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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 620 · 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.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) sad (d) far
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) last (d) wet
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) big (d) loud
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) down (c) cold (d) day
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) happy (c) early (d) wet
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) short (c) full (d) hot
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) sad (d) small
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) evening (c) summer (d) mountain
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) night (c) lunch (d) morning
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) hot (d) empty
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) win (d) sit
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) asleep (d) loud
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) asleep (d) hot
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) weak (b) early (c) loud (d) wet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) driver (c) friend (d) doctor
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) start (c) sit (d) eat
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) loud (c) early (d) wet
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) dry (c) tall (d) loud
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) run (c) push (d) eat
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) wet (d) hot
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) slow (c) wet (d) full
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) run (c) sit (d) sleep
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) short (d) hot
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) in (c) full (d) down
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) small (d) tall
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) clean (c) short (d) late
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) hot (c) short (d) hard
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) out
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) sweet (c) wet (d) loud
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) slow (c) cold (d) wet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) top (d) late
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) first (b) dry (c) short (d) cold
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) dark (d) slow
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) happy (c) wet (d) loud
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) wet (c) sad (d) hot
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) in (c) dry (d) down
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) eat (c) pull (d) sing
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) late (c) rich (d) short

Answer key

  1. far
  2. weak
  3. last
  4. slow
  5. day
  6. short
  7. hot
  8. hot
  9. summer
  10. night
  11. empty
  12. win
  13. asleep
  14. asleep
  15. weak
  16. friend
  17. start
  18. thin
  19. young
  20. cry
  21. hot
  22. full
  23. buy
  24. short
  25. down
  26. small
  27. clean
  28. hard
  29. out
  30. heavy
  31. wet
  32. top
  33. first
  34. dark
  35. hard
  36. far
  37. in
  38. last
  39. pull
  40. rich

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