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Opposite Words Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. light
  2. short
  3. far
  4. night
  5. hot
  6. short
  7. start
  8. slow
  9. go
  10. weak
  11. hot
  12. pull
  13. stand
  14. evening
  15. pull
  16. small
  17. young
  18. friend
  19. dirty
  20. asleep
  21. bottom
  22. summer
  23. small
  24. buy
  25. out
  26. slow
  27. awake
  28. last
  29. cold
  30. full
  31. fast
  32. hard
  33. early
  34. last
  35. first
  36. dry
  37. thin
  38. boy
  39. soft
  40. empty

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