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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 92 · 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.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) hard (c) loud (d) wet
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) summer (c) Sunday (d) mountain
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) wet (c) sad (d) early
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) wet (c) early (d) thick
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) night (d) morning
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) dark (c) slow (d) tall
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) early (c) cold (d) empty
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) cry (d) sing
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) small (d) tall
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) late (c) hot (d) short
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) far (d) wet
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) dry (c) in (d) cold
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) last (d) hot
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) weak (b) loud (c) early (d) wet
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) slow (d) loud
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) short (d) first
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) cold (c) awake (d) dry
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) weak
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) cut
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) wet
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) empty (c) hot (d) loud
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) soft (c) fast (d) cold
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) sweet (c) loud (d) wet
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) early (c) heavy (d) dirty
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) stand (d) sing
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) sing (d) start
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) short (d) hot
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) sad (d) slow
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) bottom (c) wet (d) sad
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) doctor (c) friend (d) driver
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) fast (d) old
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) pull (d) sleep
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) rich (c) late (d) short
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) late (d) small
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) far (c) hot (d) sad
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) tall (c) empty (d) fast
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) top (c) late (d) happy
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) in (c) full (d) down
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall

Answer key

  1. hard
  2. summer
  3. light
  4. quiet
  5. night
  6. dark
  7. cold
  8. sit
  9. small
  10. hot
  11. far
  12. in
  13. last
  14. weak
  15. slow
  16. first
  17. awake
  18. weak
  19. pull
  20. hot
  21. empty
  22. soft
  23. heavy
  24. dirty
  25. stand
  26. slow
  27. start
  28. short
  29. hot
  30. bottom
  31. friend
  32. old
  33. pull
  34. rich
  35. happy
  36. far
  37. empty
  38. top
  39. down
  40. asleep

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