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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 792 · 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 “start”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) stop (d) eat
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) eat (d) lose
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) loud (c) wet (d) fast
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) morning (c) school (d) lunch
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) early (d) weak
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) wet (d) small
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) sleep
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) loud (c) dry (d) tall
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) hot (c) tall (d) loud
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) sad (d) full
  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 “happy”? (a) early (b) big (c) sad (d) dry
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) sad (d) far
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) weak (d) loud
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) enemy (c) farmer (d) teacher
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) hot (c) slow (d) hard
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) cry (d) go
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) late (c) happy (d) top
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) asleep
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) fast (c) tall (d) cold
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) slow (c) sad (d) big
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) sad (c) wet (d) bottom
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) out
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) sing (d) start
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) small (d) early
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) sit (c) buy (d) sleep
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) first (d) short
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) late (c) short (d) hot
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) dirty (c) early (d) heavy
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) run (c) push (d) eat
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) small (d) loud
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) night (c) dry (d) up
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) empty (c) fast (d) hot
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) up (d) out
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) light (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) below (c) happy (d) wet
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) early (c) wet (d) happy
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) last (d) wet

Answer key

  1. stop
  2. lose
  3. old
  4. night
  5. weak
  6. hot
  7. pull
  8. young
  9. empty
  10. slow
  11. short
  12. sad
  13. far
  14. weak
  15. enemy
  16. hard
  17. go
  18. top
  19. asleep
  20. last
  21. soft
  22. big
  23. bottom
  24. out
  25. start
  26. early
  27. buy
  28. first
  29. hot
  30. dirty
  31. cry
  32. slow
  33. small
  34. night
  35. short
  36. out
  37. light
  38. below
  39. short
  40. last

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