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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 220 · 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: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) far (d) hot
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) dry (c) sad (d) slow
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) dark (d) tall
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) cut (d) pull
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) last
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) slow (d) big
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) empty (d) fast
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) out (d) tall
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) dry (c) hot (d) night
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) sad (c) dry (d) above
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) bottom (d) early
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) dry (c) short (d) rich
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) loud (d) empty
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) short (d) wet
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) young (d) loud
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) hot (d) sad
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) wet (d) happy
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) lunch (c) night (d) school
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) wet
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) small (c) late (d) wet
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) fast (c) small (d) wet
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) weak (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) soft (c) late (d) short
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) stop (b) eat (c) cry (d) sing
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) take (c) sing (d) cry
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) dry (c) cold (d) first
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) weak (c) loud (d) wet
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) early (c) short (d) happy
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) summer (c) mountain (d) Sunday
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) dry (d) tall
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) soft (d) fast
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) wet (c) happy (d) slow
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) run (c) sit (d) sleep
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) empty (c) fast (d) short
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) short (d) awake
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) early (c) poor (d) tall
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) eat (c) cry (d) run
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) short (c) slow (d) hard

Answer key

  1. far
  2. slow
  3. dark
  4. pull
  5. last
  6. slow
  7. slow
  8. fast
  9. out
  10. night
  11. above
  12. bottom
  13. rich
  14. empty
  15. short
  16. young
  17. hot
  18. hard
  19. night
  20. hot
  21. happy
  22. small
  23. asleep
  24. weak
  25. clean
  26. stop
  27. take
  28. first
  29. weak
  30. short
  31. summer
  32. empty
  33. soft
  34. outside
  35. win
  36. short
  37. awake
  38. poor
  39. cry
  40. hard

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