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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 410 · 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: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) last
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) lose (d) sing
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) wet (c) far (d) hot
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) slow (d) sad
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) slow (d) loud
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) dry (d) big
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) sit (d) buy
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) cold (d) empty
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) weak (c) wet (d) tall
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) summer (d) evening
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) wet (d) tall
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) young (c) dry (d) loud
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) Sunday (c) summer (d) evening
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) short (d) wet
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) wet (d) sweet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) cold (d) early
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) lunch (c) night (d) school
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) empty (d) hot
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) slow (d) big
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) late (b) dry (c) quiet (d) strong
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) early (d) poor
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) empty (d) cold
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) sleep (c) sit (d) run
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) slow (c) sad (d) full
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) weak (b) wet (c) loud (d) early
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) dark (d) tall
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) sing (c) cut (d) eat
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) wet (c) happy (d) fast
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) happy (c) loud (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) dry (c) sad (d) above
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) hot (c) up (d) dry
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) out (c) wet (d) tall
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) girl (d) river
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) sleep (c) sing (d) eat
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) down (c) day (d) cold
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sell (b) sing (c) eat (d) jump
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) full (c) wet (d) slow
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) eat (c) sing (d) jump

Answer key

  1. last
  2. lose
  3. far
  4. hot
  5. slow
  6. sad
  7. buy
  8. fast
  9. weak
  10. evening
  11. small
  12. young
  13. summer
  14. short
  15. heavy
  16. cold
  17. night
  18. empty
  19. last
  20. slow
  21. strong
  22. poor
  23. wet
  24. win
  25. slow
  26. weak
  27. dark
  28. pull
  29. small
  30. hard
  31. above
  32. night
  33. out
  34. hot
  35. girl
  36. pull
  37. day
  38. sell
  39. full
  40. close

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