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Opposite Words Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. slow
  2. soft
  3. small
  4. cry
  5. evening
  6. hot
  7. slow
  8. hot
  9. far
  10. stand
  11. hard
  12. short
  13. sit
  14. night
  15. last
  16. heavy
  17. start
  18. weak
  19. top
  20. dark
  21. late
  22. empty
  23. above
  24. out
  25. awake
  26. quiet
  27. go
  28. light
  29. far
  30. asleep
  31. pull
  32. cold
  33. pull
  34. hot
  35. young
  36. lose
  37. sell
  38. thin
  39. take
  40. outside

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