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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 752 · 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) tree (b) river (c) cloud (d) girl
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) late (d) big
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) dark (d) slow
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) light (d) wet
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) out (c) wet (d) tall
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) buy (c) sit (d) run
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) cry (d) go
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) sell
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) stone (d) boy
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) dry (d) big
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) small (c) wet (d) happy
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) lose
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) dry (c) in (d) cold
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) down (c) full (d) hot
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) fast (c) empty (d) short
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) cold (c) dry (d) first
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) push (c) cry (d) run
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) small (c) dry (d) early
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) cold (c) dry (d) short
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) wet (d) slow
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) sad
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) night (d) morning
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) wet (d) loud
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) early (c) wet (d) light
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) cry (c) take (d) sing
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) stand (d) eat
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) sing (c) start (d) eat
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) hot (c) wet (d) loud
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) poor (c) early (d) tall
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) thick (c) wet (d) quiet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) asleep
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) night (d) up
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) wet (d) cold
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) tall (d) soft
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) loud (c) dry (d) tall
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) happy (c) hard (d) loud
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) wet (d) big
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) cousin (c) enemy (d) teacher

Answer key

  1. girl
  2. late
  3. dark
  4. light
  5. out
  6. buy
  7. go
  8. last
  9. sell
  10. boy
  11. sad
  12. small
  13. lose
  14. in
  15. down
  16. short
  17. first
  18. cry
  19. early
  20. awake
  21. wet
  22. hot
  23. night
  24. last
  25. small
  26. light
  27. take
  28. stand
  29. start
  30. short
  31. poor
  32. quiet
  33. asleep
  34. night
  35. fast
  36. soft
  37. young
  38. hard
  39. slow
  40. enemy

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