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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 309 · 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) hot (b) slow (c) small (d) wet
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) wet (d) happy
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) stone (d) boy
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) happy (c) small (d) wet
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) far (d) wet
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) loud
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) young (c) tall (d) dry
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) weak (d) loud
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) eat (d) lose
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) tall (d) dry
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) wet (c) sad (d) light
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) asleep (d) hot
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) up (c) wet (d) out
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) lunch (c) school (d) night
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hot (d) short
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) sleep (c) sit (d) win
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) early (c) weak (d) loud
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) cousin (c) farmer (d) teacher
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) wet (d) slow
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) river (c) girl (d) tree
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) big (c) wet (d) late
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) tall (c) slow (d) wet
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) soft (d) fast
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) sad (d) slow
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) cry (d) sit
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) quiet (c) wet (d) early
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) buy (d) sit
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) above (c) dry (d) late
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) far (d) sad
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) fast (d) full
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) wet (c) loud (d) early
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) last
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) early (d) big
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) hot (c) down (d) in
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) push (d) run
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) wet (c) tall (d) early
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) cut (d) pull
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) slow (d) empty
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) sing (c) jump (d) cry

Answer key

  1. hot
  2. hard
  3. boy
  4. happy
  5. far
  6. heavy
  7. young
  8. weak
  9. lose
  10. empty
  11. light
  12. asleep
  13. out
  14. night
  15. short
  16. win
  17. weak
  18. enemy
  19. slow
  20. girl
  21. late
  22. dark
  23. soft
  24. hot
  25. sit
  26. quiet
  27. buy
  28. above
  29. far
  30. dry
  31. light
  32. last
  33. out
  34. sad
  35. down
  36. cry
  37. poor
  38. pull
  39. wet
  40. take

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