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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 173 · 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) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) last
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) day (d) down
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) slow (c) happy (d) wet
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) small
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) old (d) fast
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) far (d) sad
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) cry (c) sing (d) take
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) hot (c) late (d) short
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) cloud (c) boy (d) tree
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) hot (d) slow
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) empty (c) loud (d) hot
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) school (d) night
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) last
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) early (d) thin
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) wet (d) tall
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) Sunday (c) mountain (d) summer
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) happy (d) hard
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) girl (c) cloud (d) river
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) cry (c) eat (d) go
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) full (c) slow (d) wet
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) asleep (d) wet
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) hot (d) slow
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) early (d) light
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) wet (d) slow
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) short (c) hot (d) loud
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) lose
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) early (c) tall (d) heavy
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) short (c) wet (d) early
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) sweet (d) wet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) slow (c) short (d) hot
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) short (c) dry (d) rich
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) happy (c) late (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) dry (c) happy (d) cold
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) wet (c) sad (d) bottom
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) small (c) dry (d) sad
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sell (d) jump
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) pull (d) eat
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) teacher (c) enemy (d) farmer

Answer key

  1. last
  2. day
  3. outside
  4. slow
  5. small
  6. old
  7. far
  8. take
  9. hot
  10. boy
  11. hot
  12. empty
  13. night
  14. out
  15. last
  16. thin
  17. dark
  18. summer
  19. hard
  20. girl
  21. go
  22. full
  23. asleep
  24. hot
  25. light
  26. slow
  27. short
  28. lose
  29. dirty
  30. short
  31. heavy
  32. hard
  33. rich
  34. late
  35. near
  36. bottom
  37. early
  38. sell
  39. pull
  40. enemy

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