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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 251 · 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 “lose”? (a) sleep (b) win (c) run (d) sit
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) wet (d) far
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) full (d) slow
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) early (c) short (d) wet
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) asleep (c) wet (d) hot
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) small
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) tall (d) empty
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) short (c) cold (d) first
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) late (c) full (d) short
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) small (c) early (d) dry
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) early (d) big
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) early (d) poor
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) dry (c) young (d) tall
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) out (d) wet
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) school (c) morning (d) lunch
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hard (d) happy
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) outside (d) happy
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) pull (d) sing
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) river (c) evening (d) Monday
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) boy (c) stone (d) tree
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) late (c) dry (d) strong
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) hot (d) tall
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) run (d) push
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sit (d) start
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) teacher (c) cousin (d) enemy
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) thin (d) early
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) up (c) dry (d) hot
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) sweet (d) wet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) short (c) hot (d) empty
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) fast (d) empty
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) weak (c) tall (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) in (c) cold (d) down
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) below (c) happy (d) wet
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) tall (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) stand (d) eat
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) old (d) fast
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) early (d) empty

Answer key

  1. win
  2. far
  3. slow
  4. short
  5. asleep
  6. small
  7. hot
  8. last
  9. empty
  10. slow
  11. first
  12. hot
  13. early
  14. sad
  15. poor
  16. young
  17. out
  18. night
  19. hard
  20. outside
  21. pull
  22. evening
  23. boy
  24. strong
  25. last
  26. cry
  27. start
  28. enemy
  29. thin
  30. night
  31. heavy
  32. short
  33. fast
  34. weak
  35. in
  36. below
  37. dark
  38. stand
  39. old
  40. cold

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