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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 115 · 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: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) sad (d) slow
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) early (c) loud (d) wet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) full (c) dry (d) hot
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) small (d) fast
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) tall (d) wet
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) slow (d) outside
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) short (c) wet (d) slow
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) young (c) loud (d) dry
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) sit (c) eat (d) cry
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) loud (d) short
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) tall (c) loud (d) hot
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) buy (c) sleep (d) run
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) small
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) tree (c) cloud (d) girl
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) boy (b) cloud (c) tree (d) stone
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) Monday (c) evening (d) summer
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) asleep
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) weak
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) morning (c) winter (d) Monday
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) hot (c) empty (d) short
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) farmer (c) doctor (d) driver
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) wet (c) quiet (d) early
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) wet (c) early (d) loud
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) push (c) eat (d) cry
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) asleep
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) wet (d) happy
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) cut (c) eat (d) pull
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) heavy (c) wet (d) loud
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) Sunday (c) summer (d) mountain
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) far (c) wet (d) hot
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) far (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) teacher (c) enemy (d) cousin
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) sing (c) sit (d) eat
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) dry (c) fast (d) empty
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) heavy (c) early (d) tall

Answer key

  1. last
  2. hot
  3. light
  4. dry
  5. hot
  6. slow
  7. slow
  8. small
  9. dark
  10. outside
  11. out
  12. full
  13. young
  14. sit
  15. short
  16. empty
  17. buy
  18. small
  19. girl
  20. boy
  21. evening
  22. asleep
  23. weak
  24. winter
  25. short
  26. friend
  27. quiet
  28. thin
  29. cry
  30. asleep
  31. hard
  32. pull
  33. heavy
  34. summer
  35. far
  36. far
  37. enemy
  38. start
  39. empty
  40. dirty

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