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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 514 · 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: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) hot (d) slow
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) sleep (c) run (d) sit
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) late (d) big
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) big (c) dry (d) sad
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) winter (c) morning (d) Monday
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) young (c) tall (d) dry
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) small (c) dry (d) sad
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) big (d) wet
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) close (c) jump (d) eat
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) early (c) empty (d) tall
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) short (d) loud
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) slow (d) big
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) stone (c) boy (d) tree
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) light (d) early
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) farmer (c) doctor (d) friend
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) weak
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) out (c) wet (d) up
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) river (c) Monday (d) summer
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) eat (d) stand
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) cold (c) tall (d) soft
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) sing (d) pull
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) thin (c) loud (d) wet
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) early (c) sad (d) dry
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) early (c) tall (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) late (d) small
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) empty (c) tall (d) hot
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) hot (c) sad (d) wet
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) small (d) hot
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) wet (d) happy
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) small
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) jump (c) cry (d) sing
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) run (c) buy (d) sleep
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) eat (c) cry (d) push
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) asleep (c) tall (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) down (c) hot (d) in
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) happy (c) wet (d) below
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) sing (d) lose
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) out (d) tall
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) last (d) wet
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) stop (c) cry (d) sing

Answer key

  1. hot
  2. win
  3. late
  4. big
  5. winter
  6. young
  7. early
  8. slow
  9. close
  10. cold
  11. short
  12. slow
  13. boy
  14. light
  15. friend
  16. weak
  17. out
  18. evening
  19. stand
  20. soft
  21. pull
  22. thin
  23. sad
  24. poor
  25. happy
  26. empty
  27. far
  28. hot
  29. hard
  30. small
  31. take
  32. buy
  33. cry
  34. asleep
  35. down
  36. below
  37. lose
  38. out
  39. last
  40. stop

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