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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 797 · 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) win (c) run (d) sit
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) cry (d) go
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) late (b) strong (c) quiet (d) dry
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) big (d) wet
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) rich (b) short (c) dry (d) late
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) late (c) top (d) dry
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) full (c) late (d) hot
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) dry (c) awake (d) cold
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) full (c) slow (d) dry
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) out (c) wet (d) up
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) tall (c) dirty (d) early
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) eat (c) sing (d) pull
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) out (d) wet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) stop (d) cry
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) early (c) below (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) driver (c) farmer (d) friend
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) wet (c) early (d) sad
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) empty (c) hot (d) loud
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) hot (c) sad (d) wet
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) hot (c) up (d) dry
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) jump (c) take (d) sing
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) cry (c) eat (d) run
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) cold (d) fast
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) down (d) day
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) loud (c) dry (d) tall
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) big (c) dry (d) sad
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) lunch (d) night
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) wet (d) light
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) sleep (c) sing (d) eat
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) small (d) tall
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) dry (c) hot (d) fast
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) small (d) early
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) eat (d) sell
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) sweet (c) loud (d) wet
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) wet (d) short
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) wet (c) early (d) loud
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) small (d) sad

Answer key

  1. win
  2. go
  3. strong
  4. slow
  5. rich
  6. top
  7. hot
  8. awake
  9. slow
  10. out
  11. dirty
  12. asleep
  13. pull
  14. slow
  15. out
  16. stop
  17. below
  18. friend
  19. bottom
  20. empty
  21. far
  22. night
  23. take
  24. cry
  25. fast
  26. day
  27. young
  28. big
  29. night
  30. light
  31. pull
  32. small
  33. dry
  34. early
  35. sell
  36. heavy
  37. short
  38. light
  39. last
  40. hot

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