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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 768 · 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 “stand”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sit (d) sing
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) pull (c) eat (d) sing
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) hot (c) loud (d) wet
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) wet (c) tall (d) slow
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) outside (d) slow
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) early (c) empty (d) cold
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) tall (d) wet
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) fast (d) cold
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) stop (d) sing
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) loud (c) tall (d) wet
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) last
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) winter (c) river (d) morning
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) big (c) slow (d) sad
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) down (c) dry (d) in
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) weak (b) wet (c) early (d) loud
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) out (d) tall
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) happy (c) dry (d) late
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) hot (c) late (d) short
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) lunch (c) night (d) school
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) slow (d) hot
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) farmer (c) cousin (d) teacher
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) fast (c) wet (d) small
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) rich (c) dry (d) late
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) pull (c) eat (d) sing
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) first (c) cold (d) dry
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) happy (c) wet (d) early
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) old (c) loud (d) wet
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) wet
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) last (c) wet (d) tall
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) mountain (c) Sunday (d) summer
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) empty (d) hot
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) Monday (c) river (d) evening
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) sad (c) early (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) sleep (c) sit (d) win
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) big (c) sad (d) early
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) happy (d) hard
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) stone (c) boy (d) tree

Answer key

  1. sit
  2. pull
  3. short
  4. dark
  5. outside
  6. cold
  7. small
  8. fast
  9. stop
  10. asleep
  11. last
  12. hot
  13. winter
  14. big
  15. in
  16. weak
  17. slow
  18. out
  19. top
  20. hot
  21. night
  22. hot
  23. enemy
  24. small
  25. rich
  26. pull
  27. first
  28. short
  29. old
  30. heavy
  31. last
  32. summer
  33. empty
  34. evening
  35. weak
  36. light
  37. win
  38. sad
  39. hard
  40. boy

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