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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 599 · 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: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) out (d) wet
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) summer (c) mountain (d) evening
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) far (c) wet (d) sad
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) wet (c) early (d) happy
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) hot (c) up (d) wet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) sell (c) sing (d) eat
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) wet (d) hot
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) early (c) short (d) happy
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) slow (d) loud
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) fast (c) happy (d) wet
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) dry (c) loud (d) tall
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) short (c) dry (d) awake
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) tall (c) cold (d) empty
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) last (d) hot
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) lose
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) night (c) hot (d) up
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) early (c) dirty (d) heavy
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) small
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) late (c) dry (d) happy
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) empty (d) loud
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) wet
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) loud (c) wet (d) thin
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) full (c) down (d) hot
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) short (c) loud (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) cold (d) fast
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) wet (c) full (d) slow
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) weak (c) tall (d) loud
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) dry (c) sad (d) above
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) slow (d) loud
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) stand (d) cry
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) farmer (c) friend (d) doctor
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) stop (c) sing (d) cry
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) run (c) win (d) sleep
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) weak (b) wet (c) early (d) loud
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) stone (c) boy (d) tree
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) light (c) sad (d) wet
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) slow (c) wet (d) dark
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) lunch (c) night (d) school
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) fast (c) tall (d) cold
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) late (c) happy (d) wet

Answer key

  1. out
  2. summer
  3. far
  4. below
  5. out
  6. sell
  7. hot
  8. short
  9. slow
  10. small
  11. young
  12. awake
  13. cold
  14. last
  15. lose
  16. night
  17. dirty
  18. small
  19. top
  20. empty
  21. heavy
  22. thin
  23. down
  24. short
  25. fast
  26. full
  27. weak
  28. above
  29. slow
  30. stand
  31. friend
  32. stop
  33. win
  34. weak
  35. boy
  36. light
  37. dark
  38. night
  39. soft
  40. happy

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