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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 716 · 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: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) out (d) tall
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) weak
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) cut (c) eat (d) pull
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) lunch (c) morning (d) night
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) slow (c) hot (d) hard
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) take (d) jump
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) sing (c) eat (d) sleep
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) full (d) dry
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) big (c) sad (d) dry
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) sad (d) small
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) near (c) dry (d) happy
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) cry (d) sing
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) sit (c) sleep (d) buy
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) wet (c) sad (d) hot
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) cry (c) eat (d) go
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) early (c) tall (d) poor
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) wet (c) happy (d) early
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) short (d) loud
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) wet (d) happy
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) night (c) up (d) dry
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) empty (d) tall
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) sweet (c) wet (d) loud
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) small (c) sad (d) early
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) stop (d) sing
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) tall (c) dirty (d) heavy
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) wet (c) cold (d) day
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) weak (b) loud (c) early (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) Sunday (c) mountain (d) summer
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) up (d) out
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) early (b) wet (c) light (d) loud
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) early (c) tall (d) cold
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) last
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) slow (d) loud
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) light (c) early (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) early (c) wet (d) quiet
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) young (d) dry
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) big (d) wet
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) early (d) bottom
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) Monday (c) river (d) winter

Answer key

  1. out
  2. weak
  3. pull
  4. asleep
  5. night
  6. hard
  7. take
  8. pull
  9. slow
  10. sad
  11. hot
  12. near
  13. sit
  14. buy
  15. far
  16. go
  17. poor
  18. short
  19. short
  20. hard
  21. night
  22. empty
  23. heavy
  24. early
  25. stop
  26. dirty
  27. day
  28. weak
  29. summer
  30. out
  31. light
  32. cold
  33. last
  34. slow
  35. light
  36. quiet
  37. young
  38. slow
  39. bottom
  40. winter

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