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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 917 · 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 “push”? (a) sleep (b) pull (c) eat (d) sing
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) small
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) dry (c) strong (d) late
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) hot (c) wet (d) out
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) small (c) wet (d) fast
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) win (d) sit
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sing (d) stop
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) sing (c) eat (d) cry
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) hot (d) slow
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) dark (c) wet (d) slow
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) jump (c) cry (d) sing
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) empty (c) short (d) fast
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) stand (d) sing
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) asleep (d) hot
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) morning (c) Monday (d) winter
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) early (c) loud (d) wet
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) sad (c) small (d) dry
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) in (c) full (d) down
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) quiet (c) wet (d) early
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) slow (d) big
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) early (c) heavy (d) tall
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) weak
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) dry (c) up (d) night
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) far (c) wet (d) hot
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) big (d) loud
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) dry (c) tall (d) young
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) Sunday (c) mountain (d) summer
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) girl (c) river (d) tree
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) last (c) wet (d) tall
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) sing (d) lose
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) lunch (c) morning (d) night
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) dry (d) tall
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) hot (d) small
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) out (c) tall (d) wet
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hard (d) happy
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) full (c) wet (d) slow
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) happy (c) wet (d) late
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) sing (c) cut (d) eat
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) cold (d) fast

Answer key

  1. pull
  2. small
  3. strong
  4. out
  5. small
  6. win
  7. stop
  8. sit
  9. hot
  10. dark
  11. take
  12. short
  13. stand
  14. asleep
  15. winter
  16. thin
  17. early
  18. down
  19. asleep
  20. quiet
  21. slow
  22. dirty
  23. weak
  24. night
  25. far
  26. slow
  27. young
  28. summer
  29. girl
  30. last
  31. lose
  32. night
  33. empty
  34. hot
  35. out
  36. hard
  37. full
  38. happy
  39. pull
  40. fast

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