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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 490 · 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: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) loud (c) dry (d) tall
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) lose
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) start (d) sing
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) short (c) soft (d) late
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) close (d) eat
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) cut
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) tree (c) girl (d) cloud
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) last (d) wet
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) small (d) wet
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) big (d) slow
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) small (d) early
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) wet (d) tall
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) enemy (c) farmer (d) cousin
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) wet (c) sweet (d) loud
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) out
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) wet (c) hot (d) sad
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) sad (c) far (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) in (b) dry (c) cold (d) down
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) summer (c) evening (d) river
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hard (d) happy
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) sit (c) run (d) sleep
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) sing (c) cry (d) jump
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) dry (c) sad (d) slow
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) above (b) dry (c) sad (d) late
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) mountain (c) evening (d) summer
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) weak
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) stand (c) cry (d) sing
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sell (c) jump (d) sing
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) loud (d) big
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) wet (d) slow
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) wet (c) late (d) happy
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) short (c) slow (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) run (c) cry (d) eat
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) early (d) bottom
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) thick (c) quiet (d) early
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) wet (c) happy (d) early
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) short (c) loud (d) hot
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) slow (d) sad
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) driver (c) friend (d) farmer
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) cold (d) empty

Answer key

  1. young
  2. lose
  3. start
  4. clean
  5. close
  6. pull
  7. girl
  8. last
  9. small
  10. slow
  11. early
  12. dark
  13. enemy
  14. heavy
  15. out
  16. far
  17. far
  18. in
  19. evening
  20. hard
  21. win
  22. take
  23. slow
  24. above
  25. summer
  26. weak
  27. stand
  28. sell
  29. slow
  30. hot
  31. late
  32. full
  33. cry
  34. bottom
  35. quiet
  36. below
  37. short
  38. hot
  39. friend
  40. wet

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