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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 569 · 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: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) sing (d) pull
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) empty (c) cold (d) tall
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) sing (c) eat (d) sleep
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) cold (d) wet
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) hot (d) small
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) buy (c) sit (d) sleep
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) late (b) dry (c) quiet (d) strong
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) cry (d) stand
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) big (c) late (d) happy
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) late (c) clean (d) soft
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) outside (d) happy
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) start (c) eat (d) sing
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) tall (d) wet
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) wet (d) far
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) hot (c) empty (d) fast
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) run (d) push
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) eat (c) sit (d) cry
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) early (c) light (d) loud
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) win (d) run
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) early (c) dirty (d) heavy
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) girl (c) cloud (d) river
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) early (c) wet (d) thin
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) hard (c) loud (d) happy
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) stop (d) sing
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) dry (c) slow (d) sad
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) jump (c) sing (d) eat
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) early (c) below (d) wet
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) morning (d) night
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) cry (d) sit
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) enemy (c) farmer (d) cousin
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) big (d) slow
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) cold (d) slow
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) cold (c) in (d) dry
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) empty (d) hot
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) dry (c) rich (d) late
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) short (c) wet (d) hot
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) loud (c) sweet (d) wet

Answer key

  1. pull
  2. cold
  3. pull
  4. fast
  5. hot
  6. buy
  7. strong
  8. stand
  9. late
  10. clean
  11. outside
  12. start
  13. small
  14. far
  15. short
  16. cry
  17. go
  18. last
  19. out
  20. light
  21. win
  22. dirty
  23. girl
  24. thin
  25. hard
  26. stop
  27. slow
  28. lose
  29. below
  30. night
  31. sit
  32. enemy
  33. slow
  34. weak
  35. wet
  36. in
  37. empty
  38. rich
  39. short
  40. heavy

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