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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 559 · 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 feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) wet (d) sweet
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) wet
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) night (c) school (d) morning
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) eat (c) cut (d) pull
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) last (d) hot
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) small (c) wet (d) happy
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) early (c) short (d) happy
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) empty (d) hot
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) dry (d) big
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) close (c) jump (d) sing
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) loud (c) young (d) tall
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) evening (c) summer (d) Monday
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) small
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) Sunday (c) evening (d) summer
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) loud (c) fast (d) wet
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) short (c) loud (d) wet
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) happy (c) loud (d) wet
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) empty (d) wet
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) happy (d) outside
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) last
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) sing (d) lose
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) sad (c) far (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) river (d) girl
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) asleep
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) run (c) sit (d) sleep
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) sad (d) far
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) weak (b) wet (c) loud (d) early
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) dark (d) tall
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) cry (c) eat (d) go
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) out
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) loud (d) slow
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) cold (c) wet (d) empty
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) tall (c) empty (d) cold
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) early (c) thin (d) wet
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) down (d) day
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) up (c) dry (d) hot
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) tall (c) fast (d) cold

Answer key

  1. heavy
  2. hot
  3. night
  4. pull
  5. last
  6. small
  7. hot
  8. short
  9. empty
  10. sad
  11. close
  12. young
  13. evening
  14. small
  15. slow
  16. summer
  17. old
  18. short
  19. hard
  20. fast
  21. outside
  22. last
  23. lose
  24. far
  25. girl
  26. asleep
  27. buy
  28. far
  29. weak
  30. dark
  31. go
  32. out
  33. slow
  34. wet
  35. cold
  36. thin
  37. asleep
  38. day
  39. night
  40. soft

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