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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 350 · 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 “hot”? (a) cold (b) tall (c) empty (d) early
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) hot (d) wet
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) sing (c) eat (d) cut
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) down (c) cold (d) in
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) loud (d) slow
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) close (c) sing (d) eat
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) out (d) wet
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) short (d) loud
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) slow (d) full
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) asleep (c) wet (d) loud
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) sad
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) day (c) wet (d) down
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) boy (b) stone (c) cloud (d) tree
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) take (d) cry
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) up (c) out (d) hot
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) loud (c) hot (d) tall
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) night (c) morning (d) school
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) strong (b) dry (c) late (d) quiet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) slow (c) wet (d) cold
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) top (c) dry (d) late
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) hot (c) full (d) down
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) weak
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) dry (c) fast (d) hot
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) happy (c) wet (d) below
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) weak (c) loud (d) wet
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) start (d) sing
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) big (d) dry
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) big (d) slow
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) tall (c) fast (d) empty
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) loud (c) wet (d) happy
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) late (d) above
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) sweet (d) heavy
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) teacher (c) farmer (d) enemy
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) run (c) buy (d) sleep
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) tall (c) slow (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) sleep (c) sit (d) run
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) tall (c) early (d) dirty
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) sing (d) lose
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sell (c) sing (d) jump
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) hot (d) tall

Answer key

  1. cold
  2. hot
  3. pull
  4. in
  5. slow
  6. close
  7. out
  8. short
  9. slow
  10. asleep
  11. hot
  12. day
  13. boy
  14. take
  15. out
  16. empty
  17. night
  18. strong
  19. wet
  20. top
  21. down
  22. weak
  23. dry
  24. below
  25. weak
  26. start
  27. sad
  28. slow
  29. empty
  30. hard
  31. above
  32. heavy
  33. enemy
  34. buy
  35. dark
  36. win
  37. dirty
  38. lose
  39. sell
  40. last

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