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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 704 · 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) Monday (b) summer (c) river (d) evening
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) hard (c) happy (d) loud
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) full (c) in (d) hot
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) in (b) down (c) cold (d) dry
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) weak
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) asleep (c) wet (d) tall
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) short (d) wet
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) win (d) sit
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) far (c) wet (d) sad
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) sell
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) weak (c) early (d) loud
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) loud (c) sweet (d) wet
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) rich (c) dry (d) late
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) young (c) dry (d) tall
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) early (c) wet (d) loud
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) wet
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) cloud (c) tree (d) river
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) stand (d) eat
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) dirty (c) tall (d) early
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) soft (c) cold (d) tall
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) go (c) sit (d) eat
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) night (c) morning (d) school
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) late (c) happy (d) top
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) eat (c) pull (d) sing
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) light (c) sad (d) wet
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) out
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sing (d) stop
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) early (c) happy (d) below
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) last (c) tall (d) wet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) cold (c) empty (d) tall
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) light (c) early (d) loud
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) sad (c) dry (d) early
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) slow (c) full (d) sad
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) poor (c) early (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) start (c) eat (d) sing
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) slow (c) short (d) wet
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) winter (c) morning (d) Monday

Answer key

  1. evening
  2. hard
  3. down
  4. in
  5. weak
  6. asleep
  7. slow
  8. short
  9. win
  10. far
  11. sell
  12. weak
  13. heavy
  14. rich
  15. young
  16. thin
  17. hot
  18. slow
  19. girl
  20. stand
  21. dirty
  22. soft
  23. go
  24. night
  25. top
  26. pull
  27. light
  28. out
  29. stop
  30. below
  31. last
  32. cold
  33. light
  34. early
  35. slow
  36. poor
  37. start
  38. full
  39. last
  40. winter

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