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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 203 · 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 “first”? (a) hot (b) last (c) tall (d) wet
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) lose (c) sing (d) eat
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) loud (d) empty
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) dry (c) loud (d) tall
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) wet (c) loud (d) heavy
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) dark (d) slow
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hot (d) short
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) last (d) wet
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) pull (d) cut
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) late (c) hot (d) full
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) happy (c) near (d) cold
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) bottom (c) sad (d) wet
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) dry (c) big (d) sad
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) asleep
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) out (c) hot (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) cold (c) tall (d) empty
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) up (d) night
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) strong (b) dry (c) quiet (d) late
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) sell
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) down (c) in (d) hot
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) buy (c) run (d) sit
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) outside (c) wet (d) slow
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) big (c) wet (d) late
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) down (c) day (d) cold
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) cry (c) eat (d) sing
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) cry (c) sing (d) jump
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) sad (d) far
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) morning (c) lunch (d) school
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) short (c) fast (d) empty
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) small (d) tall
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) small (d) slow
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sit (d) go
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) driver (c) farmer (d) friend
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) big (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) win (c) run (d) sit
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) enemy (c) cousin (d) teacher
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) cold (d) soft
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) hot (c) sad (d) wet

Answer key

  1. last
  2. weak
  3. lose
  4. empty
  5. young
  6. heavy
  7. dark
  8. short
  9. last
  10. pull
  11. hot
  12. near
  13. bottom
  14. sad
  15. asleep
  16. slow
  17. out
  18. cold
  19. night
  20. strong
  21. sell
  22. down
  23. buy
  24. outside
  25. late
  26. day
  27. sit
  28. take
  29. far
  30. night
  31. short
  32. small
  33. hot
  34. go
  35. friend
  36. slow
  37. win
  38. enemy
  39. soft
  40. far

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