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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 726 · 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) tall (c) hot (d) out
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) big (d) loud
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) eat (d) stop
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) thick (c) quiet (d) early
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) early (c) loud (d) light
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) sit (c) win (d) sleep
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) last
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) happy (c) small (d) wet
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) winter (d) morning
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) cry (c) run (d) eat
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) hot (d) small
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) rich (c) late (d) dry
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) eat (c) cut (d) pull
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) evening (d) summer
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) close
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) big (d) dry
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) asleep (c) wet (d) loud
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) short (d) wet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) happy (c) wet (d) early
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) sleep (c) eat (d) pull
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) loud (d) old
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sell (b) jump (c) sing (d) eat
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) early (c) empty (d) cold
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) wet (d) sweet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) quiet (c) strong (d) late
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) short (c) hot (d) fast
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) run (c) buy (d) sleep
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) wet (d) hot
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) wet (c) tall (d) slow
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) short (c) cold (d) first
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) wet (d) slow
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) night (c) morning (d) school
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) full (c) hot (d) late
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) young (d) loud
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) late (d) above
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) start (c) sing (d) eat
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) far (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) girl (d) river
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) thin (c) loud (d) early
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) full (c) hot (d) in

Answer key

  1. out
  2. slow
  3. stop
  4. quiet
  5. light
  6. win
  7. last
  8. small
  9. winter
  10. cry
  11. hot
  12. rich
  13. pull
  14. evening
  15. close
  16. big
  17. asleep
  18. short
  19. short
  20. pull
  21. old
  22. sell
  23. cold
  24. heavy
  25. strong
  26. short
  27. buy
  28. hot
  29. dark
  30. first
  31. slow
  32. night
  33. hot
  34. young
  35. above
  36. start
  37. far
  38. girl
  39. thin
  40. down

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