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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 207 · 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 “girl”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) boy (d) stone
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) wet
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) early (c) sad (d) dry
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) small (d) late
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) cut (d) pull
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) clean (c) short (d) soft
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) late (c) top (d) happy
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) wet (d) far
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) last
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) hard (d) loud
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) school (d) night
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) wet
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) cold (d) empty
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) short (d) early
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hot (d) short
  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: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) slow (d) big
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) happy (c) wet (d) fast
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) young (d) dry
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) sad (c) dry (d) above
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sit (d) go
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) Monday (c) evening (d) river
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) slow (d) sad
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) weak (d) tall
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) loud (d) empty
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) down (c) dry (d) in
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) sleep (d) pull
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) down (c) day (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) big (c) sad (d) early
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) cry (c) sing (d) eat
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) lose (d) eat
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) tall (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sing (d) stand
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) bottom (d) early
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) sad (c) far (d) wet
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) out
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sell (b) eat (c) sing (d) jump
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) tall (c) heavy (d) early
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) hot (c) short (d) hard
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) night (c) hot (d) dry

Answer key

  1. boy
  2. heavy
  3. early
  4. happy
  5. pull
  6. clean
  7. top
  8. far
  9. last
  10. hard
  11. night
  12. hot
  13. fast
  14. short
  15. short
  16. slow
  17. slow
  18. small
  19. young
  20. above
  21. go
  22. evening
  23. hot
  24. weak
  25. empty
  26. in
  27. pull
  28. day
  29. sad
  30. sit
  31. lose
  32. dark
  33. stand
  34. bottom
  35. far
  36. out
  37. sell
  38. dirty
  39. hard
  40. night

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