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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 748 · 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: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) early (c) empty (d) tall
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) night (c) hot (d) up
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) cut
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) sell (d) sing
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) out (d) wet
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) stone (c) boy (d) tree
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) early (d) light
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) last (d) hot
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) happy (c) wet (d) loud
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) cry (c) sing (d) jump
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) fast (d) dry
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) asleep
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) late (c) happy (d) top
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) cold (c) in (d) dry
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) heavy (c) dirty (d) early
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) light (d) wet
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) dry (c) tall (d) loud
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) loud (d) empty
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) morning (c) lunch (d) school
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) far (d) sad
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) big (d) late
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) sit (c) sleep (d) run
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) weak
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) day (c) cold (d) down
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) close (c) jump (d) eat
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) sleep
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) sit (d) cry
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) tall (c) dark (d) wet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) short (c) fast (d) empty
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) girl (c) cloud (d) river
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) evening (c) Monday (d) river
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) early (c) loud (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) lose
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) full (d) slow
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) asleep (c) tall (d) hot
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) happy (c) wet (d) short
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) stand (c) cry (d) eat

Answer key

  1. hot
  2. cold
  3. night
  4. pull
  5. sell
  6. out
  7. small
  8. boy
  9. slow
  10. light
  11. last
  12. hard
  13. take
  14. empty
  15. asleep
  16. top
  17. in
  18. dirty
  19. light
  20. young
  21. empty
  22. night
  23. far
  24. late
  25. buy
  26. weak
  27. day
  28. close
  29. pull
  30. sit
  31. dark
  32. short
  33. girl
  34. evening
  35. thin
  36. lose
  37. slow
  38. asleep
  39. short
  40. stand

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