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) dry (c) in (d) cold
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) outside (c) happy (d) slow
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) late (c) hot (d) short
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) stand (c) cry (d) eat
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) cut
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) win (c) run (d) sit
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) hot (c) full (d) down
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) loud (d) empty
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) early (c) tall (d) wet
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) loud (d) old
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) take (c) sing (d) cry
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) last (c) wet (d) tall
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) morning (d) night
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) wet (d) heavy
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) up (c) hot (d) night
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) last (c) wet (d) hot
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) short (c) late (d) clean
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) out
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) early (d) cold
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) farmer (c) enemy (d) cousin
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) fast (c) small (d) wet
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) wet (d) slow
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) sing (c) eat (d) sit
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) dry (c) strong (d) late
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) close (d) eat
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) weak (d) early
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) heavy (c) dirty (d) tall
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) cry (d) sit
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) hard (c) happy (d) loud
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) tree (c) girl (d) cloud
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) hot (c) up (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) above (c) late (d) dry
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) big (d) wet
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) small (d) tall
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) dark (d) slow

Answer key

  1. early
  2. hot
  3. happy
  4. hot
  5. asleep
  6. in
  7. outside
  8. hot
  9. stand
  10. pull
  11. win
  12. down
  13. empty
  14. poor
  15. old
  16. take
  17. last
  18. night
  19. heavy
  20. night
  21. last
  22. clean
  23. out
  24. cold
  25. enemy
  26. small
  27. wet
  28. start
  29. strong
  30. close
  31. weak
  32. dirty
  33. sit
  34. hard
  35. girl
  36. out
  37. above
  38. slow
  39. small
  40. dark

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