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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 615 · 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: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) dry (d) young
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) last (d) wet
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) pull (d) eat
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) wet (d) loud
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) slow (d) hot
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) empty (d) hot
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) hot (c) short (d) slow
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) buy (c) run (d) sleep
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) late (c) big (d) happy
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) tall (c) out (d) wet
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) happy (c) wet (d) loud
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) full (c) late (d) short
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) down (c) cold (d) wet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) last (d) wet
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) below (c) wet (d) happy
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) strong (b) late (c) dry (d) quiet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) lose
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) early (c) tall (d) dirty
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) go (d) cry
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) Sunday (c) evening (d) summer
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) empty (d) cold
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) hot (c) in (d) down
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) early (c) loud (d) wet
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) big (d) slow
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) stand (d) cry
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) take (d) cry
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) wet (c) happy (d) slow
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) wet (d) tall
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) small (c) fast (d) happy
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) run (c) sit (d) sleep
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) night (d) morning
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) weak (d) tall
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) cry (c) eat (d) run
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) Monday (c) morning (d) river
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) slow (c) dry (d) sad
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) sweet (c) wet (d) loud
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) up (c) hot (d) wet
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) clean (c) late (d) short

Answer key

  1. young
  2. hot
  3. last
  4. pull
  5. small
  6. slow
  7. hot
  8. empty
  9. hard
  10. buy
  11. late
  12. out
  13. hard
  14. hot
  15. day
  16. last
  17. below
  18. strong
  19. lose
  20. dirty
  21. go
  22. summer
  23. fast
  24. down
  25. light
  26. slow
  27. stand
  28. take
  29. outside
  30. dark
  31. small
  32. win
  33. night
  34. weak
  35. cry
  36. winter
  37. big
  38. heavy
  39. out
  40. clean

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