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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 750 · 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: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) slow (d) loud
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) late (c) wet (d) happy
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) cut
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) Sunday (c) evening (d) summer
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) school (c) lunch (d) night
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) stone (d) boy
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) hot (d) sad
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) wet (c) far (d) hot
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) short (c) clean (d) late
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) river (c) evening (d) Monday
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) soft (c) tall (d) fast
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) hot (c) tall (d) loud
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) fast (d) dry
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) early (c) tall (d) empty
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) wet (c) sad (d) bottom
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) last (c) hot (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) cold (c) dry (d) happy
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) short (c) late (d) full
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) day (c) down (d) wet
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) cold (d) wet
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) cloud (c) tree (d) river
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) hot (d) short
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) buy (d) run
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) stand (c) eat (d) sing
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) dark (c) slow (d) tall
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) late (b) dry (c) quiet (d) strong
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) young (d) loud
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) wet (c) loud (d) fast
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) sleep (c) sit (d) run
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) short (c) first (d) dry
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) early (c) happy (d) below
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) close (d) sing
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) sad (c) wet (d) hot
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) early (d) small
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) up (c) dry (d) hot
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) lose (c) eat (d) sing
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) loud (d) wet
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) stop (d) cry

Answer key

  1. slow
  2. late
  3. pull
  4. summer
  5. night
  6. boy
  7. hot
  8. far
  9. clean
  10. evening
  11. soft
  12. empty
  13. empty
  14. weak
  15. cold
  16. bottom
  17. last
  18. near
  19. hot
  20. day
  21. fast
  22. girl
  23. short
  24. buy
  25. stand
  26. dark
  27. strong
  28. young
  29. old
  30. win
  31. first
  32. below
  33. last
  34. close
  35. far
  36. early
  37. night
  38. lose
  39. small
  40. stop

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