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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 739 · 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.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) tall (c) empty (d) fast
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) far (d) wet
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) happy (c) wet (d) early
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) last (d) wet
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) sell
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) jump (c) eat (d) sing
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) evening (c) Monday (d) summer
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) hot (d) wet
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) short (c) loud (d) wet
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) wet (c) loud (d) heavy
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) late (c) wet (d) big
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) short (d) full
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) stop (d) sing
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) dark (d) slow
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) late (c) hot (d) short
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) fast (d) wet
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) wet (c) weak (d) loud
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) small (c) happy (d) fast
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) late (c) soft (d) clean
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) morning (c) Monday (d) river
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) old (c) loud (d) wet
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) small (d) slow
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) hot (c) out (d) wet
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) dry (d) young
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) sing (c) cut (d) eat
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) in (c) hot (d) full
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) wet (d) slow
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) asleep (c) loud (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) thick (c) quiet (d) early
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) out (c) hot (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) cloud (c) tree (d) girl
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) go (d) sit
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) happy (c) wet (d) outside
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) eat (c) sing (d) cry
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) win (d) run
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) start (d) sing
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) happy (c) wet (d) early
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) night (d) morning
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) slow (d) big
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) happy (d) near

Answer key

  1. empty
  2. far
  3. short
  4. last
  5. sell
  6. close
  7. evening
  8. hot
  9. short
  10. heavy
  11. late
  12. full
  13. stop
  14. dark
  15. hot
  16. fast
  17. weak
  18. small
  19. clean
  20. winter
  21. old
  22. hot
  23. out
  24. young
  25. pull
  26. down
  27. slow
  28. asleep
  29. quiet
  30. out
  31. girl
  32. go
  33. outside
  34. stand
  35. win
  36. start
  37. below
  38. night
  39. slow
  40. near

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