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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 322 · 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: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) hot (d) sad
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) win (d) sit
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) far (d) wet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) small (d) early
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) eat (c) pull (d) sing
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) hot (d) small
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) happy (d) outside
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) short (c) hard (d) hot
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) quiet (c) wet (d) thick
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) last
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) happy (c) fast (d) wet
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) happy (c) loud (d) wet
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) out (d) wet
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) weak (c) wet (d) tall
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) clean (c) short (d) soft
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) hot (d) empty
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) jump (c) take (d) sing
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) loud (c) hot (d) wet
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) fast (c) hot (d) dry
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) eat (d) close
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) big (d) slow
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) slow (c) big (d) sad
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) top (c) happy (d) dry
  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 “last”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) short (d) first
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) tall (c) dry (d) loud
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) Monday (c) river (d) winter
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) morning (c) lunch (d) school
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) stand (c) sing (d) eat
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) out (d) up
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) dirty (c) early (d) heavy
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) short (c) empty (d) hot
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) happy (c) early (d) wet
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) loud (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) late (c) short (d) full
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) cold (d) slow
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) sell (c) eat (d) jump
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) asleep (c) hot (d) tall
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) dry (c) big (d) sad

Answer key

  1. hot
  2. win
  3. far
  4. early
  5. pull
  6. hot
  7. outside
  8. hard
  9. quiet
  10. last
  11. small
  12. hard
  13. asleep
  14. out
  15. weak
  16. clean
  17. empty
  18. take
  19. short
  20. dry
  21. close
  22. slow
  23. big
  24. top
  25. poor
  26. first
  27. young
  28. winter
  29. night
  30. stand
  31. out
  32. dirty
  33. short
  34. below
  35. slow
  36. hot
  37. wet
  38. sell
  39. asleep
  40. sad

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