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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 75 · 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 “summer”? (a) morning (b) winter (c) Monday (d) river
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) big (d) late
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) empty (c) cold (d) tall
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) evening (d) summer
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) sad (c) early (d) dry
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) wet
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) tall (d) dry
  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 “night”? (a) down (b) day (c) cold (d) wet
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) dark (d) tall
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) young (d) dry
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) stone (c) boy (d) cloud
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) small (c) late (d) happy
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) far (c) hot (d) wet
  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: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) hot (c) loud (d) tall
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) strong (c) late (d) dry
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) asleep
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) happy (d) outside
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) stand (c) sing (d) eat
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) asleep (c) loud (d) wet
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) last (d) wet
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) eat (d) close
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) loud (c) wet (d) happy
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) sleep (c) sit (d) buy
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) start (d) sit
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) sad (c) wet (d) far
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) loud (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) dry (c) short (d) cold
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) cry (d) sit
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) weak (c) tall (d) loud
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) slow (c) short (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) heavy (c) tall (d) early
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) short (c) late (d) hot
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) big (d) slow
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) hot (d) sad
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) jump (d) take
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) go (c) eat (d) sit
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) cut (c) pull (d) eat
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) poor (d) early

Answer key

  1. winter
  2. late
  3. cold
  4. evening
  5. early
  6. hot
  7. empty
  8. short
  9. day
  10. dark
  11. young
  12. boy
  13. happy
  14. far
  15. out
  16. empty
  17. strong
  18. asleep
  19. outside
  20. stand
  21. asleep
  22. last
  23. close
  24. hard
  25. buy
  26. start
  27. far
  28. small
  29. awake
  30. sit
  31. weak
  32. full
  33. dirty
  34. hot
  35. slow
  36. hot
  37. take
  38. go
  39. pull
  40. poor

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