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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 920 · 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 lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) sing (c) eat (d) cry
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) dry (c) above (d) sad
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) happy (c) late (d) dry
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) stop (c) sing (d) cry
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) river (c) morning (d) Monday
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) early (b) light (c) loud (d) wet
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) sleep (c) eat (d) pull
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hard (d) happy
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) school (d) night
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) tall (d) dark
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) hard (c) short (d) slow
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) wet (c) thick (d) quiet
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) hot (d) far
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) small (d) slow
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) soft (c) cold (d) tall
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) near (c) happy (d) cold
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) short (d) loud
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) last (c) tall (d) hot
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) wet (d) slow
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) sing (c) sit (d) eat
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) fast (c) wet (d) old
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) cold (d) early
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) hot (c) full (d) dry
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) happy (c) late (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) weak (c) loud (d) early
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) cold (d) empty
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) buy (d) sit
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) full (c) wet (d) short
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) cut (d) pull
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) early (c) sad (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) win (c) sit (d) run
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) in (c) hot (d) full
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) wet (c) heavy (d) loud
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) short (d) first
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) day (c) down (d) cold
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) happy (c) wet (d) small

Answer key

  1. weak
  2. stand
  3. above
  4. asleep
  5. top
  6. stop
  7. winter
  8. small
  9. light
  10. pull
  11. hard
  12. night
  13. dark
  14. hard
  15. quiet
  16. far
  17. hot
  18. soft
  19. last
  20. near
  21. short
  22. last
  23. hot
  24. start
  25. old
  26. cold
  27. dry
  28. late
  29. weak
  30. fast
  31. buy
  32. full
  33. pull
  34. bottom
  35. win
  36. down
  37. heavy
  38. first
  39. day
  40. happy

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