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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 837 · 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 “heavy”? (a) early (b) light (c) sad (d) wet
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) sleep (c) win (d) sit
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) wet (c) thick (d) early
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) loud (c) wet (d) sweet
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) lunch (c) night (d) school
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) hot (d) tall
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) short (c) hot (d) wet
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) wet (c) sad (d) hot
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) loud (d) big
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) eat (d) sell
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) hard (d) loud
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) wet (c) hot (d) far
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) above (d) late
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) tall (c) dry (d) loud
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) early (b) wet (c) light (d) loud
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) sad (d) hot
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) heavy (c) tall (d) dirty
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) happy (c) slow (d) wet
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) eat (c) sing (d) pull
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) weak (d) loud
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) buy (c) sit (d) run
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) first (b) cold (c) short (d) dry
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) asleep (d) loud
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) in (b) cold (c) down (d) dry
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) wet (d) hot
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) dark (d) slow
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) strong (b) late (c) dry (d) quiet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) short (c) late (d) rich
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) thin (d) early
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) weak (d) early
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) cry (c) sing (d) eat
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) happy (c) small (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) big (d) dry
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) stand (c) sing (d) cry
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) empty (d) tall
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) night (c) up (d) hot
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) small
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) eat (c) sing (d) pull

Answer key

  1. light
  2. win
  3. quiet
  4. heavy
  5. night
  6. last
  7. short
  8. far
  9. slow
  10. sell
  11. hard
  12. far
  13. above
  14. young
  15. light
  16. hot
  17. dirty
  18. outside
  19. pull
  20. weak
  21. buy
  22. first
  23. asleep
  24. in
  25. slow
  26. hot
  27. dark
  28. strong
  29. rich
  30. thin
  31. weak
  32. sit
  33. happy
  34. big
  35. stand
  36. asleep
  37. empty
  38. night
  39. small
  40. pull

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