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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 270 · 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: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) wet
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) loud (c) tall (d) dry
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) slow (d) loud
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) cold (c) soft (d) tall
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) hot (c) in (d) full
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) lose (d) sing
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hot (d) short
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) lunch (c) night (d) school
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) sing (c) sleep (d) eat
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) out
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) big (c) slow (d) dry
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) stand (c) sing (d) cry
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) Sunday (c) summer (d) evening
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) start (c) eat (d) sit
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) wet (c) cold (d) down
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) small (d) early
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) river (c) girl (d) cloud
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) empty (c) tall (d) loud
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) late (b) dry (c) quiet (d) strong
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) happy (c) cold (d) near
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) happy (d) small
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) enemy (c) teacher (d) farmer
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) weak (c) loud (d) wet
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) far (c) sad (d) hot
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) boy (c) stone (d) tree
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) morning (c) Monday (d) river
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) wet (d) slow
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) up (d) night
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) hot (d) small
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) loud (d) tall
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) dark (c) wet (d) slow
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) heavy (c) loud (d) wet
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) asleep
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) fast (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) river (c) evening (d) Monday
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) happy (d) hard
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) last (c) tall (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) wet (c) late (d) happy
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) soft (c) short (d) clean
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) go (c) cry (d) sit

Answer key

  1. hot
  2. young
  3. slow
  4. soft
  5. down
  6. lose
  7. short
  8. night
  9. pull
  10. out
  11. big
  12. stand
  13. summer
  14. start
  15. day
  16. early
  17. girl
  18. empty
  19. strong
  20. near
  21. small
  22. enemy
  23. weak
  24. far
  25. boy
  26. winter
  27. slow
  28. night
  29. hot
  30. small
  31. dark
  32. heavy
  33. asleep
  34. fast
  35. evening
  36. hard
  37. last
  38. late
  39. clean
  40. go

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