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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 996 · 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 “sad”? (a) wet (b) late (c) small (d) happy
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) sweet (d) heavy
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) sing (c) sit (d) eat
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) dry (c) happy (d) top
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) dark (c) tall (d) slow
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) early (d) poor
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) old (c) wet (d) fast
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) eat (c) cut (d) sing
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) slow (d) hot
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) asleep (c) tall (d) hot
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) asleep (c) wet (d) tall
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) school (c) night (d) lunch
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) mountain (c) evening (d) Sunday
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) summer (c) evening (d) Monday
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) dry (c) tall (d) fast
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) late (c) wet (d) happy
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) in (c) cold (d) down
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) late (c) short (d) soft
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) day (c) wet (d) down
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) wet (c) hot (d) far
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) Monday (c) morning (d) winter
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) wet (c) slow (d) short
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) hot (c) tall (d) loud
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) last (d) hot
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) out (c) wet (d) hot
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) slow (c) dry (d) sad
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) thin (c) loud (d) wet
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) weak (c) tall (d) loud
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) push (c) run (d) cry
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) happy (c) near (d) dry
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) buy (c) sleep (d) run
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) light (c) sad (d) early
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) fast (c) wet (d) happy
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) cold (c) tall (d) soft
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) loud (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) far (c) sad (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) fast (c) short (d) empty
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) small (d) tall
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) wet (c) hot (d) up

Answer key

  1. happy
  2. heavy
  3. start
  4. top
  5. dark
  6. poor
  7. old
  8. pull
  9. hot
  10. asleep
  11. asleep
  12. night
  13. summer
  14. evening
  15. empty
  16. late
  17. in
  18. clean
  19. day
  20. far
  21. last
  22. winter
  23. full
  24. empty
  25. last
  26. out
  27. slow
  28. thin
  29. weak
  30. cry
  31. near
  32. buy
  33. light
  34. small
  35. soft
  36. slow
  37. far
  38. short
  39. small
  40. out

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