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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 101 · 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 giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) short (c) wet (d) loud
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) happy (c) dry (d) near
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) push (c) run (d) eat
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) big (d) wet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) top (c) late (d) happy
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) tall (d) dark
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) above (d) late
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) tall (c) loud (d) hot
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) win (c) run (d) sleep
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) hard (c) wet (d) loud
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) late (c) rich (d) short
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) last
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) far (c) wet (d) sad
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) light (d) early
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) early (c) wet (d) weak
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) eat (c) cut (d) pull
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) slow (d) sad
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) up (c) hot (d) night
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) big (d) dry
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) cold (c) fast (d) tall
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) early (c) sad (d) dry
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) wet (c) hot (d) sad
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) river (d) girl
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) sweet
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) evening (c) mountain (d) summer
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) tall (d) dry
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) young (d) loud
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) short (c) hot (d) full
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) hot (c) in (d) full
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) fast (d) small
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) Monday (c) summer (d) evening
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) wet (c) down (d) cold
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) sing (d) sell
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) heavy (c) early (d) dirty
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) stop (d) eat
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) teacher (c) cousin (d) farmer
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) doctor (c) driver (d) friend
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) cloud (c) tree (d) boy

Answer key

  1. short
  2. near
  3. cry
  4. weak
  5. slow
  6. top
  7. dark
  8. above
  9. empty
  10. win
  11. hard
  12. rich
  13. last
  14. far
  15. light
  16. weak
  17. pull
  18. hot
  19. night
  20. big
  21. soft
  22. early
  23. far
  24. girl
  25. heavy
  26. summer
  27. empty
  28. young
  29. hot
  30. down
  31. hot
  32. small
  33. evening
  34. day
  35. sell
  36. dirty
  37. stop
  38. enemy
  39. friend
  40. boy

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