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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 698 · 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 “laugh”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) push (d) run
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) slow (c) hot (d) small
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) wet (c) down (d) cold
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) wet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) full (d) slow
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) night (d) lunch
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sing (d) sit
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) early (c) light (d) sad
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) out (c) wet (d) hot
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) tall (d) wet
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) happy (c) small (d) wet
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) big (d) sad
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) slow (c) wet (d) empty
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) short (c) wet (d) loud
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) late (c) hot (d) full
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) pull (d) cut
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) weak (c) tall (d) wet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) out (d) up
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) boy (c) tree (d) stone
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) doctor (c) farmer (d) friend
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) fast (d) soft
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) last
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) hot (d) tall
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) hard (c) happy (d) loud
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) late (c) short (d) soft
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) small (c) sad (d) dry
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) wet (c) small (d) happy
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) far (c) sad (d) wet
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) late (c) quiet (d) strong
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) sad (c) hot (d) wet
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) heavy (d) sweet
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) tall (c) dry (d) loud
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) jump (c) eat (d) sing
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) hot (d) short
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) cloud (c) tree (d) river
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) first (c) short (d) dry
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) big (c) happy (d) wet
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) evening (c) Sunday (d) mountain
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall

Answer key

  1. cry
  2. hot
  3. slow
  4. day
  5. hot
  6. slow
  7. night
  8. sit
  9. light
  10. out
  11. dark
  12. small
  13. big
  14. wet
  15. short
  16. hot
  17. pull
  18. weak
  19. out
  20. boy
  21. friend
  22. soft
  23. last
  24. last
  25. hard
  26. clean
  27. early
  28. happy
  29. far
  30. strong
  31. far
  32. heavy
  33. young
  34. lose
  35. short
  36. girl
  37. first
  38. late
  39. summer
  40. asleep

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