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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 172 · 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) loud (b) wet (c) hot (d) short
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) lose
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) sit (c) eat (d) go
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sing (d) sit
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) weak
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) night (c) morning (d) lunch
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) cut (c) sing (d) eat
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) hot (d) wet
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) happy (c) late (d) wet
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) hot (d) sad
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) boy (c) cloud (d) tree
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) big (d) slow
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) wet (c) happy (d) early
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) rich (b) late (c) dry (d) short
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) late (c) hot (d) full
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) wet (c) sweet (d) loud
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) tall (c) wet (d) early
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) tall (c) dirty (d) heavy
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) full (c) hot (d) in
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) small
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) river (c) girl (d) cloud
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) out (c) wet (d) up
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) soft (c) cold (d) fast
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) thin (d) early
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) happy (c) wet (d) hard
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) full (c) dry (d) sad
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) cold (d) empty
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) big (c) sad (d) slow
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) early (c) empty (d) cold
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) farmer (c) driver (d) doctor
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) stop (c) cry (d) eat
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) teacher (c) enemy (d) farmer
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) run (d) win
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) hot (c) short (d) fast
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) wet (c) hot (d) sad
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) young (c) tall (d) loud
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) dark (c) tall (d) slow
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) empty (d) loud

Answer key

  1. short
  2. lose
  3. go
  4. sit
  5. slow
  6. weak
  7. night
  8. pull
  9. hot
  10. happy
  11. hot
  12. boy
  13. slow
  14. short
  15. rich
  16. last
  17. hot
  18. heavy
  19. poor
  20. dirty
  21. down
  22. small
  23. girl
  24. out
  25. soft
  26. thin
  27. hard
  28. slow
  29. wet
  30. big
  31. cold
  32. friend
  33. stop
  34. enemy
  35. win
  36. short
  37. far
  38. young
  39. dark
  40. empty

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