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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 41 · 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 “slow”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) fast (d) wet
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) cut
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) dry (c) fast (d) full
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) full (c) slow (d) dry
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) small (d) slow
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) cold (c) awake (d) dry
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) weak (d) tall
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) cry (c) eat (d) sing
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) big (d) wet
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) sing (c) cry (d) jump
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) heavy (c) loud (d) sweet
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) in (b) down (c) cold (d) dry
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) wet (c) hot (d) out
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) day (c) wet (d) down
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) wet (d) tall
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) out
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) old (c) fast (d) loud
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) night (d) morning
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) close (d) jump
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) wet (c) hot (d) far
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) last
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) in (c) full (d) down
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) hot (c) late (d) full
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) run (d) buy
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) first (c) dry (d) cold
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) big (d) slow
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) fast (c) tall (d) cold
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) start (c) eat (d) sit
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) dry (c) young (d) tall
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) wet (c) sad (d) early
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) late (c) short (d) rich
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) dark (d) tall
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hot (d) short
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) happy (c) dry (d) late
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) hot (c) sad (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) early (d) short
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) happy (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) stop (d) cry
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) asleep
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) empty (c) hot (d) fast

Answer key

  1. fast
  2. pull
  3. dry
  4. slow
  5. hot
  6. awake
  7. weak
  8. stand
  9. slow
  10. take
  11. heavy
  12. in
  13. out
  14. day
  15. small
  16. out
  17. old
  18. night
  19. close
  20. far
  21. last
  22. down
  23. hot
  24. buy
  25. first
  26. slow
  27. soft
  28. start
  29. young
  30. bottom
  31. rich
  32. dark
  33. short
  34. top
  35. far
  36. short
  37. hard
  38. stop
  39. asleep
  40. short

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