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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 456 · 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) far (c) wet (d) hot
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) wet (d) loud
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) fast (d) empty
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) late (c) short (d) full
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) sweet (d) heavy
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) early (b) light (c) wet (d) loud
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) dry (d) big
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) fast (d) soft
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) cold (d) early
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) up (c) hot (d) dry
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) lose
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) old (c) wet (d) fast
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) sad (c) wet (d) early
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) empty (c) loud (d) tall
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) in (c) cold (d) down
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) sit (c) cry (d) eat
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) late (c) short (d) rich
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) tall (c) poor (d) wet
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) loud (d) young
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) doctor (c) friend (d) farmer
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) full (c) dry (d) sad
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) dirty (c) early (d) heavy
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) night (c) lunch (d) morning
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) in (c) down (d) hot
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) cold (c) near (d) dry
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) small (c) fast (d) happy
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) eat (d) sell
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) strong (b) late (c) dry (d) quiet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) asleep (d) hot
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) short (c) happy (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) win (d) run
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) evening (c) summer (d) river
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) weak (c) wet (d) loud
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) happy (c) wet (d) hard
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) slow (d) sad
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) outside (d) happy

Answer key

  1. far
  2. slow
  3. fast
  4. hot
  5. asleep
  6. last
  7. heavy
  8. light
  9. big
  10. soft
  11. small
  12. cold
  13. night
  14. lose
  15. old
  16. bottom
  17. empty
  18. in
  19. sit
  20. rich
  21. poor
  22. young
  23. friend
  24. slow
  25. dirty
  26. night
  27. down
  28. near
  29. small
  30. sell
  31. strong
  32. asleep
  33. out
  34. short
  35. win
  36. evening
  37. weak
  38. hard
  39. hot
  40. outside

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