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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 808 · 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 “young”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) loud (d) old
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) win (d) sit
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) dirty (c) heavy (d) tall
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) stop (d) cry
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) cut
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) light (c) sad (d) wet
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) sit (c) start (d) eat
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) cry (c) eat (d) run
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) weak (d) early
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) below (c) happy (d) wet
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) enemy (c) farmer (d) teacher
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) small (d) slow
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) slow (c) wet (d) empty
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) late (c) full (d) short
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) night (d) morning
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) short (c) wet (d) loud
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) down (c) hot (d) full
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) take (c) jump (d) cry
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) wet (d) big
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) weak (d) wet
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) fast (d) small
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) last
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) last (c) tall (d) hot
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) night (c) up (d) dry
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) small
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) empty (c) loud (d) tall
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) late (d) big
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) wet (d) loud
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) wet (c) down (d) cold
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) wet (d) sweet
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) small (d) sad
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) late (c) sad (d) above
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) river (d) girl
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) hard (c) loud (d) wet
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) dark (d) slow
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) sad (c) slow (d) dry
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) short (c) fast (d) empty
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) early (c) wet (d) sad
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) summer (d) evening
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) wet (c) full (d) slow

Answer key

  1. old
  2. win
  3. dirty
  4. stop
  5. pull
  6. light
  7. start
  8. cry
  9. weak
  10. below
  11. enemy
  12. hot
  13. wet
  14. hot
  15. night
  16. short
  17. down
  18. take
  19. slow
  20. weak
  21. small
  22. last
  23. last
  24. night
  25. small
  26. empty
  27. late
  28. slow
  29. day
  30. heavy
  31. hot
  32. above
  33. girl
  34. hard
  35. dark
  36. big
  37. short
  38. bottom
  39. evening
  40. full

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