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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 747 · 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) eat (b) pull (c) cut (d) sing
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) big (d) slow
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) big (d) wet
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) small
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) loud (d) young
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) near (c) cold (d) dry
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) last
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) dry (c) fast (d) hot
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) big (c) dry (d) slow
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) early (d) short
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) dry (c) sad (d) early
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) bottom (c) wet (d) early
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) dry (c) hot (d) up
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) above (c) sad (d) dry
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) far (c) sad (d) wet
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) small (d) slow
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) far (c) hot (d) sad
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) sit (d) buy
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) short (c) full (d) slow
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) big (d) late
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) cold (c) dry (d) in
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) driver (c) friend (d) farmer
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) wet (c) light (d) sad
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) evening (c) river (d) Monday
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) weak
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) small (c) wet (d) fast
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) summer (c) mountain (d) Sunday
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) sell (c) jump (d) eat
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) empty (d) loud
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) last (c) tall (d) hot
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) dry (d) empty
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) heavy (c) sweet (d) loud
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) early (c) weak (d) wet
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) sad (d) hot
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) short (d) loud
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) early (c) quiet (d) wet
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) wet (d) tall
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) big (d) early

Answer key

  1. pull
  2. slow
  3. slow
  4. small
  5. young
  6. near
  7. last
  8. dry
  9. big
  10. short
  11. early
  12. bottom
  13. night
  14. above
  15. far
  16. hot
  17. far
  18. buy
  19. full
  20. late
  21. in
  22. friend
  23. light
  24. asleep
  25. evening
  26. out
  27. weak
  28. small
  29. summer
  30. sell
  31. empty
  32. last
  33. empty
  34. heavy
  35. weak
  36. hot
  37. short
  38. quiet
  39. dark
  40. sad

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