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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 123 · 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 “tall”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) short (d) hot
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) hot (d) small
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) wet (d) empty
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) cold (d) empty
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) wet (d) sweet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) win (d) sit
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) dark (c) slow (d) wet
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) hot (d) tall
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) far (d) hot
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) happy (c) hard (d) loud
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) weak
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) loud (d) tall
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) loud (c) young (d) tall
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) wet (d) hot
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) cry (d) stand
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) slow (d) loud
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) asleep (c) tall (d) loud
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) day (c) down (d) wet
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) late (c) happy (d) wet
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) sad (c) dry (d) early
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) take (c) sing (d) jump
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sell (d) jump
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) far (d) wet
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) soft (c) clean (d) late
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) sing (c) start (d) eat
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) late (b) dry (c) quiet (d) strong
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) wet (c) thin (d) loud
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) bottom (c) wet (d) sad
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) river (d) girl
  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 “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) friend (c) driver (d) doctor
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) hot (c) late (d) full
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) slow (c) hot (d) short
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) evening (c) mountain (d) Sunday
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) night (d) morning
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) close (d) eat
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) tall (c) loud (d) hot
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) slow (c) dry (d) sad

Answer key

  1. short
  2. hot
  3. fast
  4. wet
  5. heavy
  6. win
  7. dark
  8. last
  9. far
  10. out
  11. hard
  12. weak
  13. small
  14. young
  15. hot
  16. stand
  17. slow
  18. asleep
  19. day
  20. happy
  21. sad
  22. take
  23. out
  24. sell
  25. far
  26. clean
  27. start
  28. strong
  29. thin
  30. bottom
  31. girl
  32. asleep
  33. friend
  34. hot
  35. hard
  36. summer
  37. night
  38. close
  39. empty
  40. big

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