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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 990 · 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 “give”? (a) take (b) cry (c) jump (d) sing
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) quiet (c) wet (d) thick
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) last (c) wet (d) hot
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) wet (d) small
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) wet (d) far
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) empty (c) loud (d) hot
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) Monday (c) winter (d) morning
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) wet (d) loud
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) cousin (c) teacher (d) farmer
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) short (d) hot
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) tall (c) empty (d) fast
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) dry (c) big (d) sad
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) loud (d) hard
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) small (d) loud
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) early (d) poor
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) slow (d) hot
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) young (c) tall (d) dry
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) win (d) run
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) buy (c) sit (d) sleep
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) hot (d) far
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) sing (d) pull
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) slow (d) full
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) dark (d) tall
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) short (c) hot (d) hard
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) up (c) dry (d) night
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) big (d) slow
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) happy (c) late (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) cold (c) empty (d) wet
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) asleep (d) loud
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) early (c) wet (d) weak
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) full (c) slow (d) wet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) out (c) wet (d) up
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) light (d) wet
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) sing (d) lose
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) dirty (c) heavy (d) tall
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) sweet (d) heavy
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) sit (c) eat (d) cry
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) school (d) lunch

Answer key

  1. take
  2. quiet
  3. last
  4. hot
  5. far
  6. empty
  7. winter
  8. slow
  9. enemy
  10. short
  11. empty
  12. sad
  13. hard
  14. small
  15. poor
  16. hot
  17. young
  18. win
  19. buy
  20. far
  21. pull
  22. slow
  23. dark
  24. hard
  25. night
  26. slow
  27. late
  28. fast
  29. asleep
  30. weak
  31. full
  32. asleep
  33. out
  34. light
  35. weak
  36. lose
  37. dirty
  38. heavy
  39. go
  40. night

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