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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 377 · 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: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) short (d) loud
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) far (d) hot
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) happy (c) wet (d) hard
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) cold (d) soft
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) loud (d) young
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) small (c) fast (d) happy
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) evening (d) summer
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) cry (d) sit
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) sit (c) go (d) eat
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) sing (c) eat (d) cut
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) night (c) school (d) morning
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) tall (c) dark (d) wet
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) weak
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) weak (c) early (d) wet
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) stop (c) cry (d) sing
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) small (d) slow
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) near (c) dry (d) happy
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) late (b) dry (c) quiet (d) strong
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) out (c) hot (d) wet
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) heavy (c) sweet (d) loud
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) far (c) hot (d) sad
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) happy (d) outside
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) sad
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) last (d) hot
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) wet (c) small (d) happy
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) dry (d) full
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) late (c) big (d) happy
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) mountain (c) evening (d) summer
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) hot (c) full (d) short
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) girl (c) river (d) cloud
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) eat (c) sing (d) pull
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) above (c) dry (d) sad
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) wet (d) slow
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) top (d) late
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) asleep (d) loud
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) tall (d) empty
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) hot (c) up (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) early (d) big
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) wet (c) poor (d) tall
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) slow (c) short (d) hot

Answer key

  1. short
  2. far
  3. hard
  4. soft
  5. young
  6. small
  7. evening
  8. sit
  9. go
  10. pull
  11. night
  12. dark
  13. weak
  14. weak
  15. stop
  16. hot
  17. near
  18. strong
  19. out
  20. heavy
  21. far
  22. outside
  23. hot
  24. last
  25. happy
  26. slow
  27. late
  28. summer
  29. hot
  30. girl
  31. pull
  32. above
  33. slow
  34. top
  35. asleep
  36. empty
  37. out
  38. sad
  39. poor
  40. hard

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