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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 412 · 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: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) pull (d) cut
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) slow (d) big
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) short (d) hot
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) dry (c) fast (d) empty
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) slow (d) sad
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) below (d) early
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) early (c) empty (d) tall
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) sad (c) above (d) dry
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) wet (c) slow (d) tall
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) wet (c) hot (d) up
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) happy (c) fast (d) wet
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) fast (d) soft
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) night (d) up
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) cold (c) dry (d) in
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) asleep
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) late (c) happy (d) wet
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) small
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) hard (c) loud (d) wet
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) early (c) dry (d) small
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) sad (c) wet (d) hot
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) sweet (c) loud (d) wet
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) enemy (c) farmer (d) cousin
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) cold (c) dry (d) near
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) out
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) empty (d) tall
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) hot (d) tall
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) young (d) loud
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) run (d) push
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) full (d) slow
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) heavy (c) early (d) tall
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) last
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) stone (c) boy (d) cloud
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) thin (c) wet (d) early
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) stop (c) sing (d) cry
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) big (c) early (d) sad
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) start (c) sit (d) sing
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) late (c) full (d) short
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) sleep (c) sit (d) run
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) wet (c) early (d) sad

Answer key

  1. pull
  2. slow
  3. short
  4. empty
  5. hot
  6. below
  7. cold
  8. weak
  9. above
  10. dark
  11. out
  12. small
  13. soft
  14. night
  15. in
  16. asleep
  17. late
  18. small
  19. hard
  20. early
  21. far
  22. heavy
  23. enemy
  24. near
  25. out
  26. empty
  27. last
  28. young
  29. cry
  30. slow
  31. dirty
  32. last
  33. boy
  34. thin
  35. stop
  36. sad
  37. start
  38. hot
  39. win
  40. bottom

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