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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 228 · 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: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) slow (d) sad
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) big (d) wet
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) cold (d) soft
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) first (c) dry (d) short
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) light (c) early (d) loud
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) sit (c) run (d) sleep
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) out
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) loud (c) wet (d) weak
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) slow (d) hot
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) morning (d) night
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) close (c) eat (d) jump
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) short (c) early (d) happy
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) sing (c) eat (d) sleep
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) tall (d) dry
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) sing (d) cry
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) night (c) dry (d) hot
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) down (c) in (d) dry
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) last (c) hot (d) wet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) start (c) eat (d) sing
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) sad (c) early (d) wet
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) quiet (c) thick (d) early
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) evening (d) summer
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) last (c) hot (d) tall
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) hot (d) full
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) take (c) jump (d) cry
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) sad (d) far
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) empty (d) tall
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) small
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) tall (d) wet
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) big (d) wet
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) sweet (c) loud (d) heavy
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) eat (d) stop
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) loud (d) old
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) hot (c) short (d) slow
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) hot (c) full (d) short
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) weak (d) wet
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) far (c) sad (d) wet
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) dirty (c) tall (d) heavy
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) sad (c) wet (d) early

Answer key

  1. hot
  2. slow
  3. soft
  4. first
  5. light
  6. buy
  7. out
  8. weak
  9. hot
  10. night
  11. close
  12. short
  13. pull
  14. empty
  15. sit
  16. night
  17. in
  18. last
  19. start
  20. bottom
  21. quiet
  22. evening
  23. last
  24. dry
  25. take
  26. far
  27. empty
  28. small
  29. dark
  30. slow
  31. heavy
  32. stop
  33. asleep
  34. old
  35. hard
  36. hot
  37. weak
  38. far
  39. dirty
  40. light

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