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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 428 · 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: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) far (d) wet
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) loud (d) wet
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) out (c) wet (d) hot
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) night (d) morning
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) loud (d) short
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) slow (c) sad (d) dry
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) asleep
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) hot (c) dry (d) up
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) sad
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) eat (c) cut (d) pull
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) short (c) awake (d) cold
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) late (d) small
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) dry (c) full (d) fast
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) sit (d) eat
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) buy (c) sit (d) run
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hard (d) happy
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) empty (c) cold (d) wet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) asleep
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) sad (c) hot (d) wet
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) down (c) full (d) hot
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sit (d) go
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) loud (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) wet (c) happy (d) late
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) Monday (c) winter (d) river
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) dry (c) rich (d) late
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) loud (c) wet (d) thin
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) stone (d) boy
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) fast (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) jump (c) take (d) sing
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) empty (c) loud (d) hot
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) cold (c) soft (d) tall
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) short (d) first
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) quiet (c) wet (d) early
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) start (c) eat (d) sing
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) cry (d) stand
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) last (c) wet (d) hot
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) happy (c) wet (d) small
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) wet (c) short (d) happy

Answer key

  1. far
  2. small
  3. out
  4. night
  5. short
  6. slow
  7. asleep
  8. night
  9. hot
  10. pull
  11. awake
  12. happy
  13. hot
  14. dry
  15. sit
  16. buy
  17. hard
  18. wet
  19. asleep
  20. far
  21. down
  22. out
  23. go
  24. slow
  25. late
  26. winter
  27. rich
  28. thin
  29. boy
  30. fast
  31. take
  32. empty
  33. soft
  34. first
  35. quiet
  36. start
  37. stand
  38. last
  39. small
  40. short

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