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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 605 · 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) hot (b) out (c) wet (d) tall
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) dark (c) slow (d) tall
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) eat (d) pull
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) weak (d) loud
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) short (c) clean (d) soft
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) short (c) loud (d) hot
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) big (d) late
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) full (c) hot (d) late
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) sad (c) above (d) dry
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) stand (d) sing
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) asleep (c) wet (d) tall
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) cold (c) happy (d) dry
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) fast (c) empty (d) short
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) slow (d) outside
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) young (c) loud (d) dry
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) heavy (d) sweet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) sad (d) small
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) full (d) slow
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) wet (d) slow
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) early (c) loud (d) wet
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) down (c) in (d) dry
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) hard (d) loud
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) farmer (c) enemy (d) cousin
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) short (c) first (d) cold
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) start (d) sing
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) jump (c) sing (d) eat
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) slow (d) loud
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) lunch (c) morning (d) school
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) empty (d) loud
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) up (c) dry (d) hot
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) strong (b) quiet (c) late (d) dry
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) sell (d) sing
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) sad (d) far
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) early (d) light
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) small (d) slow

Answer key

  1. out
  2. dark
  3. pull
  4. weak
  5. clean
  6. short
  7. late
  8. hot
  9. above
  10. last
  11. slow
  12. stand
  13. asleep
  14. near
  15. short
  16. outside
  17. young
  18. heavy
  19. asleep
  20. hot
  21. slow
  22. wet
  23. light
  24. in
  25. hard
  26. enemy
  27. first
  28. last
  29. start
  30. lose
  31. slow
  32. night
  33. empty
  34. small
  35. night
  36. strong
  37. sell
  38. far
  39. light
  40. hot

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