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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 594 · 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) sing (c) cut (d) pull
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) rich (c) dry (d) late
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) wet (c) loud (d) fast
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) young (d) loud
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) slow (d) big
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) loud (d) wet
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) big (d) slow
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) tall (c) empty (d) cold
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) night (d) school
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) push (c) eat (d) run
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) hot (d) tall
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) up (c) night (d) dry
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) cold (d) wet
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) wet (c) far (d) hot
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) early (c) wet (d) light
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) happy (d) small
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hard (d) happy
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) small (d) late
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) weak (d) loud
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sell (b) sing (c) jump (d) eat
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) tall (c) slow (d) wet
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) friend (c) driver (d) doctor
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) above (d) late
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) run (d) buy
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) late (c) full (d) hot
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) early (c) quiet (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) early (c) wet (d) happy
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) sing (c) cry (d) eat
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) first (b) cold (c) short (d) dry
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) sad (c) early (d) dry
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) big (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) dirty (c) early (d) tall
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) hot (c) full (d) down
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) early (c) sad (d) bottom
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) weak (c) loud (d) early
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) sad (d) hot
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) empty (c) tall (d) fast

Answer key

  1. pull
  2. rich
  3. old
  4. young
  5. slow
  6. small
  7. big
  8. cold
  9. night
  10. cry
  11. last
  12. night
  13. fast
  14. far
  15. light
  16. small
  17. hard
  18. hot
  19. happy
  20. weak
  21. sell
  22. dark
  23. friend
  24. above
  25. buy
  26. hot
  27. quiet
  28. short
  29. out
  30. heavy
  31. stand
  32. first
  33. sad
  34. slow
  35. dirty
  36. down
  37. bottom
  38. weak
  39. hot
  40. empty

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