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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 182 · 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 “cold”? (a) full (b) late (c) hot (d) short
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) near (d) cold
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) below (c) wet (d) happy
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) weak (c) tall (d) wet
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) dry (d) big
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sell (c) jump (d) sing
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) wet
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) wet (d) slow
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) Monday (c) river (d) morning
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) dark (c) slow (d) tall
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) happy (d) small
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) far (d) sad
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) sad
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) night (c) morning (d) school
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) pull (d) sing
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) awake (c) cold (d) short
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) asleep (c) hot (d) tall
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) wet (d) sweet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) dry (d) fast
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) in (c) down (d) full
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) short (d) wet
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) short (c) slow (d) hard
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) close (c) eat (d) jump
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) girl (d) river
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) short (c) early (d) wet
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) start (d) sit
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) wet (c) big (d) happy
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) sing (c) cry (d) eat
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) evening (c) summer (d) Sunday
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) hot (c) tall (d) loud
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) in (b) cold (c) down (d) dry
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) small (c) sad (d) early
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) late (c) dry (d) rich
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) full (d) short
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sing (d) stand
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) early (c) cold (d) empty
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) bottom (c) sad (d) early
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) last (c) wet (d) hot
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) hard (c) loud (d) wet

Answer key

  1. hot
  2. near
  3. below
  4. weak
  5. sad
  6. sell
  7. hot
  8. wet
  9. winter
  10. dark
  11. small
  12. far
  13. hot
  14. night
  15. pull
  16. awake
  17. asleep
  18. heavy
  19. empty
  20. down
  21. short
  22. hard
  23. close
  24. girl
  25. short
  26. start
  27. late
  28. sit
  29. summer
  30. empty
  31. in
  32. early
  33. rich
  34. full
  35. stand
  36. slow
  37. cold
  38. bottom
  39. last
  40. hard

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