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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 520 · 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) tall (b) loud (c) young (d) dry
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) wet (c) hot (d) up
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) wet (d) heavy
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) tall (d) wet
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) wet (d) loud
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) evening (c) summer (d) Monday
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) cousin (c) farmer (d) enemy
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) hot (d) far
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) happy (d) hard
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) short (d) wet
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) boy (d) stone
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) night (d) morning
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) small (c) happy (d) wet
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) last (d) hot
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) small (d) hot
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) close
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) happy (c) top (d) late
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) in (c) full (d) down
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) mountain (c) summer (d) evening
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) wet (c) cold (d) day
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) fast (d) old
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) win (c) sit (d) run
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) weak (b) wet (c) early (d) loud
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) out
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) up (d) night
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) lose (d) eat
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) stop (b) cry (c) sing (d) eat
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) start (c) sit (d) eat
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) late (c) soft (d) clean
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) cold (c) dry (d) first
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) far (c) sad (d) hot
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) slow (d) outside
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) cry (d) go
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) sleep
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) empty (c) short (d) fast
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) early (c) poor (d) tall
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) early (d) thin
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) small (d) hot

Answer key

  1. young
  2. out
  3. heavy
  4. dark
  5. small
  6. evening
  7. enemy
  8. far
  9. hard
  10. short
  11. boy
  12. night
  13. small
  14. last
  15. hot
  16. asleep
  17. close
  18. top
  19. down
  20. summer
  21. day
  22. old
  23. win
  24. weak
  25. out
  26. night
  27. lose
  28. stop
  29. start
  30. clean
  31. first
  32. far
  33. outside
  34. go
  35. slow
  36. pull
  37. short
  38. poor
  39. thin
  40. hot

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