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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 705 · 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 “winter”? (a) mountain (b) summer (c) evening (d) Sunday
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) wet
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) short (d) loud
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) sad
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) quiet (c) thick (d) early
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) loud (d) empty
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) small (c) wet (d) happy
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) tall (c) wet (d) slow
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) last (d) hot
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) short (c) clean (d) soft
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) short (d) full
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) early (c) small (d) sad
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) evening (c) Monday (d) summer
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) cry (d) stand
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) driver (c) friend (d) doctor
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) happy (d) hard
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) eat (c) cut (d) sing
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) up (c) night (d) hot
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) sell
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) first (b) short (c) cold (d) dry
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) wet (d) tall
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) short (c) wet (d) happy
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) wet (c) hot (d) out
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) fast (d) wet
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) loud (d) slow
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) morning (c) Monday (d) winter
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) dry (c) rich (d) short
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) close (d) eat
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) river (d) girl
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) late (b) strong (c) quiet (d) dry
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) sit (c) sleep (d) run
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) slow (d) loud
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) empty (c) fast (d) short
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) asleep (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) big (c) slow (d) sad
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) night (d) school
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) slow (d) hot
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) sad (c) wet (d) bottom
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) weak (c) tall (d) loud
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) early (d) thin

Answer key

  1. summer
  2. heavy
  3. short
  4. hot
  5. quiet
  6. empty
  7. small
  8. dark
  9. last
  10. clean
  11. full
  12. early
  13. evening
  14. stand
  15. friend
  16. hard
  17. pull
  18. night
  19. sell
  20. first
  21. small
  22. short
  23. out
  24. fast
  25. slow
  26. winter
  27. rich
  28. close
  29. girl
  30. strong
  31. win
  32. slow
  33. short
  34. asleep
  35. big
  36. night
  37. hot
  38. bottom
  39. weak
  40. thin

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