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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 313 · 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 “hard”? (a) cold (b) soft (c) fast (d) tall
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) early (d) short
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) small (d) early
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) wet (c) hot (d) sad
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) above (d) late
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) weak
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) happy (c) below (d) wet
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) last (c) tall (d) wet
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) big (d) slow
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) tall (c) heavy (d) early
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) sad (d) far
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) cry (c) eat (d) run
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) early (c) wet (d) tall
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) young (c) dry (d) loud
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) short (c) full (d) late
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) evening (c) summer (d) Monday
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) big (c) early (d) sad
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) down (c) hot (d) full
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) heavy (c) loud (d) wet
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) wet (d) loud
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) stop (d) eat
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) last
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) sad (c) wet (d) bottom
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) out (d) up
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) river (c) tree (d) cloud
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) wet (d) short
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) farmer (c) doctor (d) friend
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) eat (c) sing (d) jump
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) cold (c) day (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) early (d) weak
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) hot (d) empty
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) slow (c) empty (d) wet
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) lunch (c) morning (d) school
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) dry (c) in (d) cold
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sell (c) jump (d) sing
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) late (c) happy (d) wet
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) eat (d) pull

Answer key

  1. soft
  2. short
  3. early
  4. far
  5. hot
  6. above
  7. weak
  8. hot
  9. below
  10. last
  11. slow
  12. dirty
  13. far
  14. cry
  15. poor
  16. young
  17. hot
  18. evening
  19. sad
  20. down
  21. heavy
  22. slow
  23. stop
  24. small
  25. last
  26. bottom
  27. out
  28. girl
  29. short
  30. friend
  31. close
  32. day
  33. weak
  34. empty
  35. wet
  36. night
  37. in
  38. sell
  39. late
  40. pull

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