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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 701 · 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: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) eat (c) pull (d) sing
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) stand (d) eat
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) thin (c) loud (d) early
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) weak (d) loud
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) cold (d) empty
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) night (c) morning (d) school
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) slow (d) sad
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) dry (d) big
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) eat (c) sing (d) pull
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) early (d) tall
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) loud (c) weak (d) wet
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) jump (c) sing (d) cry
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) late (c) wet (d) happy
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) slow (d) wet
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) stop (b) cry (c) eat (d) sing
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) short (c) late (d) rich
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) cold (d) wet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) loud (c) wet (d) old
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) dry (c) awake (d) cold
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) wet (d) happy
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) empty (c) hot (d) loud
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) wet (c) slow (d) happy
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) sit (c) eat (d) go
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) loud (c) wet (d) early
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) near (d) cold
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) hard (c) hot (d) short
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) dark (c) slow (d) wet
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) out
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) late (b) quiet (c) dry (d) strong
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) short (c) wet (d) loud
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) hot (c) empty (d) short
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) hot (d) far
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) light (c) early (d) sad
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) boy (c) tree (d) cloud
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) last
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) early (c) big (d) sad
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) hot (c) out (d) wet
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) small (d) fast

Answer key

  1. pull
  2. stand
  3. thin
  4. weak
  5. wet
  6. night
  7. hot
  8. big
  9. pull
  10. cold
  11. weak
  12. take
  13. happy
  14. hot
  15. asleep
  16. stop
  17. rich
  18. fast
  19. old
  20. awake
  21. hard
  22. empty
  23. outside
  24. slow
  25. go
  26. light
  27. near
  28. hard
  29. dark
  30. out
  31. strong
  32. short
  33. short
  34. far
  35. light
  36. boy
  37. last
  38. sad
  39. out
  40. small

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