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Opposite Words Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. pull
  2. young
  3. clean
  4. stop
  5. down
  6. hard
  7. night
  8. outside
  9. light
  10. asleep
  11. last
  12. hot
  13. slow
  14. first
  15. rich
  16. short
  17. small
  18. sell
  19. heavy
  20. start
  21. old
  22. cold
  23. slow
  24. hot
  25. poor
  26. happy
  27. light
  28. sit
  29. last
  30. weak
  31. winter
  32. full
  33. enemy
  34. summer
  35. out
  36. strong
  37. wet
  38. small
  39. out
  40. soft

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