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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 684 · 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) hot (b) far (c) sad (d) wet
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) hot (d) small
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) short (c) first (d) dry
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) dry (d) young
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) weak (d) early
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) loud (c) wet (d) hard
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) slow (c) hard (d) hot
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) dark (d) tall
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sell (b) jump (c) eat (d) sing
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) in (d) down
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) sing (c) eat (d) cry
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) tall (c) hot (d) loud
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) loud (c) old (d) wet
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) short (c) happy (d) early
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) farmer (c) enemy (d) cousin
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) hot (c) up (d) dry
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) close (c) eat (d) jump
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) wet
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) stand (c) cry (d) sing
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) small (c) fast (d) happy
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) dry (c) cold (d) short
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) big (d) dry
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) loud (d) wet
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) eat (c) pull (d) sing
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) top (c) happy (d) dry
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) hot (c) loud (d) wet
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) small (d) sad
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) doctor (c) farmer (d) driver
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) fast (d) cold
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) sleep (c) buy (d) sit
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) heavy (c) tall (d) early
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) cloud (c) tree (d) boy
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) stop (d) eat
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) asleep
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) early (d) light
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) school (c) morning (d) lunch
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) small
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) dry (c) early (d) sad

Answer key

  1. far
  2. hot
  3. first
  4. last
  5. young
  6. weak
  7. hard
  8. hard
  9. dark
  10. sell
  11. in
  12. sit
  13. empty
  14. old
  15. short
  16. enemy
  17. night
  18. close
  19. heavy
  20. stand
  21. small
  22. awake
  23. big
  24. slow
  25. pull
  26. top
  27. short
  28. hot
  29. friend
  30. weak
  31. fast
  32. buy
  33. dirty
  34. boy
  35. stop
  36. asleep
  37. light
  38. night
  39. small
  40. early

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