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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 235 · 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 sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) lunch (c) morning (d) school
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) happy (d) wet
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) wet (d) far
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) weak
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) big (d) wet
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) big (d) dry
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) short (d) loud
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) full (c) short (d) hot
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) quiet (c) wet (d) early
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) late (c) dry (d) rich
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) cry (d) take
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) wet (c) happy (d) small
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) sweet
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) light (c) loud (d) early
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) tall (c) out (d) wet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) last (d) tall
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) evening (c) mountain (d) summer
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) out (c) hot (d) up
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) down (c) day (d) wet
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) sell (d) jump
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) run (c) sleep (d) sit
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) sad (d) small
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) wet (c) slow (d) happy
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) tall (d) wet
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) wet (d) slow
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) bottom (d) early
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) cloud (c) girl (d) tree
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) late (c) wet (d) happy
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) fast (c) loud (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) hard (c) short (d) hot
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) run (c) cry (d) eat
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) small (c) fast (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) tall (c) wet (d) early
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) small (c) sad (d) early
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) slow (d) cold
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) jump (c) eat (d) sing
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) boy (c) tree (d) cloud

Answer key

  1. night
  2. hard
  3. far
  4. weak
  5. slow
  6. last
  7. big
  8. short
  9. hot
  10. hot
  11. quiet
  12. rich
  13. take
  14. happy
  15. heavy
  16. small
  17. light
  18. out
  19. last
  20. summer
  21. out
  22. day
  23. sell
  24. buy
  25. hot
  26. outside
  27. dark
  28. slow
  29. bottom
  30. girl
  31. late
  32. old
  33. hard
  34. cry
  35. small
  36. poor
  37. early
  38. wet
  39. close
  40. boy

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