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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 592 · 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) sing (b) eat (c) pull (d) cut
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) out
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) last (d) hot
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) river (d) girl
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) cry (d) sit
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) cold (d) early
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) big (c) dry (d) sad
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) loud (c) tall (d) hot
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) tall (d) empty
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) short (d) loud
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) far (c) sad (d) wet
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) small (d) loud
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) sad (d) slow
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) light (d) early
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) above (b) late (c) dry (d) sad
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) tall (c) dark (d) wet
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) dry (c) sad (d) slow
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) lose (d) eat
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) clean (c) short (d) soft
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) early (c) tall (d) poor
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) bottom (c) wet (d) sad
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) Monday (c) river (d) evening
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) wet (d) sweet
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) loud (c) tall (d) young
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) big (d) slow
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) buy (c) run (d) sit
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) top (c) late (d) happy
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) down (c) day (d) wet
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) sleep (c) eat (d) pull
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) run (c) cry (d) eat
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) dry (c) early (d) sad
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) late (c) short (d) full
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) last (c) tall (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) short (c) slow (d) full
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) dry (c) sad (d) early
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) lunch (d) school
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) cry (c) eat (d) sit
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) cold (c) empty (d) wet

Answer key

  1. pull
  2. out
  3. last
  4. girl
  5. sit
  6. cold
  7. big
  8. empty
  9. empty
  10. short
  11. far
  12. small
  13. hot
  14. light
  15. above
  16. dark
  17. slow
  18. lose
  19. clean
  20. poor
  21. bottom
  22. evening
  23. heavy
  24. young
  25. slow
  26. buy
  27. slow
  28. top
  29. day
  30. weak
  31. pull
  32. cry
  33. sad
  34. hot
  35. last
  36. full
  37. early
  38. night
  39. go
  40. fast

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