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Opposite Words Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. far
  2. out
  3. weak
  4. start
  5. cold
  6. young
  7. boy
  8. dark
  9. light
  10. slow
  11. happy
  12. pull
  13. friend
  14. heavy
  15. sell
  16. stand
  17. wet
  18. night
  19. soft
  20. last
  21. night
  22. far
  23. slow
  24. hard
  25. pull
  26. girl
  27. small
  28. strong
  29. empty
  30. hot
  31. in
  32. close
  33. buy
  34. win
  35. small
  36. slow
  37. hot
  38. light
  39. evening
  40. asleep

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