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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 681 · 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 “give”? (a) sing (b) take (c) jump (d) cry
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) stand (d) cry
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) happy (c) small (d) wet
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) last
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) cold (c) short (d) dry
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) school (c) lunch (d) morning
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) empty (c) hot (d) tall
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) loud (c) happy (d) wet
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) river (c) Monday (d) evening
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) heavy (c) loud (d) sweet
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) small (d) wet
  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 “full”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) dry (d) fast
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) enemy (c) farmer (d) teacher
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) girl (c) river (d) tree
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) early (c) sad (d) wet
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) early (c) below (d) happy
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) light (c) wet (d) sad
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) outside (c) slow (d) happy
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) buy (d) sit
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) late (c) short (d) soft
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) hot (c) hard (d) short
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) old (c) wet (d) loud
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) tall (c) wet (d) dark
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) early (c) sad (d) small
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) pull (d) eat
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) top (c) dry (d) late
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) tall (c) empty (d) cold
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) wet (c) late (d) happy
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) above (c) late (d) dry
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) asleep (c) tall (d) loud
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) loud (d) young
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) thick (c) quiet (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) fast (c) dry (d) hot
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) dry (c) hot (d) up
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) early (c) light (d) wet
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) close (c) sing (d) eat

Answer key

  1. take
  2. weak
  3. stand
  4. small
  5. last
  6. awake
  7. night
  8. empty
  9. hard
  10. evening
  11. heavy
  12. slow
  13. small
  14. out
  15. empty
  16. enemy
  17. girl
  18. hot
  19. bottom
  20. below
  21. light
  22. outside
  23. buy
  24. clean
  25. hard
  26. old
  27. dark
  28. early
  29. pull
  30. top
  31. cold
  32. late
  33. above
  34. asleep
  35. young
  36. quiet
  37. dry
  38. night
  39. light
  40. close

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