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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 657 · 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 “far”? (a) near (b) happy (c) dry (d) cold
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) asleep (d) wet
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) slow (c) happy (d) wet
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) loud (d) wet
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) soft (c) short (d) clean
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) cry (d) stop
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) early (c) thick (d) quiet
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) sad
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) sad (d) far
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) dry (c) early (d) sad
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) sit (c) eat (d) start
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hard (d) happy
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) tall (c) out (d) hot
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) early (b) wet (c) loud (d) light
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) soft (d) fast
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) day (d) down
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) small (d) loud
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) run (d) win
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) early (d) below
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) sit (d) eat
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) run (c) push (d) cry
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) young (c) loud (d) tall
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) late (c) short (d) full
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) dry (c) top (d) happy
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) full (c) dry (d) slow
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) old (d) loud
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) stand (c) sing (d) eat
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) cut (d) eat
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) tall (c) dark (d) wet
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) last
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) big (d) slow
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) wet (d) short
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) Monday (c) river (d) summer
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) wet (c) happy (d) late
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) empty (c) hot (d) fast
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) pull (c) sleep (d) eat
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) down (c) full (d) in
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) bottom (d) early

Answer key

  1. near
  2. asleep
  3. outside
  4. slow
  5. clean
  6. stop
  7. quiet
  8. hot
  9. far
  10. early
  11. slow
  12. start
  13. hard
  14. out
  15. light
  16. weak
  17. soft
  18. day
  19. small
  20. win
  21. below
  22. sit
  23. cry
  24. young
  25. hot
  26. top
  27. slow
  28. old
  29. stand
  30. pull
  31. dark
  32. last
  33. big
  34. short
  35. evening
  36. late
  37. short
  38. pull
  39. down
  40. bottom

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