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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 568 · 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) hot (c) full (d) short
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) sell (d) eat
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) happy (d) outside
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) early (d) small
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) strong (b) late (c) dry (d) quiet
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) short (c) hard (d) hot
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) happy (c) loud (d) hard
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) out (c) hot (d) tall
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) below (c) happy (d) early
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) short (d) hot
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) dry (c) happy (d) top
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) push (c) cry (d) eat
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) fast (d) full
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) go (c) sit (d) cry
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) big (c) dry (d) slow
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) weak (c) early (d) wet
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) cold (d) fast
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) school (c) morning (d) lunch
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) asleep
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) sad
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) cry (c) sing (d) eat
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) wet (c) hot (d) far
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) early (c) dry (d) sad
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) tall (c) dark (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) night (c) hot (d) up
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) above (b) dry (c) late (d) sad
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) sleep (c) win (d) sit
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) teacher (c) farmer (d) cousin
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) eat (d) lose
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) bottom (c) early (d) sad
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) eat (c) cut (d) sing
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) close (c) sing (d) eat
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) dry (c) cold (d) awake
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) last
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) loud
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) happy (d) near

Answer key

  1. hot
  2. sell
  3. outside
  4. early
  5. strong
  6. slow
  7. hard
  8. hard
  9. out
  10. slow
  11. small
  12. below
  13. short
  14. top
  15. weak
  16. cry
  17. dry
  18. go
  19. big
  20. weak
  21. fast
  22. night
  23. asleep
  24. hot
  25. sit
  26. far
  27. sad
  28. dark
  29. night
  30. above
  31. win
  32. enemy
  33. lose
  34. bottom
  35. pull
  36. close
  37. awake
  38. last
  39. heavy
  40. near

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