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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 466 · 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) slow (c) wet (d) loud
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) cut (d) eat
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) boy (d) stone
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) hot (d) short
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) stop (c) eat (d) sing
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) hot (c) full (d) in
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) go (c) sit (d) eat
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) asleep (c) wet (d) tall
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) out (c) tall (d) hot
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) weak (d) tall
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) cry (d) sit
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) soft (d) fast
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) happy (c) dry (d) top
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) big (c) late (d) happy
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) last
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) tall (d) empty
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) slow (c) short (d) hot
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) late (b) strong (c) quiet (d) dry
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) small
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) Monday (c) evening (d) summer
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) friend (c) farmer (d) doctor
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) loud (d) young
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) close (d) jump
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) day (d) down
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) river (d) girl
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) take (d) cry
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) run (d) push
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) lunch (c) school (d) morning
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) sit (d) buy
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) sad (c) dry (d) slow
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) heavy (c) loud (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) slow (d) big
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) sad (d) hot
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) far (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) first (b) short (c) cold (d) dry
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) wet (d) loud
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) stand (d) cry
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) slow (c) wet (d) empty
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) short (c) late (d) hot

Answer key

  1. slow
  2. pull
  3. boy
  4. hot
  5. short
  6. stop
  7. down
  8. go
  9. asleep
  10. out
  11. weak
  12. sit
  13. soft
  14. top
  15. late
  16. last
  17. empty
  18. hard
  19. strong
  20. small
  21. evening
  22. friend
  23. young
  24. close
  25. day
  26. girl
  27. take
  28. cry
  29. night
  30. buy
  31. slow
  32. heavy
  33. big
  34. hot
  35. far
  36. first
  37. slow
  38. stand
  39. wet
  40. hot

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