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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 417 · 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 pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) loud (d) hard
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) eat (d) sit
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) small
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) wet (c) loud (d) heavy
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) loud (c) hot (d) wet
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) hot (d) small
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) cloud (c) boy (d) tree
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) loud (c) wet (d) fast
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) thin (d) early
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) stand (d) eat
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) out (c) hot (d) tall
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) cut (c) eat (d) sing
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) dry (c) slow (d) sad
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) short (d) early
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) tall (d) soft
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) happy (c) late (d) dry
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) hot (c) last (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) awake (c) cold (d) dry
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) weak (d) wet
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) tall (c) hot (d) loud
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) mountain (c) Sunday (d) summer
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) dry (d) young
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) hot (c) wet (d) up
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) wet (c) sad (d) hot
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) below (c) happy (d) early
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) early (d) small
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) short (c) full (d) late
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) early (c) bottom (d) wet
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) slow (d) loud
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) cousin (c) enemy (d) farmer
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) close (d) eat
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) dry (c) early (d) sad
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) sell (c) eat (d) jump
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) cloud (c) tree (d) girl
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) lose
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) night (c) dry (d) up
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) small (d) late
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) sleep (c) sing (d) pull

Answer key

  1. hard
  2. sit
  3. small
  4. heavy
  5. short
  6. hot
  7. boy
  8. old
  9. thin
  10. stand
  11. out
  12. pull
  13. slow
  14. short
  15. soft
  16. top
  17. last
  18. awake
  19. asleep
  20. weak
  21. empty
  22. summer
  23. young
  24. out
  25. far
  26. below
  27. early
  28. hot
  29. bottom
  30. slow
  31. enemy
  32. close
  33. last
  34. sad
  35. sell
  36. girl
  37. lose
  38. night
  39. happy
  40. pull

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