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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 637 · 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: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) tall (d) loud
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) hard (c) loud (d) wet
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) asleep
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) late (c) big (d) wet
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) weak (c) tall (d) loud
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) Sunday (c) summer (d) mountain
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) cut (c) eat (d) sing
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) far (c) sad (d) hot
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) loud (d) young
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) out (c) wet (d) up
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) wet (c) light (d) sad
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) small (d) slow
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) wet (d) small
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) short (d) wet
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) full (c) dry (d) slow
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) late (c) top (d) happy
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) run (d) push
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) hot (c) full (d) dry
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) school (d) lunch
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) early (d) cold
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) short (c) cold (d) first
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) early (c) light (d) loud
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) cold (c) tall (d) fast
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) dry (c) early (d) sad
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) slow (d) wet
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) tall (c) slow (d) wet
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) girl (d) river
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) big (c) sad (d) dry
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) loud (d) wet
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) late (c) dry (d) above
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sell (c) sing (d) jump
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) run (c) sit (d) sleep
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) hot (c) full (d) short
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) below (c) happy (d) early
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) take (c) jump (d) cry
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) in (c) cold (d) dry
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) asleep (c) hot (d) wet
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) last (d) wet
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) rich (b) dry (c) late (d) short
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) win (d) run

Answer key

  1. small
  2. hard
  3. asleep
  4. late
  5. weak
  6. summer
  7. pull
  8. far
  9. young
  10. out
  11. light
  12. hot
  13. hot
  14. short
  15. slow
  16. top
  17. cry
  18. dry
  19. night
  20. cold
  21. first
  22. light
  23. soft
  24. sad
  25. wet
  26. dark
  27. girl
  28. big
  29. slow
  30. above
  31. sell
  32. buy
  33. hot
  34. below
  35. take
  36. in
  37. asleep
  38. last
  39. rich
  40. win

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