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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 940 · 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 “strong”? (a) weak (b) early (c) loud (d) wet
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) hard (c) wet (d) loud
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) lose (d) sing
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) loud (d) short
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) go (c) sit (d) eat
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) empty (d) hot
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) rich (c) dry (d) late
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) big (d) slow
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) sell
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) hot (c) wet (d) far
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) hot (c) short (d) late
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) tall (d) wet
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) lunch (c) night (d) morning
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) mountain (c) evening (d) Sunday
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) young (d) loud
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) hot (c) full (d) dry
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) old (c) fast (d) wet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) early (c) sad (d) bottom
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) far (c) hot (d) sad
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) teacher (c) farmer (d) enemy
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) cut (c) sing (d) eat
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) small (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) Monday (c) morning (d) winter
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) win (c) sleep (d) sit
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) eat (c) sing (d) sleep
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) short (d) hot
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) hot (c) up (d) dry
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) asleep (d) tall
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) cry (c) eat (d) sing
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) slow (c) dark (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) outside (d) slow
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) summer (c) river (d) evening
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) out (d) tall
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) tall (c) heavy (d) dirty
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) wet (c) happy (d) early
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) full (d) dry
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) first (d) short

Answer key

  1. weak
  2. hard
  3. lose
  4. short
  5. go
  6. empty
  7. rich
  8. slow
  9. sell
  10. far
  11. hot
  12. small
  13. night
  14. summer
  15. last
  16. young
  17. dry
  18. old
  19. bottom
  20. far
  21. enemy
  22. pull
  23. hot
  24. hot
  25. winter
  26. win
  27. pull
  28. short
  29. night
  30. asleep
  31. asleep
  32. stand
  33. dark
  34. outside
  35. evening
  36. out
  37. dirty
  38. short
  39. slow
  40. first

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