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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 215 · 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: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) cut (c) sing (d) eat
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) wet (d) small
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) tall (c) loud (d) dry
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) dry (c) fast (d) tall
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) slow (c) sad (d) dry
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) last (d) tall
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) empty (d) loud
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) poor (c) early (d) tall
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) asleep
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) hot (d) full
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) wet (c) quiet (d) thick
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) cousin (c) enemy (d) teacher
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) sweet (d) heavy
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) tree (c) cloud (d) girl
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) dark (c) slow (d) wet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) thin (c) wet (d) loud
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) evening (c) Sunday (d) mountain
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) cold (c) tall (d) fast
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) fast (d) wet
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) tree (c) boy (d) cloud
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) sing (d) start
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) asleep
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) early (c) sad (d) light
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) strong (b) quiet (c) dry (d) late
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) small (c) happy (d) late
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) happy (d) hard
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) up (c) dry (d) night
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) slow (d) loud
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) wet (c) out (d) tall
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) win (c) sleep (d) run
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) slow (c) hot (d) small
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) slow (d) empty
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) small
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) last (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) dry (c) early (d) sad
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) sad (d) far
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) wet (d) short
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) above (c) late (d) sad
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) stand (d) eat

Answer key

  1. pull
  2. hot
  3. young
  4. empty
  5. slow
  6. last
  7. empty
  8. poor
  9. asleep
  10. dry
  11. quiet
  12. enemy
  13. heavy
  14. girl
  15. dark
  16. thin
  17. slow
  18. summer
  19. soft
  20. fast
  21. boy
  22. start
  23. asleep
  24. light
  25. strong
  26. happy
  27. hard
  28. night
  29. slow
  30. out
  31. win
  32. hot
  33. wet
  34. small
  35. last
  36. sad
  37. far
  38. short
  39. above
  40. stand

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