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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 679 · 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 “above”? (a) early (b) wet (c) below (d) happy
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) take (d) jump
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) last
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) loud (d) hard
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) cold (c) tall (d) soft
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) wet (d) slow
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) big (d) late
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) cut (c) eat (d) pull
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) early (c) quiet (d) wet
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) light (d) early
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) fast (d) small
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) poor (d) early
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) tall (c) slow (d) wet
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) slow (d) small
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) evening (c) Monday (d) river
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) down (d) day
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) early (d) thin
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) asleep (d) loud
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) cold (d) slow
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) close (d) eat
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) dry (d) empty
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) slow (c) happy (d) wet
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) loud (d) wet
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) night (c) morning (d) lunch
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) last (d) hot
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) cry (c) eat (d) go
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) wet (c) far (d) hot
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) up (d) out
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) short (c) hard (d) hot
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) sad (c) wet (d) early
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) short (c) wet (d) loud
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) strong (b) quiet (c) late (d) dry
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) late (d) above
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) rich (b) late (c) dry (d) short
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) slow (c) short (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) sit (d) buy
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) weak
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) wet (c) happy (d) late

Answer key

  1. below
  2. take
  3. last
  4. hard
  5. soft
  6. hot
  7. late
  8. pull
  9. quiet
  10. light
  11. small
  12. poor
  13. dark
  14. hot
  15. evening
  16. day
  17. thin
  18. asleep
  19. wet
  20. close
  21. empty
  22. outside
  23. slow
  24. out
  25. night
  26. last
  27. go
  28. far
  29. out
  30. hard
  31. small
  32. bottom
  33. short
  34. strong
  35. above
  36. rich
  37. full
  38. buy
  39. weak
  40. happy

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