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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 580 · 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 “tall”? (a) short (b) hot (c) fast (d) empty
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) tall (c) slow (d) wet
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) tall (d) early
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) cry (d) take
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) late (c) short (d) rich
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) short (c) full (d) late
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) slow (c) big (d) sad
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) start (d) sing
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) early (c) heavy (d) tall
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) slow (c) wet (d) empty
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) sit (d) buy
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) last (c) wet (d) hot
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) hard (c) loud (d) happy
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) stop (c) cry (d) eat
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) morning (c) Monday (d) river
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) wet
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) empty (d) hot
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) day (c) wet (d) down
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) fast (d) cold
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) loud (d) short
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) full (d) hot
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) small
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) happy (c) cold (d) dry
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) wet (d) loud
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) boy (c) cloud (d) stone
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) happy (c) early (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) run (c) win (d) sleep
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) sad (d) small
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) push (d) run
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) night (d) lunch
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) sit (d) cry
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) far (c) sad (d) hot
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) early (c) wet (d) quiet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) old (d) fast
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) asleep (c) tall (d) hot
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) bottom (d) early
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) soft (c) late (d) short
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) wet (d) small

Answer key

  1. short
  2. dark
  3. cold
  4. take
  5. rich
  6. hot
  7. big
  8. start
  9. dirty
  10. wet
  11. buy
  12. last
  13. hard
  14. stop
  15. winter
  16. heavy
  17. slow
  18. empty
  19. day
  20. fast
  21. short
  22. dry
  23. small
  24. near
  25. slow
  26. boy
  27. short
  28. win
  29. out
  30. hot
  31. cry
  32. night
  33. sit
  34. far
  35. quiet
  36. old
  37. asleep
  38. bottom
  39. clean
  40. hot

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