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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 197 · 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: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) wet (d) slow
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) early (c) tall (d) wet
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) stop (b) sing (c) cry (d) eat
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) out
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) soft (d) fast
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) boy (c) cloud (d) tree
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) strong (c) late (d) quiet
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) short (c) empty (d) fast
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) loud (c) fast (d) wet
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) early (d) big
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) small (d) tall
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) early (c) wet (d) thick
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) driver (c) farmer (d) doctor
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) far (c) hot (d) sad
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) empty (d) hot
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) wet (d) loud
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) late (d) above
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) start (d) sit
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) young (d) dry
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) asleep
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) asleep
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) last (d) tall
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) early (c) light (d) wet
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) small (d) fast
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) loud (c) wet (d) hard
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) short (c) wet (d) loud
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) wet (c) heavy (d) loud
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) loud (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) full (c) short (d) late
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) sit (c) go (d) eat
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) weak (b) early (c) wet (d) loud
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) girl (c) cloud (d) river
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) light (d) early
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sell (d) jump
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) sing (c) cry (d) eat
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) full (c) slow (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) happy (c) late (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) out (c) up (d) hot
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) cry (c) sing (d) eat
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) night (c) lunch (d) morning

Answer key

  1. hot
  2. poor
  3. stop
  4. out
  5. soft
  6. boy
  7. strong
  8. short
  9. old
  10. sad
  11. small
  12. quiet
  13. friend
  14. far
  15. empty
  16. slow
  17. above
  18. start
  19. young
  20. asleep
  21. asleep
  22. last
  23. light
  24. small
  25. hard
  26. short
  27. heavy
  28. slow
  29. hot
  30. go
  31. weak
  32. girl
  33. light
  34. sell
  35. stand
  36. full
  37. happy
  38. out
  39. sit
  40. night

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