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Opposite Words Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. sell
  2. dark
  3. awake
  4. hot
  5. close
  6. small
  7. outside
  8. weak
  9. down
  10. out
  11. friend
  12. last
  13. night
  14. slow
  15. dirty
  16. empty
  17. short
  18. asleep
  19. old
  20. short
  21. cold
  22. happy
  23. cry
  24. pull
  25. far
  26. small
  27. hot
  28. quiet
  29. wet
  30. light
  31. slow
  32. top
  33. weak
  34. young
  35. slow
  36. short
  37. hot
  38. night
  39. hard
  40. in

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