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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 783 · 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 “lose”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) win (d) sit
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) sleep (c) pull (d) eat
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) tall (d) wet
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) wet (d) loud
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) cold (d) slow
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) stand (c) sing (d) eat
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) dry (c) fast (d) tall
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) river (c) winter (d) Monday
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) far (c) sad (d) wet
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) out (c) wet (d) tall
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sell (b) eat (c) sing (d) jump
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sing (d) stop
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) heavy (c) loud (d) sweet
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) asleep (d) wet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) late (b) strong (c) quiet (d) dry
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) full (c) slow (d) dry
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) thick (c) early (d) wet
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) night (d) lunch
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) sad
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) early (d) light
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) early (c) loud (d) thin
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) above (b) sad (c) dry (d) late
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) cold (d) soft
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) last
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) happy (d) small
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) loud (c) tall (d) hot
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) slow (c) wet (d) full
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) short (c) soft (d) clean
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) sing (d) close
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) outside (d) happy
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) small (d) slow
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) poor (c) wet (d) early
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) loud (c) hard (d) wet
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) young (c) tall (d) loud
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) start (c) sing (d) eat
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) big (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) day (d) down
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) weak (c) tall (d) loud
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) loud (c) hot (d) wet

Answer key

  1. win
  2. pull
  3. dark
  4. slow
  5. wet
  6. stand
  7. empty
  8. small
  9. winter
  10. far
  11. out
  12. sell
  13. stop
  14. heavy
  15. asleep
  16. strong
  17. slow
  18. quiet
  19. night
  20. hot
  21. light
  22. thin
  23. above
  24. soft
  25. last
  26. small
  27. empty
  28. full
  29. clean
  30. close
  31. outside
  32. hot
  33. poor
  34. hard
  35. young
  36. start
  37. slow
  38. day
  39. weak
  40. short

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