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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 815 · 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 “slow”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) cold (d) wet
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) last
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) wet (d) sweet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) sit (c) eat (d) cry
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) small (d) slow
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) asleep (c) hot (d) tall
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) short (c) fast (d) empty
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) night (c) hot (d) up
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) wet
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) loud (d) hard
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) cut
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) weak (c) loud (d) tall
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) loud (c) hot (d) wet
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) asleep
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) big (d) loud
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) eat (c) pull (d) sing
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) empty (d) tall
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) take (d) jump
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) cry (d) go
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) fast (c) happy (d) wet
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) late (c) hot (d) short
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) wet (d) loud
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) school (c) night (d) lunch
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) morning (d) winter
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) full (c) short (d) wet
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) short (d) first
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) late (c) above (d) sad
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) sell (d) sing
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) cold (d) empty
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) slow (c) sad (d) full
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) early (c) wet (d) happy
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) close (d) eat
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) cold (c) dry (d) in
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) enemy (c) teacher (d) cousin
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) early (d) thin
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) happy (c) big (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) happy (c) wet (d) early
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) dry (c) rich (d) late
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) wet (c) weak (d) loud
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) dry (c) strong (d) late

Answer key

  1. fast
  2. last
  3. heavy
  4. sit
  5. hot
  6. asleep
  7. short
  8. night
  9. hot
  10. hard
  11. pull
  12. weak
  13. short
  14. asleep
  15. slow
  16. pull
  17. empty
  18. take
  19. go
  20. small
  21. hot
  22. small
  23. night
  24. winter
  25. full
  26. first
  27. above
  28. sell
  29. wet
  30. slow
  31. below
  32. close
  33. in
  34. enemy
  35. thin
  36. late
  37. short
  38. rich
  39. weak
  40. strong

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