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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 291 · 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: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) small
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) up (c) wet (d) out
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) far (c) hot (d) wet
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) happy (c) wet (d) hard
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) sad (d) slow
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) sing (c) eat (d) sleep
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) early (c) tall (d) poor
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) hot (d) slow
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) loud (c) tall (d) hot
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) last
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) weak (d) wet
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) short (d) first
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) wet (c) full (d) slow
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) cold (c) dry (d) near
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) sing (d) close
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) in (c) dry (d) down
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) eat (c) pull (d) sing
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) loud (d) young
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) boy (c) cloud (d) stone
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) tall (d) dark
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) cry (d) sit
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) full (c) hot (d) short
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) go (d) cry
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) dry (c) late (d) rich
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) happy (c) wet (d) fast
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) hard (c) slow (d) short
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) soft (c) cold (d) fast
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) early (c) below (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) down (c) in (d) hot
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) wet (c) short (d) happy
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) cold (d) slow
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) Monday (c) river (d) winter
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) wet (d) slow
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) late (d) above
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) short (c) hot (d) loud
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) small (c) wet (d) happy
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) sit (c) buy (d) sleep
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) sing (d) lose
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) school (c) lunch (d) night
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) last (c) tall (d) wet

Answer key

  1. small
  2. out
  3. far
  4. hard
  5. hot
  6. pull
  7. poor
  8. hot
  9. empty
  10. last
  11. weak
  12. first
  13. full
  14. near
  15. close
  16. in
  17. pull
  18. young
  19. boy
  20. dark
  21. sit
  22. hot
  23. go
  24. rich
  25. small
  26. hard
  27. soft
  28. below
  29. down
  30. short
  31. wet
  32. winter
  33. slow
  34. above
  35. short
  36. happy
  37. buy
  38. lose
  39. night
  40. last

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