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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 334 · 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 “cold”? (a) hot (b) late (c) full (d) short
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) slow (c) hot (d) small
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) fast (c) wet (d) small
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) sweet (d) wet
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) sit (c) start (d) eat
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) wet (c) thin (d) loud
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) weak
  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 “night”? (a) cold (b) down (c) day (d) wet
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) sell (d) eat
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) cut (c) pull (d) eat
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) short (d) hot
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) asleep (c) loud (d) wet
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) sad (c) dry (d) small
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) hot (d) empty
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) sit (d) eat
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) tree (c) river (d) cloud
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) sad (c) wet (d) hot
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) short (c) hot (d) slow
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) night (c) school (d) morning
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) cold (c) in (d) dry
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) early (c) light (d) loud
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) run (c) eat (d) cry
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) late (b) quiet (c) strong (d) dry
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) morning (c) Monday (d) winter
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) heavy (c) tall (d) early
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) soft (c) fast (d) tall
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) small
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) empty (d) dry
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) late (c) wet (d) happy
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) tall (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) jump (c) eat (d) sing
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) cold (d) early
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) far (d) wet
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) last (d) tall
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) Monday (c) summer (d) river
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) cold (c) wet (d) empty

Answer key

  1. hot
  2. hot
  3. small
  4. heavy
  5. start
  6. thin
  7. weak
  8. outside
  9. day
  10. sell
  11. pull
  12. hot
  13. short
  14. asleep
  15. early
  16. out
  17. empty
  18. sit
  19. girl
  20. far
  21. hard
  22. night
  23. in
  24. light
  25. cry
  26. strong
  27. winter
  28. dirty
  29. soft
  30. small
  31. empty
  32. happy
  33. dark
  34. close
  35. cold
  36. slow
  37. far
  38. last
  39. evening
  40. fast

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