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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 218 · 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 “in”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) out (d) up
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) hot (c) empty (d) fast
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) slow (c) dry (d) sad
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) cut (c) sing (d) eat
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) weak (c) early (d) wet
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) hot (d) tall
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) asleep
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) sleep (c) run (d) sit
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) early (c) bottom (d) wet
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) winter (c) river (d) morning
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) stand (d) sing
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) fast (d) old
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) short (d) wet
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) weak (d) tall
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) eat (d) close
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) wet (c) sweet (d) loud
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) cold (c) happy (d) dry
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) dry (c) rich (d) short
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) empty (d) loud
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) lose (d) jump
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) young (c) dry (d) tall
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) small (c) happy (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) early (d) cold
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) happy (d) small
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) top (c) dry (d) happy
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) wet (d) tall
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) down (c) day (d) wet
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) first (b) dry (c) short (d) cold
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) full (c) hot (d) late
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) sad (c) dry (d) slow
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) wet (c) slow (d) full
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) far (c) wet (d) hot
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) school (c) morning (d) lunch
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) soft (c) cold (d) tall
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) eat (c) sing (d) sleep
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) mountain (c) evening (d) summer

Answer key

  1. out
  2. short
  3. big
  4. pull
  5. weak
  6. last
  7. asleep
  8. win
  9. hot
  10. bottom
  11. out
  12. winter
  13. stand
  14. old
  15. short
  16. weak
  17. close
  18. heavy
  19. near
  20. rich
  21. empty
  22. lose
  23. young
  24. happy
  25. cold
  26. small
  27. top
  28. dark
  29. day
  30. first
  31. hot
  32. slow
  33. full
  34. far
  35. hot
  36. night
  37. soft
  38. pull
  39. slow
  40. summer

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