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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 949 · 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 “awake”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) asleep
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) happy (c) loud (d) wet
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) out (d) wet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) jump (d) take
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) stop (d) sing
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) old (c) loud (d) fast
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) small (c) early (d) dry
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) slow (c) outside (d) wet
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) night (c) morning (d) lunch
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) asleep
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) tall (d) wet
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) cry (d) go
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) up (c) out (d) wet
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) slow (d) small
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) far (d) hot
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) short (c) loud (d) hot
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) big (d) dry
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) slow (d) sad
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) last (d) tall
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) dry (d) young
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) weak
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) fast (d) small
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) Sunday (c) evening (d) mountain
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) happy (c) wet (d) early
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) big (d) slow
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) tall (d) empty
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) summer (d) evening
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) small (d) loud
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) sad (c) above (d) dry
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) cry (c) run (d) eat
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) soft (c) tall (d) cold
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) wet (c) poor (d) tall
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) sad (c) early (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) full (c) down (d) in
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) girl (d) river
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) up (c) night (d) dry
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) awake (c) short (d) cold
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) full (c) sad (d) slow
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) sweet (d) wet
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) late (d) small

Answer key

  1. asleep
  2. hard
  3. out
  4. take
  5. stop
  6. old
  7. early
  8. outside
  9. night
  10. asleep
  11. dark
  12. go
  13. out
  14. hot
  15. far
  16. short
  17. big
  18. hot
  19. last
  20. young
  21. weak
  22. small
  23. summer
  24. below
  25. slow
  26. empty
  27. evening
  28. small
  29. above
  30. cry
  31. soft
  32. poor
  33. bottom
  34. down
  35. girl
  36. night
  37. awake
  38. slow
  39. heavy
  40. happy

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