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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 639 · 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: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) hot (c) wet (d) sad
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) out (c) wet (d) hot
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) cold (d) soft
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) Monday (c) summer (d) evening
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) wet (d) big
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) wet (d) loud
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) happy (c) wet (d) late
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) happy (d) hard
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) loud (c) tall (d) wet
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) sit (c) eat (d) cry
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) happy (c) top (d) late
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) last (c) wet (d) hot
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) take (c) sing (d) cry
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) early (d) tall
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) dry (c) early (d) sad
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) outside (c) wet (d) happy
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) tall (c) heavy (d) dirty
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hot (d) short
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) last (d) wet
  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 “full”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) dry (d) empty
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) doctor (c) driver (d) farmer
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) hot (c) tall (d) loud
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) sad (c) above (d) dry
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sell (c) sing (d) jump
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) full (c) hot (d) fast
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) near (d) happy
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) hot (d) far
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) night (d) school
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) dry (c) sad (d) slow
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) early (c) wet (d) happy
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) old (c) wet (d) fast
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) pull (c) cut (d) sing
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) early (c) sad (d) bottom
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) close (c) eat (d) sing
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) wet
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) small (c) happy (d) wet
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) hot (c) wet (d) out

Answer key

  1. far
  2. out
  3. soft
  4. evening
  5. slow
  6. asleep
  7. slow
  8. happy
  9. hard
  10. weak
  11. sit
  12. top
  13. last
  14. take
  15. cold
  16. early
  17. outside
  18. dirty
  19. short
  20. last
  21. hot
  22. empty
  23. friend
  24. empty
  25. above
  26. sell
  27. dry
  28. small
  29. near
  30. far
  31. night
  32. big
  33. below
  34. old
  35. pull
  36. bottom
  37. close
  38. heavy
  39. small
  40. out

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