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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 385 · 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: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) hot (d) far
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) river (c) tree (d) cloud
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) slow (c) wet (d) dark
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) sweet (d) heavy
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) short (d) hot
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) cry (c) sit (d) eat
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) sad (d) slow
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) empty (d) cold
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) take (d) cry
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) full (c) late (d) short
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) dry (c) rich (d) late
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) late (c) strong (d) quiet
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) big (c) slow (d) sad
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) hot (c) up (d) wet
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) stop (b) eat (c) cry (d) sing
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) small (d) wet
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) last (d) tall
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) sell (d) sing
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) pull (d) eat
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) doctor (c) farmer (d) driver
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) small (d) loud
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) wet (c) slow (d) short
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sing (d) stand
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) cold (c) soft (d) tall
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) big (c) sad (d) dry
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) morning (c) lunch (d) school
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) early (c) small (d) dry
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) late (c) happy (d) dry
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) happy (c) wet (d) hard
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) heavy (c) dirty (d) tall
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) early (d) light
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) wet (d) big
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) old (c) wet (d) loud
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) far (d) hot
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) early (c) wet (d) thin
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) empty (c) loud (d) hot
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) hot (c) hard (d) short
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot

Answer key

  1. far
  2. girl
  3. dark
  4. heavy
  5. short
  6. go
  7. hot
  8. wet
  9. take
  10. hot
  11. rich
  12. strong
  13. big
  14. weak
  15. out
  16. slow
  17. stop
  18. hot
  19. last
  20. sell
  21. pull
  22. friend
  23. small
  24. full
  25. stand
  26. soft
  27. sad
  28. night
  29. early
  30. top
  31. hard
  32. dirty
  33. light
  34. slow
  35. old
  36. far
  37. thin
  38. empty
  39. hard
  40. out

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