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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 487 · 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) far (b) wet (c) hot (d) sad
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) tall (c) dark (d) wet
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) cold (c) dry (d) happy
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) wet (c) sweet (d) loud
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) evening (c) mountain (d) summer
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) late (c) above (d) sad
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) cold (c) awake (d) dry
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) out
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) big (c) early (d) sad
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) empty (d) tall
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) weak (d) tall
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) slow (c) wet (d) full
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) in (c) dry (d) down
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) slow (d) loud
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) last
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) push (c) eat (d) run
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) small
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) cousin (c) teacher (d) farmer
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) early (c) happy (d) below
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) late (b) quiet (c) strong (d) dry
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) hot (d) wet
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) short (c) empty (d) hot
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) jump (c) take (d) sing
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) school (d) lunch
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) poor (c) early (d) tall
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) slow (c) happy (d) wet
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) slow (c) hard (d) hot
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) eat (c) cut (d) sing
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) stand (d) cry
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) full (c) hot (d) late
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) last (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) late (c) big (d) happy
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) jump (c) eat (d) sing
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) summer (c) evening (d) Monday
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) full (c) dry (d) hot
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) short (c) hot (d) wet
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) loud (d) slow
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) happy (d) hard
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) young (d) loud

Answer key

  1. far
  2. dark
  3. near
  4. heavy
  5. summer
  6. above
  7. awake
  8. out
  9. sad
  10. empty
  11. weak
  12. full
  13. in
  14. slow
  15. last
  16. cry
  17. small
  18. enemy
  19. below
  20. strong
  21. hot
  22. short
  23. take
  24. night
  25. poor
  26. outside
  27. hot
  28. hard
  29. pull
  30. stand
  31. hot
  32. last
  33. late
  34. lose
  35. evening
  36. dry
  37. short
  38. slow
  39. hard
  40. young

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