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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 502 · 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.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) wet (c) happy (d) small
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) Sunday (c) mountain (d) evening
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) far (d) sad
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) loud (d) wet
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) hot (c) down (d) in
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) young (d) dry
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) lose
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) sell (c) eat (d) jump
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) happy (c) wet (d) late
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) wet (d) short
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) happy (c) wet (d) slow
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) lunch (d) school
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) last (c) hot (d) wet
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) sad (c) dry (d) early
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) weak (d) early
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) happy (d) near
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) last (d) hot
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) out (d) tall
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) hot (d) small
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) up (c) hot (d) dry
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) small (c) wet (d) fast
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) small (d) loud
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) stop (d) eat
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) asleep (c) wet (d) loud
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) soft (c) short (d) clean
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) far (c) sad (d) wet
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) short (d) early
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) farmer (c) doctor (d) driver
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) weak
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) day (d) down
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) empty (c) tall (d) cold
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) cut (c) sing (d) eat
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) sweet
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) loud (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) early (c) wet (d) thin
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) light (c) wet (d) sad
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) boy (b) cloud (c) stone (d) tree
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) hot (d) small
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) jump (c) sing (d) eat
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hard (d) happy

Answer key

  1. happy
  2. summer
  3. far
  4. slow
  5. down
  6. young
  7. lose
  8. sell
  9. late
  10. short
  11. outside
  12. night
  13. last
  14. sad
  15. weak
  16. near
  17. last
  18. out
  19. hot
  20. night
  21. small
  22. small
  23. stop
  24. asleep
  25. clean
  26. far
  27. short
  28. friend
  29. weak
  30. day
  31. cold
  32. pull
  33. heavy
  34. slow
  35. thin
  36. light
  37. boy
  38. hot
  39. close
  40. hard

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