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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 856 · 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 “sit”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sing (d) stand
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) full (d) slow
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) jump (c) sing (d) take
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) small
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) weak (c) wet (d) tall
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) slow (d) small
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) slow (c) sad (d) dry
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) evening (c) mountain (d) summer
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) cold (d) early
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) loud (c) tall (d) hot
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) lose
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) wet (d) hot
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) early (c) tall (d) dirty
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) last (d) hot
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) awake (d) short
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) wet (d) loud
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) short (d) full
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) sad (c) far (d) wet
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) full (c) hot (d) late
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) up (c) night (d) hot
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hot (d) short
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) stop (c) eat (d) cry
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) morning (c) lunch (d) school
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) young (d) dry
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) thick (c) quiet (d) early
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) dry (c) big (d) sad
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) eat (c) cut (d) pull
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) wet (c) up (d) hot
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) sleep (c) sing (d) pull
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) slow (d) big
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) small (c) wet (d) fast
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) run (c) win (d) sleep
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) hard (c) loud (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) push (d) run
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) go (d) cry
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) down (c) in (d) hot
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) summer (c) evening (d) Monday
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) top (c) happy (d) late
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) close (c) jump (d) eat

Answer key

  1. stand
  2. slow
  3. last
  4. take
  5. small
  6. weak
  7. hot
  8. big
  9. summer
  10. cold
  11. empty
  12. lose
  13. hot
  14. dirty
  15. last
  16. awake
  17. slow
  18. full
  19. far
  20. hot
  21. night
  22. short
  23. stop
  24. night
  25. young
  26. quiet
  27. sad
  28. pull
  29. out
  30. pull
  31. slow
  32. small
  33. win
  34. hard
  35. cry
  36. go
  37. down
  38. evening
  39. top
  40. close

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