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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 300 · 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: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) sad (d) far
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) cut (c) eat (d) sing
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) dry (c) top (d) happy
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) cry (c) eat (d) sing
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) small (d) slow
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) sit (c) win (d) sleep
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) dry (d) big
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) late (c) big (d) wet
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) happy (d) hard
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) empty (d) tall
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) close
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) sad (c) wet (d) early
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) mountain (c) Sunday (d) summer
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) take (c) jump (d) sing
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) sad (c) above (d) dry
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) early (c) tall (d) dirty
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) loud
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) big (d) dry
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) slow (d) loud
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) friend (c) doctor (d) farmer
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) evening (d) summer
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) wet (d) slow
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) happy (c) dry (d) near
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) small
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) sleep (c) sit (d) buy
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) young (c) loud (d) tall
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) short (c) empty (d) hot
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) asleep (c) tall (d) wet
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) lunch (c) morning (d) school
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) run (c) push (d) eat
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) weak
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) short (c) hot (d) wet
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) last (d) tall
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) tall (d) soft
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) wet (c) out (d) tall
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) clean (c) short (d) late
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) out (c) hot (d) up
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) wet (c) early (d) loud
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) sell (c) jump (d) eat

Answer key

  1. far
  2. pull
  3. top
  4. sit
  5. hot
  6. win
  7. big
  8. late
  9. hard
  10. empty
  11. close
  12. light
  13. summer
  14. take
  15. above
  16. dirty
  17. heavy
  18. hot
  19. sad
  20. slow
  21. friend
  22. evening
  23. wet
  24. near
  25. small
  26. buy
  27. young
  28. short
  29. asleep
  30. night
  31. cry
  32. weak
  33. short
  34. last
  35. soft
  36. out
  37. clean
  38. out
  39. light
  40. sell

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