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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 731 · 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) sad (c) wet (d) hot
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) cry (c) run (d) eat
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) sweet (d) heavy
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) short (c) cold (d) first
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) sit (c) eat (d) start
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) old (c) wet (d) fast
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) go (c) cry (d) sit
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) wet (c) light (d) sad
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) wet (c) day (d) cold
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) Sunday (c) evening (d) mountain
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) full (c) slow (d) short
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) asleep (d) wet
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) early (c) wet (d) short
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) early (c) loud (d) thin
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) cloud (c) boy (d) tree
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) hot (d) small
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sit (d) cry
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) cold (d) soft
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) happy (c) early (d) wet
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) out (d) up
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) up (c) dry (d) hot
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) sad (c) dry (d) small
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) weak (d) tall
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) lose (d) eat
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) last (c) tall (d) wet
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) cold (d) slow
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) wet (c) big (d) happy
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) wet (c) hot (d) loud
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) take (c) cry (d) jump
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) early (c) loud (d) light
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) sing (d) sell
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) hot (c) full (d) in
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) above (d) late
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) loud (c) hard (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) wet (d) fast
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) early (d) poor
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) river (c) summer (d) Monday
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) loud (d) empty
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) wet (d) big
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) big (d) loud

Answer key

  1. far
  2. cry
  3. heavy
  4. first
  5. start
  6. old
  7. go
  8. light
  9. day
  10. summer
  11. full
  12. asleep
  13. short
  14. thin
  15. boy
  16. hot
  17. sit
  18. soft
  19. below
  20. out
  21. night
  22. early
  23. weak
  24. lose
  25. last
  26. wet
  27. late
  28. short
  29. take
  30. light
  31. sell
  32. down
  33. above
  34. hard
  35. fast
  36. poor
  37. evening
  38. empty
  39. slow
  40. slow

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