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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 782 · 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 “out”? (a) dry (b) in (c) down (d) cold
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) sad (c) wet (d) early
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) Monday (c) winter (d) morning
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) short (c) cold (d) awake
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) dry (c) night (d) hot
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) run (c) sleep (d) win
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) far (d) hot
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) last (d) wet
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) sweet (d) wet
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) slow (d) empty
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) weak
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) happy (c) late (d) wet
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) quiet (c) thick (d) wet
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) cry (c) eat (d) go
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) dry (c) sad (d) small
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) late (c) wet (d) happy
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) first (b) short (c) dry (d) cold
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) small (d) slow
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) pull (d) sing
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) happy (d) small
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) close (d) sing
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) sleep (d) pull
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) jump (c) eat (d) sing
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) empty (d) tall
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) sad
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) hot (c) down (d) in
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) lunch (c) night (d) morning
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) sing (d) sell
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) fast (d) dry
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) tree (c) boy (d) cloud
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) asleep
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) cold (d) soft
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) cold (d) empty
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) hot (c) loud (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) dry (c) late (d) happy
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) slow (c) sad (d) dry
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) farmer (c) cousin (d) enemy
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) happy (c) hard (d) loud

Answer key

  1. in
  2. light
  3. winter
  4. awake
  5. night
  6. win
  7. far
  8. last
  9. heavy
  10. wet
  11. weak
  12. late
  13. quiet
  14. go
  15. early
  16. happy
  17. first
  18. hot
  19. pull
  20. small
  21. close
  22. pull
  23. lose
  24. empty
  25. hot
  26. down
  27. night
  28. sell
  29. slow
  30. empty
  31. boy
  32. out
  33. asleep
  34. soft
  35. fast
  36. short
  37. top
  38. slow
  39. enemy
  40. hard

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