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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 711 · 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) push (b) eat (c) run (d) cry
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) asleep (d) loud
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) doctor (c) driver (d) friend
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) cold (c) tall (d) fast
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) clean (c) short (d) soft
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) wet (c) early (d) quiet
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) sad (d) far
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) weak (c) wet (d) loud
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) stop (b) sing (c) eat (d) cry
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) near (c) dry (d) happy
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) weak (c) loud (d) wet
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) far (c) sad (d) wet
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) early (c) sad (d) wet
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) wet (d) short
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) lunch (c) night (d) school
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) big (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) loud (c) early (d) wet
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) hot (d) empty
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) hot (c) short (d) late
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) tall (c) wet (d) dark
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) wet (c) early (d) sad
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) stand (d) sing
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) night (d) up
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) asleep
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) happy (c) top (d) dry
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) young (d) loud
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) day (d) down
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) sad
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) sit (c) go (d) eat
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) river (c) summer (d) Monday
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) big (d) slow
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) happy (c) small (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) river (c) girl (d) tree
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) light (c) loud (d) early
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) wet (d) small
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) empty (c) tall (d) fast
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) lose (c) jump (d) eat
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) wet (c) loud (d) fast

Answer key

  1. cry
  2. asleep
  3. friend
  4. soft
  5. clean
  6. last
  7. quiet
  8. far
  9. weak
  10. stop
  11. near
  12. weak
  13. far
  14. bottom
  15. short
  16. night
  17. slow
  18. thin
  19. empty
  20. hot
  21. dark
  22. light
  23. stand
  24. night
  25. asleep
  26. top
  27. young
  28. day
  29. hot
  30. out
  31. go
  32. evening
  33. slow
  34. happy
  35. girl
  36. light
  37. hot
  38. empty
  39. lose
  40. old

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