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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 934 · 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 “summer”? (a) Monday (b) winter (c) morning (d) river
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) slow (d) loud
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) big (c) dry (d) sad
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) late (c) dry (d) top
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) happy (d) outside
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) far (c) wet (d) sad
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) wet (d) tall
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) hot (d) small
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) near (c) happy (d) dry
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) big (d) dry
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) sing (c) cry (d) eat
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) wet (d) short
  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 “sad”? (a) small (b) late (c) wet (d) happy
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) tall (c) out (d) wet
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) weak
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) close (c) sing (d) eat
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) wet (c) sweet (d) loud
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sing (d) stand
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) hard (d) loud
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) early (c) thick (d) wet
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) early (d) small
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) in (c) dry (d) cold
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) cry (c) sit (d) eat
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) hot (c) empty (d) fast
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) jump (c) take (d) sing
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) wet (d) tall
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) loud (d) young
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) farmer (c) teacher (d) enemy
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) night (c) up (d) hot
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) early (b) wet (c) loud (d) light
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) empty (c) loud (d) tall
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) full (c) hot (d) down
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) cold (d) slow
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) cut
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) wet (c) happy (d) late
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) empty (d) cold

Answer key

  1. winter
  2. slow
  3. big
  4. top
  5. outside
  6. far
  7. dark
  8. hot
  9. near
  10. sad
  11. sit
  12. short
  13. last
  14. happy
  15. out
  16. weak
  17. close
  18. heavy
  19. stand
  20. slow
  21. hard
  22. quiet
  23. early
  24. in
  25. go
  26. short
  27. take
  28. asleep
  29. small
  30. young
  31. enemy
  32. night
  33. light
  34. empty
  35. hot
  36. down
  37. wet
  38. pull
  39. late
  40. fast

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