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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 721 · 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 “boy”? (a) cloud (b) girl (c) river (d) tree
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sing (d) sit
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) Monday (c) evening (d) summer
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) dry (c) rich (d) late
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) small (d) happy
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) eat (c) cut (d) pull
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) night (c) lunch (d) morning
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) in (c) dry (d) down
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) old (c) loud (d) fast
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) happy (c) cold (d) dry
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) strong (b) late (c) quiet (d) dry
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) wet (c) sad (d) bottom
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) sweet (d) heavy
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) clean (c) short (d) late
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) out
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) tall (d) hot
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) short (c) slow (d) full
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) short (c) cold (d) awake
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) sad (d) hot
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) big (d) slow
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) sell (c) jump (d) eat
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) young (c) dry (d) loud
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) far (d) sad
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) farmer (c) doctor (d) driver
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) short (c) fast (d) empty
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) stop (c) cry (d) sing
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) sleep (c) sit (d) run
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) last (c) hot (d) tall
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) slow (c) sad (d) dry
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) loud (d) short
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) full (c) sad (d) slow
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) dark (d) tall
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) short (c) full (d) hot
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) jump (c) sing (d) take
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) wet (c) day (d) cold
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) hot (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) early (c) short (d) happy
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) slow (c) hot (d) hard
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) asleep (d) wet
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) hard (c) happy (d) loud

Answer key

  1. girl
  2. sit
  3. evening
  4. rich
  5. small
  6. pull
  7. night
  8. in
  9. old
  10. near
  11. strong
  12. bottom
  13. heavy
  14. clean
  15. out
  16. last
  17. full
  18. awake
  19. hot
  20. slow
  21. sell
  22. young
  23. far
  24. friend
  25. short
  26. stop
  27. win
  28. last
  29. big
  30. short
  31. slow
  32. dark
  33. hot
  34. take
  35. day
  36. hot
  37. short
  38. hard
  39. asleep
  40. hard

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