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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 862 · 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 “inside”? (a) happy (b) outside (c) slow (d) wet
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) cold (c) near (d) dry
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) wet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) eat (c) sit (d) sing
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) dry (c) hot (d) night
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) weak (c) tall (d) wet
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) fast (c) happy (d) wet
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) rich (b) late (c) dry (d) short
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) sad
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) lose (d) sing
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) tall (d) dark
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) dry (c) loud (d) tall
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) dry (d) full
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) wet (c) late (d) happy
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) hot (c) fast (d) short
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) strong (c) quiet (d) late
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) slow (d) loud
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) early (c) tall (d) poor
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) out
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sing (d) sit
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) take (c) jump (d) cry
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) doctor (c) farmer (d) friend
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) out (c) up (d) hot
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) girl (c) cloud (d) river
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) short (c) hot (d) full
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) eat (c) pull (d) cut
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) pull (c) sleep (d) sing
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) eat (c) push (d) cry
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) old (d) loud
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) hard (c) loud (d) happy
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) sing (d) close
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) top (c) late (d) dry
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) Monday (c) evening (d) river
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) school (d) night
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) early (d) light
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) early (c) dirty (d) tall
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) eat (d) stop
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) last (c) hot (d) wet
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) wet (c) sweet (d) loud

Answer key

  1. outside
  2. near
  3. hot
  4. start
  5. night
  6. weak
  7. small
  8. rich
  9. hot
  10. lose
  11. dark
  12. young
  13. slow
  14. late
  15. short
  16. asleep
  17. strong
  18. slow
  19. poor
  20. out
  21. sit
  22. take
  23. friend
  24. out
  25. girl
  26. hot
  27. pull
  28. pull
  29. cry
  30. old
  31. hard
  32. close
  33. top
  34. evening
  35. night
  36. light
  37. dirty
  38. stop
  39. last
  40. heavy

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