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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 515 · 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 “cold”? (a) late (b) full (c) hot (d) short
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) tall (c) slow (d) wet
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) old (c) wet (d) loud
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) hot (c) hard (d) slow
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) boy (d) stone
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) far (d) hot
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) big (d) late
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) loud (c) wet (d) hot
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) empty (d) dry
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) last (c) tall (d) wet
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) empty (d) tall
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) loud (d) wet
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) early (c) short (d) happy
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) big (d) sad
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) sing (c) cry (d) eat
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) top (c) happy (d) late
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) slow (d) small
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) in (c) full (d) down
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) young (c) tall (d) loud
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) run (c) buy (d) sleep
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) happy (c) hard (d) wet
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) cry (c) sing (d) jump
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) cut
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) lunch (c) school (d) night
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) early (c) light (d) loud
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) morning (c) Monday (d) river
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) asleep (d) loud
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) win (c) sleep (d) sit
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) stop (d) cry
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) sing (d) cry
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) late (d) above
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) out (c) wet (d) up
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) small (c) wet (d) happy
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) small (c) early (d) sad
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) wet (c) early (d) sad
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) hot (c) sad (d) wet
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) in (c) dry (d) cold
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) heavy (c) dirty (d) tall

Answer key

  1. hot
  2. dark
  3. old
  4. hard
  5. boy
  6. far
  7. late
  8. out
  9. short
  10. empty
  11. last
  12. empty
  13. small
  14. slow
  15. short
  16. big
  17. stand
  18. top
  19. hot
  20. down
  21. young
  22. buy
  23. hard
  24. take
  25. pull
  26. night
  27. light
  28. winter
  29. asleep
  30. win
  31. stop
  32. sit
  33. above
  34. out
  35. happy
  36. early
  37. light
  38. far
  39. in
  40. dirty

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