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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 213 · 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: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) wet (c) loud (d) hot
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) tall (c) slow (d) wet
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) take (c) jump (d) cry
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) small (d) wet
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) big (d) loud
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) hot (d) short
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) old (c) wet (d) loud
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) wet (d) fast
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) wet
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) run (c) sleep (d) buy
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) slow (d) wet
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) big (d) wet
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) eat (c) cut (d) pull
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) sit (c) win (d) sleep
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) happy (d) hard
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) far (d) hot
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) early (c) wet (d) happy
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) hot (c) night (d) dry
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) last (d) tall
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) dry (d) young
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) tall (d) empty
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) thick (c) wet (d) quiet
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) tall (c) early (d) dirty
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) short (c) hard (d) slow
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) early (d) light
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) stone (c) boy (d) tree
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) weak (c) wet (d) early
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) first (d) short
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) sing (c) cry (d) eat
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) night (c) lunch (d) morning
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) sit (c) start (d) eat
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) weak (d) tall
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) short (c) full (d) slow
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) full (c) late (d) short
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) morning (c) Monday (d) winter
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) farmer (c) enemy (d) cousin
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) summer (d) evening
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) day (d) down
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) late (c) big (d) wet
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) cry (c) sit (d) eat

Answer key

  1. short
  2. dark
  3. take
  4. small
  5. slow
  6. short
  7. old
  8. fast
  9. heavy
  10. buy
  11. hot
  12. slow
  13. pull
  14. win
  15. hard
  16. far
  17. below
  18. night
  19. last
  20. young
  21. empty
  22. quiet
  23. dirty
  24. hard
  25. light
  26. boy
  27. weak
  28. first
  29. stand
  30. night
  31. start
  32. weak
  33. full
  34. hot
  35. winter
  36. enemy
  37. evening
  38. day
  39. late
  40. go

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