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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 150 · 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: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) cut
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) sweet (c) loud (d) wet
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) start (c) sit (d) eat
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) tall (d) wet
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) eat (c) cry (d) sing
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) wet (d) slow
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) slow (d) hot
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) wet (c) hot (d) far
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) wet (c) happy (d) small
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) slow (d) big
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) cry (d) take
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) loud (c) tall (d) hot
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) down (c) wet (d) cold
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) hot (c) down (d) in
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) quiet (c) wet (d) thick
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) happy (c) cold (d) dry
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) out (c) hot (d) wet
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) wet (d) loud
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) lunch (c) school (d) morning
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) short (d) wet
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) happy (c) hard (d) loud
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) night (c) hot (d) up
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) empty (c) cold (d) tall
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) cry (d) stop
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) close (c) eat (d) jump
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) last (c) wet (d) tall
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
  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.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) dry (c) tall (d) loud
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) tall (c) cold (d) fast
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) short (c) first (d) cold
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) sleep (c) sit (d) run
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) tall (d) dry
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) clean (c) short (d) late
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) wet (c) sad (d) bottom
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) hot (c) short (d) full
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) sit (d) eat
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) early (d) big

Answer key

  1. pull
  2. heavy
  3. start
  4. dark
  5. stand
  6. wet
  7. hot
  8. asleep
  9. far
  10. happy
  11. slow
  12. take
  13. empty
  14. day
  15. down
  16. quiet
  17. near
  18. out
  19. slow
  20. night
  21. small
  22. short
  23. hard
  24. night
  25. cold
  26. stop
  27. close
  28. last
  29. hot
  30. asleep
  31. young
  32. soft
  33. first
  34. buy
  35. empty
  36. clean
  37. bottom
  38. hot
  39. sit
  40. sad

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