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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 964 · 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 “laugh”? (a) cry (b) run (c) eat (d) push
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) summer (c) mountain (d) evening
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) short (d) wet
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) young (c) tall (d) loud
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) dry (c) top (d) happy
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) Monday (c) river (d) summer
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) above (c) dry (d) sad
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) cold (d) soft
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sell (c) sing (d) jump
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) sweet
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) stone (c) boy (d) tree
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) out
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) night (d) lunch
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) wet (d) tall
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) small (d) fast
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) pull (d) cut
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) cry (d) sing
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) dry (c) strong (d) late
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) happy (c) loud (d) wet
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) last (c) hot (d) wet
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) empty (c) hot (d) loud
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) early (c) loud (d) light
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) stand (c) sing (d) eat
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) friend (c) driver (d) doctor
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) wet (c) early (d) quiet
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) late (c) short (d) clean
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) early (c) sad (d) big
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) loud (c) tall (d) wet
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) tall (d) empty
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) first (b) cold (c) short (d) dry
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) wet (c) happy (d) late
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) loud (d) big
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) tall (d) early
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) below (c) wet (d) happy
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) last (d) tall
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) rich (b) short (c) late (d) dry
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) farmer (c) enemy (d) teacher
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) cold (d) fast
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) slow (d) hot

Answer key

  1. cry
  2. summer
  3. short
  4. young
  5. top
  6. evening
  7. above
  8. soft
  9. sell
  10. heavy
  11. boy
  12. out
  13. night
  14. small
  15. small
  16. pull
  17. sit
  18. strong
  19. hard
  20. last
  21. empty
  22. light
  23. stand
  24. friend
  25. quiet
  26. hot
  27. clean
  28. sad
  29. weak
  30. empty
  31. first
  32. late
  33. slow
  34. cold
  35. below
  36. last
  37. rich
  38. enemy
  39. fast
  40. hot

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