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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 870 · 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) sing (c) stand (d) cry
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) sad (c) dry (d) early
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) light (c) loud (d) early
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) asleep (c) wet (d) tall
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) lunch (d) night
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) short (c) late (d) rich
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) short (c) wet (d) hot
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) in (b) cold (c) down (d) dry
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) young (c) tall (d) dry
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) happy (c) near (d) dry
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) loud (d) big
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) wet (d) tall
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) eat (c) cry (d) run
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) small (d) slow
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) farmer (c) doctor (d) friend
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) early (d) poor
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) wet (c) big (d) happy
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) full (c) fast (d) dry
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) outside (c) wet (d) happy
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) thick (c) early (d) wet
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) small (d) wet
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) hot (d) empty
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) loud (d) big
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) cousin (c) teacher (d) enemy
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) thin (d) early
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) loud (c) wet (d) fast
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) last (d) hot
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) wet (d) fast
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) sit (d) start
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) sweet (d) heavy
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) lose (d) jump
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) early (c) happy (d) below
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) full (c) sad (d) dry
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) sell (c) jump (d) eat
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) happy (c) wet (d) early
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) loud (c) wet (d) hard
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) late (c) clean (d) short
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) wet (c) hot (d) out
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) small (d) hot

Answer key

  1. stand
  2. sad
  3. light
  4. asleep
  5. night
  6. rich
  7. out
  8. short
  9. in
  10. young
  11. near
  12. slow
  13. dark
  14. cry
  15. hot
  16. friend
  17. poor
  18. late
  19. dry
  20. outside
  21. quiet
  22. small
  23. empty
  24. slow
  25. enemy
  26. thin
  27. old
  28. last
  29. fast
  30. start
  31. heavy
  32. lose
  33. below
  34. slow
  35. sell
  36. short
  37. hard
  38. clean
  39. out
  40. hot

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