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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 691 · 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 “morning”? (a) river (b) Monday (c) summer (d) evening
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) eat (c) sing (d) jump
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) wet (c) hot (d) out
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) wet
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) far (d) hot
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) short (c) cold (d) first
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) school (c) morning (d) lunch
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) stand (d) cry
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) fast (c) dry (d) full
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) hot (c) wet (d) loud
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) sing (c) sit (d) eat
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) sweet (d) wet
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) happy (d) outside
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) tall (d) wet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) wet (c) light (d) sad
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) hot (c) night (d) dry
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) short (c) wet (d) full
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) weak (b) early (c) wet (d) loud
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) sell (d) eat
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) slow (c) dark (d) wet
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) last
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) cut (c) pull (d) eat
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) dry (c) early (d) sad
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) late (c) top (d) dry
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) dry (c) tall (d) loud
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) early (c) light (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) soft (c) cold (d) fast
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) slow (d) sad
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) full (c) sad (d) dry
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) boy (b) tree (c) cloud (d) stone
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) happy (c) near (d) dry
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) in (c) dry (d) cold
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) empty (c) short (d) fast
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) hard (c) loud (d) happy
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) go (d) sit
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) clean (c) soft (d) short
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) win (d) run

Answer key

  1. evening
  2. lose
  3. out
  4. out
  5. hot
  6. far
  7. first
  8. night
  9. stand
  10. dry
  11. short
  12. start
  13. heavy
  14. outside
  15. small
  16. light
  17. night
  18. full
  19. weak
  20. sell
  21. dark
  22. last
  23. pull
  24. early
  25. slow
  26. top
  27. young
  28. light
  29. soft
  30. hot
  31. slow
  32. boy
  33. near
  34. in
  35. short
  36. weak
  37. hard
  38. go
  39. clean
  40. win

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