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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 932 · 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 “full”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) fast (d) dry
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) fast (c) wet (d) old
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) loud (c) tall (d) wet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) river (c) tree (d) cloud
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) far (c) hot (d) wet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) win (c) sleep (d) sit
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) last
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) cry (c) sing (d) eat
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) sleep (c) pull (d) eat
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) early (c) happy (d) below
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) small (d) early
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) small (d) sad
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hot (d) short
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) driver (c) friend (d) doctor
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) short (c) first (d) cold
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) wet (c) happy (d) late
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) slow (d) big
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) river (c) Monday (d) summer
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) early (c) wet (d) weak
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) tall (c) out (d) wet
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) small
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) cut
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) loud (d) young
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) hot (d) small
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) short (c) wet (d) happy
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) loud (d) empty
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) short (c) dry (d) awake
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) in (c) down (d) hot
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) winter (c) Monday (d) river
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) slow (d) loud
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) take (c) jump (d) sing
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) morning (c) school (d) lunch
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) sad (c) early (d) dry
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) late (c) strong (d) quiet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) wet (d) fast
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) close (d) sing
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) late (c) happy (d) wet
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) lose (c) sing (d) jump
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) sing (d) start

Answer key

  1. empty
  2. old
  3. weak
  4. girl
  5. far
  6. win
  7. last
  8. sit
  9. pull
  10. below
  11. early
  12. hot
  13. short
  14. friend
  15. first
  16. late
  17. slow
  18. evening
  19. weak
  20. out
  21. small
  22. pull
  23. young
  24. hot
  25. short
  26. empty
  27. awake
  28. down
  29. asleep
  30. winter
  31. slow
  32. take
  33. night
  34. sad
  35. strong
  36. fast
  37. close
  38. happy
  39. lose
  40. start

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