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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 785 · 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) sing (b) eat (c) cry (d) sit
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) small (d) loud
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) dry (c) tall (d) young
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) morning (c) river (d) winter
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) empty (d) wet
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) weak (d) tall
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) in (d) down
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) cold (d) empty
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) early (c) bottom (d) wet
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) evening (c) mountain (d) summer
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) wet (d) short
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sleep (d) pull
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) small (d) hot
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) big (c) late (d) wet
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) cut (c) eat (d) sing
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) early (c) wet (d) quiet
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) late (c) small (d) happy
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) sweet (d) heavy
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) tall (c) early (d) heavy
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) dark (c) slow (d) wet
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) go (d) sit
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) asleep
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) run (c) eat (d) cry
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) out
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) hard (c) loud (d) wet
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) hot (d) far
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) close (d) eat
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) early (c) wet (d) short
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) early (d) cold
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) river (c) cloud (d) girl
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) lunch (c) night (d) morning
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) empty (d) loud
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) sad (d) big
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) cry (c) sing (d) eat
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) loud (d) big
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sell (d) jump
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) up (c) hot (d) night
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) dry (c) cold (d) happy

Answer key

  1. sit
  2. small
  3. young
  4. winter
  5. fast
  6. weak
  7. in
  8. wet
  9. bottom
  10. summer
  11. short
  12. pull
  13. hot
  14. late
  15. pull
  16. quiet
  17. happy
  18. heavy
  19. dirty
  20. dark
  21. go
  22. asleep
  23. last
  24. slow
  25. cry
  26. out
  27. hard
  28. far
  29. close
  30. short
  31. cold
  32. girl
  33. night
  34. empty
  35. big
  36. stand
  37. slow
  38. sell
  39. night
  40. near

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