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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 735 · 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 “hard”? (a) tall (b) soft (c) fast (d) cold
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) dark (c) wet (d) slow
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) late (b) strong (c) dry (d) quiet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) sad (c) above (d) dry
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) loud (d) big
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) slow (d) hot
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) loud (d) short
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) happy (c) near (d) cold
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) last (d) hot
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) enemy (c) teacher (d) farmer
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) out
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) sit (c) cry (d) eat
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) cold (c) short (d) dry
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) down (c) day (d) cold
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) happy (d) small
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) cut (c) pull (d) eat
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) sleep (c) pull (d) sing
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) slow (d) loud
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) farmer (c) driver (d) friend
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) heavy (c) loud (d) wet
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) sit (c) sing (d) eat
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) hot (c) dry (d) night
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) full (c) in (d) down
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) short (c) wet (d) early
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) early (c) small (d) sad
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) sit (c) sleep (d) run
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) dry (c) late (d) rich
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) hot (d) empty
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) last (c) tall (d) hot
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) small (d) hot
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) heavy (c) tall (d) dirty
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) wet (c) happy (d) small
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) lunch (c) morning (d) night
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) summer (c) Sunday (d) mountain
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) sad (c) wet (d) early
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) river (c) tree (d) girl
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) short (c) hot (d) slow
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) young (c) tall (d) loud
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) wet (c) early (d) happy
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) wet (c) quiet (d) thick

Answer key

  1. soft
  2. dark
  3. strong
  4. above
  5. slow
  6. hot
  7. short
  8. near
  9. last
  10. enemy
  11. out
  12. go
  13. awake
  14. day
  15. small
  16. pull
  17. pull
  18. slow
  19. friend
  20. heavy
  21. start
  22. night
  23. down
  24. short
  25. early
  26. buy
  27. rich
  28. empty
  29. last
  30. hot
  31. dirty
  32. happy
  33. night
  34. summer
  35. light
  36. girl
  37. hard
  38. young
  39. below
  40. quiet

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