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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 697 · 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) jump (b) take (c) sing (d) cry
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) hot (c) full (d) dry
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) out (c) up (d) hot
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) empty (d) tall
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) wet (c) heavy (d) loud
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) evening (d) summer
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) in (b) down (c) dry (d) cold
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) happy (c) wet (d) early
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) hot (c) night (d) dry
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) small
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) wet
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) stand (d) sing
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) last
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) fast (d) soft
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) short (c) happy (d) early
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) cold (c) dry (d) short
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) outside (c) wet (d) slow
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) hot (c) loud (d) wet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) mountain (c) summer (d) evening
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) wet (c) sad (d) hot
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) early (c) big (d) sad
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) short (d) hot
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) empty (c) loud (d) tall
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) hot (d) far
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) small (c) fast (d) wet
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) short (c) slow (d) hot
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) cut (c) sing (d) eat
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) dry (c) early (d) sad
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) strong (b) quiet (c) late (d) dry
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) sell
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) eat (c) sing (d) jump
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) close (c) jump (d) eat
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) wet (c) loud (d) weak
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) asleep
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) hot (c) late (d) short
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) cry (d) sit
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) old (c) wet (d) fast
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) dry (c) top (d) happy
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) teacher (c) farmer (d) enemy
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) weak (d) loud

Answer key

  1. take
  2. dry
  3. out
  4. empty
  5. heavy
  6. evening
  7. in
  8. below
  9. night
  10. small
  11. hot
  12. stand
  13. last
  14. soft
  15. short
  16. awake
  17. outside
  18. short
  19. summer
  20. far
  21. sad
  22. short
  23. empty
  24. far
  25. small
  26. hard
  27. pull
  28. early
  29. strong
  30. sell
  31. lose
  32. close
  33. weak
  34. asleep
  35. hot
  36. sit
  37. old
  38. top
  39. enemy
  40. weak

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