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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 263 · 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: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) sad (d) slow
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) cold (c) happy (d) dry
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) quiet (c) early (d) thick
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) small (d) tall
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) wet (c) fast (d) loud
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) hot (d) far
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) stand (c) sing (d) cry
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) big (c) dry (d) early
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) cut (c) sing (d) eat
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) bottom (c) early (d) sad
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) late (c) sad (d) above
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) cry (c) jump (d) sing
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) morning (d) night
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) full (c) dry (d) sad
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) slow (d) loud
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) short (d) hot
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) winter (c) morning (d) Monday
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) farmer (c) teacher (d) enemy
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) slow (d) dark
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) loud (c) tall (d) young
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) down (c) cold (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) wet (c) early (d) loud
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) hot (d) tall
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) out (c) wet (d) hot
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) happy (c) early (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) short (c) full (d) slow
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) stop (c) sing (d) cry
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) loud (d) empty
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) cloud (c) tree (d) river
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) asleep (c) hot (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) sit (c) eat (d) start
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) dry (c) fast (d) tall
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) loud (c) wet (d) happy
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) rich (c) late (d) short
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) river (c) Monday (d) evening
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) sit (c) run (d) sleep

Answer key

  1. weak
  2. hot
  3. hot
  4. slow
  5. near
  6. quiet
  7. small
  8. old
  9. far
  10. stand
  11. sad
  12. pull
  13. bottom
  14. above
  15. take
  16. night
  17. slow
  18. slow
  19. short
  20. winter
  21. enemy
  22. dark
  23. young
  24. day
  25. thin
  26. last
  27. out
  28. short
  29. full
  30. stop
  31. last
  32. empty
  33. girl
  34. asleep
  35. start
  36. empty
  37. hard
  38. rich
  39. evening
  40. win

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