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Opposite Words Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. slow
  2. young
  3. hot
  4. hard
  5. dry
  6. summer
  7. weak
  8. dark
  9. last
  10. start
  11. asleep
  12. short
  13. below
  14. win
  15. night
  16. lose
  17. boy
  18. down
  19. clean
  20. soft
  21. slow
  22. sad
  23. enemy
  24. bottom
  25. stop
  26. pull
  27. big
  28. winter
  29. close
  30. empty
  31. out
  32. far
  33. small
  34. in
  35. wet
  36. sit
  37. poor
  38. cry
  39. full
  40. rich

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