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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 910 · 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 “strong”? (a) early (b) loud (c) weak (d) wet
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) stop (c) eat (d) cry
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) tall (c) out (d) wet
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) loud (c) dry (d) tall
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) dry (d) full
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) last
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) wet (c) early (d) happy
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) loud (c) fast (d) wet
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) morning (c) lunch (d) school
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) eat (d) pull
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) slow (d) loud
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) happy (d) hard
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) short (c) hot (d) late
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) wet (d) tall
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) empty (c) loud (d) hot
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) summer (c) river (d) Monday
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) asleep (c) wet (d) tall
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) asleep (c) hot (d) wet
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) wet (c) sweet (d) loud
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) happy (d) small
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) first (c) short (d) cold
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) wet (c) far (d) hot
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) fast (d) cold
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) lose
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) wet (d) loud
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) Sunday (c) evening (d) mountain
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) fast (c) empty (d) short
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) slow (d) hot
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) happy (c) late (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) light (c) early (d) wet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) go (c) cry (d) sit
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) empty (d) tall
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) hot (c) fast (d) dry
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) stand (c) cry (d) sing
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) winter (c) morning (d) river
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) thin (c) wet (d) loud
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) sad (d) big
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) night (c) dry (d) hot
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) hard (c) slow (d) hot

Answer key

  1. weak
  2. stop
  3. out
  4. young
  5. slow
  6. last
  7. below
  8. old
  9. night
  10. pull
  11. slow
  12. hard
  13. hot
  14. dark
  15. empty
  16. evening
  17. asleep
  18. asleep
  19. heavy
  20. small
  21. first
  22. far
  23. fast
  24. lose
  25. slow
  26. small
  27. summer
  28. short
  29. hot
  30. happy
  31. light
  32. go
  33. empty
  34. dry
  35. stand
  36. winter
  37. thin
  38. big
  39. night
  40. hard

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