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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 549 · 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: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) heavy (d) sweet
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) dry (c) short (d) rich
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) lunch (c) night (d) school
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) sad (d) hot
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) awake (d) short
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) asleep (d) loud
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) wet (c) hot (d) loud
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) cry (d) go
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) early (b) wet (c) loud (d) light
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) tall (d) wet
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) empty (d) hot
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) enemy (c) teacher (d) farmer
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) small (d) hot
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) hot (c) sad (d) wet
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) loud (d) wet
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) eat (c) sing (d) pull
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) small
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) full (c) hot (d) down
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) hot (d) full
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) old (c) wet (d) fast
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) buy (c) run (d) sleep
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) start (d) sit
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sit (d) cry
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) early (d) tall
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) doctor (c) driver (d) friend
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) first (c) cold (d) dry
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) short (d) hot
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) below (c) wet (d) happy
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) far (c) wet (d) sad
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) happy (c) short (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) sing (d) lose
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) happy (c) loud (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) take (c) cry (d) jump
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) bottom (d) early
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) small (c) wet (d) fast
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) summer (c) Monday (d) evening

Answer key

  1. slow
  2. heavy
  3. rich
  4. night
  5. hot
  6. awake
  7. asleep
  8. short
  9. go
  10. light
  11. dark
  12. empty
  13. enemy
  14. hot
  15. far
  16. slow
  17. pull
  18. small
  19. down
  20. dry
  21. old
  22. buy
  23. start
  24. sit
  25. cold
  26. friend
  27. first
  28. short
  29. below
  30. far
  31. out
  32. short
  33. lose
  34. asleep
  35. hard
  36. take
  37. bottom
  38. last
  39. small
  40. evening

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