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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 441 · 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 rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) late (c) sad (d) above
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) start (c) sing (d) sit
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) wet (d) tall
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) out (c) tall (d) hot
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) tall (d) early
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) night (c) lunch (d) morning
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) light (c) early (d) wet
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) happy (d) hard
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) pull (c) eat (d) sing
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) bottom (c) sad (d) wet
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) boy (b) cloud (c) tree (d) stone
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) hot (d) small
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) small
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) night (c) dry (d) hot
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) sweet (d) wet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) buy (d) run
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) sell (d) eat
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) short (c) dry (d) cold
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) hot (c) in (d) full
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) small (d) happy
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) early (c) happy (d) short
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) loud (c) wet (d) thin
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) sit (d) cry
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) fast (c) short (d) empty
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) happy (c) wet (d) below
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) win (c) sleep (d) run
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) far (d) hot
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) wet (c) tall (d) early
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) hot (c) far (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) heavy (c) dirty (d) early
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) happy (c) big (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) evening (c) mountain (d) Sunday
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) cry (c) sing (d) jump
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) dry (c) sad (d) early
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) eat (c) push (d) cry
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) in (d) down
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) last

Answer key

  1. slow
  2. asleep
  3. hot
  4. above
  5. start
  6. dark
  7. out
  8. cold
  9. night
  10. light
  11. hard
  12. pull
  13. bottom
  14. boy
  15. hot
  16. small
  17. night
  18. heavy
  19. buy
  20. sell
  21. awake
  22. down
  23. small
  24. short
  25. thin
  26. sit
  27. short
  28. below
  29. win
  30. far
  31. poor
  32. far
  33. dirty
  34. late
  35. summer
  36. take
  37. sad
  38. cry
  39. in
  40. last

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